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Wild World
Cat Stevens
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00:00 Song Demo
00:30 Lesson Intro
01:03 Chords
03:16 Strumming Pattern
04:51 Verse
07:39 Chorus
10:59 Lesson Outro

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...But HOW you strum it!

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[Lick 1]

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[Lick 2]

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[Lick 3]

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[Intro]

Am    D    G     C

La la la la la la la

F     Dm   E     E7

La la la la la la

 

[Verse]

Am                   D               G

   Now that I've lost everything to you

             C                       F

You say you want to start something new

            Dm                      E

And it's breaking my heart you're leaving

           E7

Baby I'm grieving

Am                         D           G

   But if you want to leave take good care

                 C                      F

Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear

            Dm                      E

But then a lot of nice things turn bad out 

  G   (LICK 1)

There

 

[Chorus]

C      G                F        (LICK 2)

   Oh baby baby it's a wild world

G                    F               C  G (LICK 3)

   It's hard to get by just upon a smile

C      G                F        (LICK 2)

   Oh baby baby it's a wild world

G                 F                  C       D E7

   I'll always remember you like a child girl

 

[Verse 2]

Am                       D                        G

  You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do

           C                   F

And it's breaking my heart in two

          Dm                    E

'Cause I never want to see you sad girl

 E7

Don't be a bad girl

Am                   D              G

   But if you want leave take good care

                 C                        F

Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there

            Dm                      E

But just remember there's a lot of bad 

       G  (LICK 1)

Everywhere

 

[Chorus]

C      G                F        (LICK 2)

   Oh baby baby it's a wild world

G                    F               C  G (LICK 3)

   It's hard to get by just upon a smile

C      G                F        (LICK 2)

   Oh baby baby it's a wild world

G                 F                  C       D E7

   I'll always remember you like a child girl

 

[Verse 3]

Am    D    G     C

La la la la la la la

F     Dm   E     E7

La la la la la   Baby I love you

Am                   D              G

   But if you want leave take good care

                C

Hope you make a lot of nice friends out 

  F

there

            Dm                      E

But just remember there's a lot of bad 

       G   (LICK 1)

everywhere

 

[Chorus]

C      G                F        (LICK 2)

   Oh baby baby it's a wild world

G                    F               C  G (LICK 3)

   It's hard to get by just upon a smile

C      G                F        (LICK 2)

   Oh baby baby it's a wild world

G                 F                  C       D E7

  And i'll always remember you like a child girl

C      G                F        (LICK 2)

   Oh baby baby it's a wild world

G                    F               C  G (LICK 3)

   It's hard to get by just upon a smile

C      G                F        (LICK 2)

   Oh baby baby it's a wild world

G                 F                  C       

  And i'll always remember you like a child girl