Colin Hay – Beautiful World (Guitar)

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Chords

Tabbed by Wayne Dipper ([email protected]). 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)
[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Verse 3]
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
[Verse 4]
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
[Verse 5]
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 sexy 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
[Verse 6]
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