WILD WORLD – CAT STEVENS [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
C G F (w/ riff 2) 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) Oh, baby, baby it’s a wild world G F C Dm E I’ll always remember you like a child girl (riff 4)
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
But if you want to leave, take good care Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there But just remember there’s a lot of bad and beware
[Chorus] x 2 (Second time end on the C chord and let ring)
[Verse 1 - No drums - BPM 170 - Capo 1st fret, standard tuning - Don't bother for live] [Telefonics have capo on 2 I believe? Mainly vocals] [D] Do you have the [A] time To [Bm] listen to me [F#m] whine A [G] bout nothing and [D] everything All [A] at once
[D] I am one of [A] those Me [Bm] lodramatic [F#m] fools Neu [G] rotic to the [D] bone No doubt about [A] it
[Chorus - Bass drum just on each chord once] [G] Sometimes I [A] give myself the [D] creeps [G] Sometimes my [A] mind plays tricks [D] on me (more bass drum) It [G] all keeps adding [A] up (backward drums with offbeat to bring Bm in) I [D] think I'm [C] cracking [Bm] up (full drums) ... Am [G] I just para [A] noid? Am I just .....
[Verse 2 - Full drums] I [D] went to a [A] shrink To [Bm] analyze my [F#m] dreams She [G] says it's lack of [D] sex That's bringing [A] me down I [D] went to a [A] whore He [Bm] said my life's a [F#m] bore So [G] quit my whining [D] cause It's bringing [A] her down
[Chorus - More bass drum so like low tom figures] [G] Sometimes I [A] give myself [D] the creeps [G] Sometimes my [A] mind plays tricks [D] on me It [G] all keeps adding [A] up (backward drums with offbeat to bring Bm in) I [D] think I'm [C] cracking [Bm] up Am [G] I just para [A] noid? [################Scroll#################] Uh, yuh, yuh....
[Riff - Full drums] ya [D][A][Bm][A] x 4
[Bridge - Backward drums] [G] Grasping to con [A] trol [N.C.] (stop) So I better hold
[Instrumental - Full drums] on.... [D][A][Bm][F#m] - [G][D][A][A] (drum fill SBBSBB S) [D][A][Bm][F#m] - [G][D][A][A]
[Chorus] [G] Sometimes I [A] give myself [D] the creeps [G] Sometimes my [A] mind plays tricks [D] on me It [G] all keeps adding [A] up (backward drums with offbeat to bring Bm in) I [D] think I'm [C] cracking [Bm] up Am [G] I just para [A] noid? Am I just
[Outro] stoned? [D] - [G5/D-xx0033] - [Bm][Bm#5-225432] - ([G][D]) - [A] Play above 4 times [G][D][A]
