Beautiful World

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  • Standard tuning
     
    Chords used:
  •  
    G - 320033
    Cadd9 X32033
  • D - XX0232
    Dsus4 - XX0233
    D/F# - 200032
  • Em7 - 022033
    Em7/D - 020032 (I don't know what this one is called, but it'll do)
    G/D - 320032
  • G/B - X20033
    A/G - X02233
     
  • In the acoustic version on Going Somewhere he generally doesn't play the high notes on
    chord for most of the strumming. What he plays in the verse is something like this:
     
  • x1 x1 x2 x1
    G D G G G/D C D G G G/D C D Em G G/D C D G G G/D
    e|----------3--2---------------3--2-------------3--2--------------3--2--|
  • B|----------3--3---------------3--3-------------3--3--------------3--3--|
    G|-0--2--0--0--0------0--2--0--0--0----0--2--0--0--0-----0--2--0--0--0--|
    D|-0--0--0--0--0------2--0--0--0--0----2--0--2--0--0-----2--0--0--0--0--|
  • A|-2-----2------------3-----2----------3-----2-----------3-----2--------|
    E|-3-----3------------------3----------------0-----------------3--------|
     
  •  
    If you're playing alone then it may be preferable to play the full chords, in which case
    the G - G/D change over I recommend strumming the chords:
  •  
    e|-3--2---------------------------3-2----------------------------|
    B|-3--3---------------------------3-3----------------------------|
  • G|-0--0-for the bit after the G---0-0-for the bit after the Em7--|
    D|-0--0---------------------------2-0----------------------------|
    A|-2--2---------------------------2-2----------------------------|
  • E|-3------------------------------0-0----------------------------|
     
    Mostly because unless you are stupidly dextrous it is difficult to change over on the
  • string whilst keeping the chord formation, as its done quickly you don't notice the
    notes.
     
  • G D G G/D
    My my my it's a beautiful world
    Cadd9 D G G/D
  • I like swimming in the sea
    Cadd9 D Em7 Em7/D
    I like to go out beyond the white breakers
  • Cadd9 D Em7 Em7/D
    Where a man can still be free, or a woman if you are one
    Cadd9 D G G/D
  • I like swimming in the sea
     
    This is the same for the whole song except for a bridge part which is played after the
  • verse:
     
    x3
  •  
    e|--3--2--3--3--3----------------------3--2--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2-|
    B|--3--3--3--3--3----------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
  • G|--0--0--0--0--2----and the 4th time--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2-|
    D|--0--0--2--2--0----------------------0--0--2--2--2--0--2--0--2--0-|
    A|--2--0--2--3-------------------------2--0--2--3--3--2-----2-------|
  • E|--3--2--0----------------------------3--2--0--------------3-------|
     
    The end bit of that is played quite quickly with one strum of each chord on the last
  • like this:
     
     
  • G D/F# Em7 Cadd9 Dsus4
    All around is anger, Automatic guns
    G D/F# Em7 Cadd9 Dsus4 G
  • There's death in large numbers no respect for women or our little ones
    G D/F# Em7 Cadd9 Dsus4 G
    Tried talking to Jesus, but he just put me on hold
  • G D/F# Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9 G/B A/G G
    Said he's been swamped by calls this week and he could not shake his
    Dsus4 D
  • cold
     
    And then back to the verse.
  •  
    One last thing, on the "Man At Work" album there is more electric version of this song,
    which variations of the following little riff are used during the verse, it works well
  • the acoustic version if you have a spare guitarist handy:
     
    e|------3-2---3---2h3------3-----3-----3-----3------|
  • B|----3------------------3---3-----3-----3----------|
    G|--0-------0---0------0-------0-----0-----0--------|
    D|--------------------------------------------------|
  • A|--------------------------------------------------|
    E|--------------------------------------------------|
     
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