Wild World Chords by Jimmy Cliff

Tempo:
76.825 bpm
Chords used:

B

A

E

G#

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jimmy Cliff - Wild World chords
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[C#] [C#m] [E] [B] [E]
[A] [C#m] [F#m] [G#]
[C#m] Now [F#] that I've lost [B] everything to you
[E] You said you wanna start [A] something new
[F#m] And it's breaking my heart [G#] to leave you
Baby I'm [C#m] grieving
But [F#] if you wanna leave, [B] take good care
[E] Hope you have a lot of [A] nice things to wear
But [F#m] then a lot of nice things [G#] turn [B] bad, I won't
[G#m] [B]
[E] [B] Oh baby, [A] baby, it's a wild world
[B] It's [A] hard to get by, [E] just up on the smile
[B] Oh baby, [A] baby, it's a wild world
[B] I'll [A] always remember you, [E] just like a [F#] child
[G#] [C#m] You [F#] know I've seen a lot of what [B] the world can do
[E] And it's breaking my [A] heart in two
[F#m] Because I never [G#] wanna see you sad, girl
Don't be bad, [C#m] girl
But if you [F#] wanna leave, take [B] good care
Hope you [E] make a lot of nice friends [A] out there
[F#m] But just remember there's a lot [G#] of bad [B]
everywhere
[G#m] Oh [B] baby, [E] [B] [A] baby, it's a wild world
[B] It's [A] hard to get by, [E] just up on the smile
[B] Oh [A] baby, baby, it's a wild world
[B] I'll [A] always remember you, [E] just like a [F#] child
[G#]
[C#m] But [B]
[A] [C#m] [G#] if
[C#m] [F#] you wanna leave, [B] take good care
[E] Hope you make a lot of nice [A] friends out there
[F#m] But just remember there's a [G#] lot of bad [B] everywhere
[G#m] [B] [E]
[B] Oh baby, [A] baby, it's a wild world
[B]
[A] It's hard to get by, [E] just up on the smile
[B] Oh baby, [A] baby, it's a wild world
[B]
[A] I'll always remember [E] you, just like a child
Oh [B] baby, [A] baby, it's a wild world
[B]
[A] I'll always remember you, [E] just like a child
[G#m] Oh [A] baby, baby, it's a wild [B] world
It's hard [A] to get by, [E] just up on the smile
[D#m] [G#m] [A]
[G#] [C#] [E]
[B] [G#m] [A]
[F#m] [G#] [C#m]
Key:  
B
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A
1231
E
2311
G#
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C#m
13421114
B
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A
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E
2311
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To start learning Jimmy Cliff - Wild World chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - A, B, A, E and B in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 38 BPM before aiming for the song's 77 BPM. With the song's key of E Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[C#] _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ [C#m] Now [F#] that I've lost [B] everything to you
[E] You said you wanna start [A] something new
[F#m] And it's breaking my heart [G#] to leave you
Baby I'm [C#m] grieving
But [F#] if you wanna leave, [B] take good care
[E] Hope you have a lot of [A] nice things to wear
But [F#m] then a lot of nice things [G#] turn [B] bad, I won't
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] Oh baby, [A] baby, it's a wild world
[B] It's [A] hard to get by, [E] just up on the smile _
_ _ [B] Oh baby, [A] baby, it's a wild world
_ [B] I'll [A] always remember you, [E] just like a [F#] child
[G#] [C#m] You [F#] know I've seen a lot of what [B] the world can do
[E] And it's breaking my [A] heart in two
[F#m] Because I never [G#] wanna see you sad, girl
Don't be bad, [C#m] girl
But if you [F#] wanna leave, take [B] good care
Hope you [E] make a lot of nice friends [A] out there
[F#m] But just remember there's a lot [G#] of bad [B]
everywhere
_ _ [G#m] Oh _ [B] baby, [E] _ _ [B] _ [A] baby, it's a wild world
[B] It's [A] hard to get by, [E] just up on the smile _ _
_ [B] Oh [A] baby, baby, it's a wild world
[B] I'll [A] always remember you, [E] just like a [F#] child
[G#]
[C#m] But _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#] if _ _
[C#m] _ [F#] you wanna leave, [B] take good care
[E] Hope you make a lot of nice [A] friends out there
[F#m] But just remember there's a [G#] lot of bad [B] everywhere _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
[B] Oh baby, [A] baby, it's a wild world
[B] _
[A] It's hard to get by, [E] just up on the smile _ _ _
[B] Oh baby, [A] baby, it's a wild world
_ [B]
[A] I'll always remember [E] you, just like a child
_ Oh [B] baby, [A] baby, it's a wild world
_ [B] _
[A] I'll always remember you, [E] just like a child _ _ _
[G#m] Oh [A] baby, baby, it's a wild _ _ [B] world
It's hard [A] to get by, [E] just up on the smile _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _

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This song was authored by Cat Stevens.

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