Cat Stevens - Wild World

intro :

Am D7 G C F Dm E Esus4 E
la la la . . .

verse :

Am D7 G
now that ive lost everything to you
C F
you say you wanna start something new
Dm E
and its breaking my heart youre leaving
Esus4 E
baby im griev – ing

Am D7 G
but if you wanna leave , take good care
C F
hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
Dm E7 G ( w/ riff 1 )
but then a lot of nice things turn bad out there

riff 1 :
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – |
G | – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – |
D | – 0 – 3 – – – 3 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

chorus :

C G F ( w/ riff 2 )
oh , baby , baby its a wild world

riff 2 :
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – 1p0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – 2p0 – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – 3p2p0 – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 |

G F C ( riff 3 )
its hard to get by , just upon a smile

riff 3 :
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – 0 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 0 – – – 0 – 3 – |
E | – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – |

C G F ( riff 2 )
oh , baby , baby its a wild world

G F C Dm E
ill always remember you like a child girl ( riff 4 )

riff 4 :
( Dm E )
E | – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 0 – – |
B | – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – |
G | – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – |
D | – 0 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

verse 2 :

you know ive seen a lot of what the world can do
and its breaking my heart in two
but i never want to see you sad girl
dont be a bad girl

but if you want to leave , take good care
hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
but just remember theres a lot of bad and beware

chorus :

oh , baby , baby its a wild world
its hard to get by , just upon a smile
oh , baby , baby its a wild world
ill always remember you like a child girl

verse 3 :

( piano break over la la la’s )
la la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la la
baby i love you

but if you want to leave , take good care
hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
but just remember theres a lot of bad and beware

chorus x 2
( second time end on the C chord and let ring )