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)
[Intro] || (A) (G6/A) | (G6/A) | (A) (G6/A) | (G6/A) || || A G6/A | G6/A | A G6/A | G6/A || F5 | C | C |
[Verse 1] [A] " [G6/A] Son," she said, [A] "Have I got a [G6/A] little story for you. [A][G6/A] What you thought was yor [A] daddy [G6/A] was nothing but a... [A][G6/A] While you were sitting [A] home alone at [G6/A] age thirteen, [A][G6/A] Your real daddy was dyi [A] ng. [G6/A] Sorry you didn't [F5] see him [C] But [Cadd9] I'm [C][F5] glad we [C] talked."
[Chorus 1] Oh, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still al [A] ive. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live, hey, [B] oh.
[Verse 2] [A][G6/A] Oh, she walks slowly [A] a [G6/A] cross a young man's room. [A][G6/A] She said, "I'm [A] ready [G6/A] for you." [A][G6/A] Well I can't remember [A] anything [G6/A] to this very day... [A][G6/A] 'Cept the look. [A] The [G6/A] look Oh, [F5] you know [C] where. [Cadd9][C] [(C)] Now [F5] I can't [C] see, I just [E] stare. [G]
[Chorus 2] [D] I'm still a [A] live. Oh, I [E] ... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live, hey, oh.
[Intrumental] || B | B | F# | F# || || B | B | F# | F# || || B | B | F# | F# || || B | B | F# | F# ||
[Bridge] [A7][Asus2][Dsus2] "Is something wrong?" sh [A] e sa [Asus2] id. [Dsus2] Of course [A7] there [Asus2] is. [Dsus2] "You're still alive," [A7] she [Asus2] said. [Dsus2] Oh and do I de [B*] serve to be? [Bsus2][E] [E] Is that the ques [B*] tion? [Bsus2][E] And is [B*] so, [Bsus2] if [E] so, who an [B*] swers? [Bsus2] Who [E] answers?
[Chorus 3] [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, I'm still [D] alive, [A] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.