Wild World — Jimmy Cliff
Chords and lyrics for Wild World by Jimmy Cliff (key of Bm).
Verse 1
Cover of the Cat Stevens song.
Released: 1970
Note: * after chord means strike chord once and let it ring.
Intro
[Bm] [E] [A] [Amaj7] [Bm] [E] [F#]
Verse 1
[Bm]Now that I've [E]lost ev'rything to [A]you,
You say you [D]want to start something [G]new,
And it's [Em]breakin' my heart you're [F#]leaving,
[F#]Baby, I'm grievin'.
Verse 2
[Bm]But if you wanna [E]leave, take good [A]care,
I hope you [D]have a lot of nice things to [G]wear,
But then a [Em]lot of nice things turn [F#]bad out [A][G][F#m]there.[D][E]
Chorus
[D]Oh, [A]baby, baby, it's a [G]wild world,
[A]It's hard to get [G]by just upon a [D]smile,[D]
[D]Oh, [A]baby, baby, it's a [G]wild world,
[A]I'll always [G]remember you like a [D]child, [E][F#]girl.
Verse 3
[Bm]You know I've seen a [E]lot of what the world can [A]do,
And it's [D]breakin' my heart in [G]two,
Because I [Em]never want to see you [F#]sad girl,
[F#]Don't be bad girl.
Verse 4
[Bm]But if you wanna [E]leave, take good [A]care,
I hope you [D]have a lot of nice things to [G]wear,
But then a [Em]lot of nice things turn [F#]bad out [A][G][F#m]there.[D][E]
Chorus
[D]Oh, [A]baby, baby, it's a [G]wild world,
[A]It's hard to get [G]by just upon a [D]smile,
[D]Oh, [A]baby, baby, it's a [G]wild world,
[A]I'll always [G]remember you like a [D]child, [E][F#]girl.
Instrumental
[Bm] [E] [A]
[D] [G]
[Em] [F#]
Verse 5
[Bm]But if you wanna [E]leave, take good [A]care,
Hope you make a [D]lot of nice friends out [G]there,
But just [Em]remember there’s a lot of bad [F#]air, [A][G][F#m]beware.[D][E]
Chorus
[D]Oh, [A]baby, baby, it's a [G]wild world,
[A]It's hard to get [G]by just upon a [D]smile,
[D]Oh, [A]baby, baby, it's a [G]wild world,
A G D*
I'll always remember you like a child, girl.
Outro
Aaah, [D]aaah,
[D](Oh, [A]baby, baby, it's a [G]wild world),
[G]Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, [A]ooh, ooh,
(Oh, [G]baby, baby, it's a [D]wild world),
[D]Oh, [A]baby, baby, it's a [G]wild world,
A G D*
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile.
N.C.
[Bm] [E] [A] [Amaj7] [Bm] [E] [F#]
[Bm][E](Fade [A][Amaj7][Bm]Out)[F#][E]
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