Cat Stevens-Wild World
[Intro:]Am D7 G C F Dm E Esus4 E
Am D7 G
Now that I’ve lost everything to you
C F
You say you wanna start something new
Dm E Esus4 E
And it’s breaking my heart you’re leaving Baby I’m 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
[Chorus]
Riff 1:
e|---------------------------|
B|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|---8--8---7---7---5---5----|
E|---------------------------|
C G F (w/ riff 2)
Oh, baby, baby it’s a wild world
Riff 2: - play F xx321x to help play riff
e|------------------|
B|-1p0--------------|
G|-----2p0----------|
D|---------3p2p0----|
A|---------------3--|
E|-----------------3|
G F C (riff 3)
It’s hard to get by, just upon a smile
Riff 3: - play C x3555x to help play riff
e|---------------------|
B|-----5---------------|
G|-----5---------------|
D|-----5---------------|
A|-----3-3-3-3---------|
E|--3-5--------5--3----|
C G F (riff 2 - Descending)
Oh, baby, baby it’s a wild world
G F C Dm E
I’ll 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]
Am D7 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 Esus4 E
But I never want to see you sad girl Don’t be a bad girl
Am D7 G
But if you want to leave, take good care
C F
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
Dm E7 G(w/ riff 1)
But just remember there’s a lot of bad and beware
[Chorus:] THEN (Piano break over la la la's) Baby I love you
Am D7 G
But if you want to leave, take good care
C F
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
Dm E Esus4 E
But just remember there’s a lot of bad and beware
[Chorus] x 2
C G F (w/ riff 2 - Descending)
Oh, baby, baby it’s a wild world
G F C (riff 3)
It’s hard to get by, just upon a smile
C G F (riff 2 - Descending)
Oh, baby, baby it’s a wild world
G F C Dm E
I’ll always remember you like a child girl (riff 4)
(Second time end on the C chord and let ring)