George Harrison – The Day The World Gets Round (Guitar Intro)

Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: George Harrison From: "Living in the Material World" (1973) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Open-E / Standard The intro harmonics can only be played in Open-E Tuning. But the chords can of course be played in Standard Tuning, too. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Verse] harmonics
      E     B       E
      1 2 3 4 5 6   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e  5+|-------------|----------------|
B  5+|------7+-----|12+-------------|
G# 5+|5+--7+7+--12+|12+-------------|
E  --|5+--7+----12+|------0-0-------|
B  --|-------------|------0-0-------|
E  --|-------------|------0-0-------|
          6/8             4/4

CHORDS

Tuning:  Open-E                          Standard
               G#
         E-B-E- -B-E                     E-A-D-G-B-E
E        0-0-0-0-0-0                     0-2-2-1-0-0
Esus4    0-0-0-1-0-0                     0-2-2-2-0-0
F#sus    2-2-2-3-2-2                     2-4-4-4-2-2
F#       2-2-2-2-2-2                     2-4-4-3-2-2
B        x-0-2-3-4-x                     x-2-4-4-4-2
B7       x-0-2-3-4-5                     x-2-4-2-4-2 or x-2-1-2-0-2
Bsus4    x-0-2-3-0-0                     x-2-4-4-5-2 or x-2-4-4-0-0
A        5-5-5-5-5-5 or x-2-0-1-2-0      x-0-2-2-2-0
Asus4    5-5-5-6-5-5                     x-0-2-2-3-0

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Verse 1] 6/8 4/4

   | E      B         |  E  |
The day the world gets round

        F#sus             | F# | % |
To understanding where it is

B7
  Using all it's found                          7/8

             A           | A      E      Esus4 | E |
To help each other hand in ha-a-a-and

[Verse 2] 6/8 4/4

   | E      B         |  E  |
The day the world gets round

        F#sus                | F# | % |
To understanding where it's gone

B7
  Losing so much ground

             A           | A      E      Esus4 | E |
Killing each other hand in ha-a-a-and

[Middle 8]

     B7             A
Such foolishness in man

          E             F#sus
I want no part of their plan

2/4

| B7 |   Asus4         A        A  E
  No, If you're the destructive ki-ind

        E
Now I'm working from day to day

     E                       | B    Bsus4 |
As I don't want to be like you-ou

B   Asus4        A       A   E
  I look for the pure of hea-eart

        E
And the ones that have made a start

    E                      | B    Bsus4 |
But Lord there are just a fe-ew

B     A          Asus4 A
  Who bow before you - ou

                A
In silence they pray-ay

A
Oh how they pray for ...

[Verse 3] 6/8 4/4

   | E      B         |  E  |
The day the world gets round

| F#sus4 | F# | % |

B7
  Using all it's found                          7/8

             A           | A      E      Esus4 | E |
To help each other hand in ha-a-a-and

[Coda] 6/8

   | E      B         |  E
The day the world gets  round