colin hay – beautiful world
tabbed by wayne dipper ( wdipper@gmail . com ) .
credit to bigbaws for the start . . he was mainly just missing the transition chords .
intro – G Dsus D G
( by the way . . every transition is the “dsus d” combo before the next chord )
v1
G D G Dsus D
my my my its a beautiful world
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
i like swimming in the sea
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
i like to go out beyond the white breakers
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
where a man can still be free or a woman if you are one
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
i like swimming in the sea
v2
G D G Dsus D
my my my its a beautiful world
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
i like drinking irish tea
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
with a little bit of lapsan su chang
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
i like making my own tea
v3
G D G Dsus D
my my my its a beautiful world
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
i like driving in my car
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
i roll the top down sometimes i travel quite far
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
drive to the ocean stare up at the stars
Cadd9 D G
i like driving in my car
chorus/Bridge
Em7 Cadd9 D G
all around is anger , automatic guns
Em7 Cadd9 D G
death in large numbers no respect for women or our little ones
Em7 Cadd9 D G
tried talking to jesus but he just put me on hold
Em7 G
said he’d been swamped by calls this week
Cadd9 D Dsus D
and he could not shake his coooooooooooold
v4
G D G Dsus D
still this emptiness persists
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
perhaps this is as good as it gets
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
when you’ve given up the drink and those nasty cigarettes
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
now leave the party early at least with no regrets
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
i watch the sun as it comes up i watch it as it sets
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
yeah this is as good as it gets
v5
G D G Dsus D
my my my its a beautiful world
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
i like sleeping with marie
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
she is one sxxy girl – full of mystery
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
she says she doesn’t love me but likes my company
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
for now that’s good enough for me
v6
G D G Dsus D
my my my its a beautiful world
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
i like swimming in the sea
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
i like to go out beyond the white breakers
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
where a man can still be free or a woman if you are one
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
i like swimming in the sea
colin hay – beautiful world
tabbed by wayne dipper ( wdipper@gmail . com ) .
credit to bigbaws for the start . . he was mainly just missing the transition chords .
intro – G Dsus D G
( by the way . . every transition is the “dsus d” combo before the next chord )
v1
G D G Dsus D
my my my its a beautiful world
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
i like swimming in the sea
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
i like to go out beyond the white breakers
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
where a man can still be free or a woman if you are one
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
i like swimming in the sea
v2
G D G Dsus D
my my my its a beautiful world
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
i like drinking irish tea
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
with a little bit of lapsan su chang
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
i like making my own tea
v3
G D G Dsus D
my my my its a beautiful world
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
i like driving in my car
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
i roll the top down sometimes i travel quite far
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
drive to the ocean stare up at the stars
Cadd9 D G
i like driving in my car
chorus/Bridge
Em7 Cadd9 D G
all around is anger , automatic guns
Em7 Cadd9 D G
death in large numbers no respect for women or our little ones
Em7 Cadd9 D G
tried talking to jesus but he just put me on hold
Em7 G
said he’d been swamped by calls this week
Cadd9 D Dsus D
and he could not shake his coooooooooooold
v4
G D G Dsus D
still this emptiness persists
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
perhaps this is as good as it gets
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
when you’ve given up the drink and those nasty cigarettes
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
now leave the party early at least with no regrets
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
i watch the sun as it comes up i watch it as it sets
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
yeah this is as good as it gets
v5
G D G Dsus D
my my my its a beautiful world
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
i like sleeping with marie
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
she is one sxxy girl – full of mystery
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
she says she doesn’t love me but likes my company
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
for now that’s good enough for me
v6
G D G Dsus D
my my my its a beautiful world
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
i like swimming in the sea
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
i like to go out beyond the white breakers
Cadd9 D Em7 Dsus D
where a man can still be free or a woman if you are one
Cadd9 D G Dsus D
i like swimming in the sea
