Is It Like Today? — World Party
Chords and lyrics for Is It Like Today? by World Party (key of G).
Verse 1
World Party - Is It Like Today
Intro
[G] [D] [Am] [Em]
Verse 1
Many years [G]ago [D]he looked [Am]out through a glassless [Em]window
All that he could [G]see was [D][Am]Babylon
Beautiful green [G]fields and [D]dreams and [Am]learn to measure the [Em]stars
But there was a [G]worry [D]in his [Am]heart
He said,
Chorus
[Am] "How could it [D]come to [Am]this?
I'm really worried [D]about living[Am]
How could it [D]come to [Am]this?
Yeah, I really want to [D]know about [C]this"
Is it like [G]today? [D]Ohh [Am]ohoh
Verse 2
Then there came a [G]day it [D]moved [Am]out 'cross the [Em]Mediterranean
Came to western [G]isles and the [D]Greek young [Am]men
With their silver[G] beards they [D]laughed at the [Am]unknown of the [Em]universe
They could just [G]sit and [D]guess god's [Am]name
But they said,
Chorus
[Am] "How could it [D]come to [Am]this?
We're really worried [D]about living[Am]
How could it [D]come to [Am]this?
Yeah, we really want to [D]know about [C]this"
Is it like [G]today? [D]Ohh [Am]ohoh
Verse 3
Then there followed [G]days of [D]Kings, [Am]Empires and [Em]revolution
Blood just looks the [G]same when you [D]open the [Am]vein
Sometimes it was [G]faith, [D]power or [Am]reason as the [Em]cornerstone
But the furrowed [G]brow has [D]never left his [Am]face
He says,
Chorus
[Am] "How could it [D]come to [Am]this?
We've been living in a [D][Am]landslide
How could it [D]come to [Am]this?
Yeah, we really want to [D]know about [C]this"
Is it like [G]today? [D]Ohh [Am]ohoh
Verse 4
Then there came a [G]day, [D]man packed [Am]up, moved off from the [Em]planet
He went to the[G] moon, [D]to the [Am]moon
Now he's out in [G]space, [D]hey, [Am]fixing all the [Em]problems
He comes face to [G]face [D]with [Am]God
He says,
Chorus
[Am] "How could it [D]come to [Am]this?
I'm really worried about my [D][Am]creation
How did it [D]come to [Am]this?
You're really killing [D]me you [C]know
It isn't just a [G]day [D]Ohh [Am]ohoh
Is it like a [G]day? [D]Hey [Am]Oh
Is it like [G]today? [D]Oh [Am]Bang!
Verse 5
Many years [G]ago [D]he looked [Am]out through a glassless [Em]window
Didn't [G]understand [D]much what he [Am]saw.
Outro
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