Artist: Colin Hay Song: Beautiful World (acoustic) Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkME8kUzPe0 Transcription: SCA, [email protected] Note: Watch the video in the link above! Note II: It looks complicated, but it isn't really. He doesn't always play the full chords, for example G he often plays like (3.x.0.0.3.3), and he palm mutes and hammers a lot. Tuning: standard Capo: NO capo! Chords used: G: 3.2.0.0.3.3 D: x.x.0.2.3.2 G/B: x.2.0.0.3.3 Cadd9: x.3.2.0.3.3 Em7: 0.2.0.0.3.3 Em9: 0.2.0.0.3.2 G7M: 3.x.0.0.3.2 G/F#: 2.x.0.0.3.3 G/A: x.0.0.0.3.3 Dsus4: x.x.0.2.3.3 G9: 3.x.x.x.x.x A9: x.0.x.x.x.x B9: x.2.x.x.x.x C9: x.3.x.x.x.x D9: x.x.0.x.x.x D/F#: 2.x.0.2.3.3 Verse: G D G G/B Cadd9 My my my its a beautiful world D G G/B Cadd9 I like swimming in the sea D Em7 Em7 Em9 Cadd9 I like to go out beyond the white breakers D Em7 Cadd9 Where a man can still be free or a woman if you are one D G G G7M I like swimming in the sea Verse (ver II): G D G G/B Cadd9 My my my its a beautiful world D G G/B Cadd9 I like drinking Irish tea D Em7 Em7 Em9 Cadd9 With a little bit of Lapsan su Chang D G G G7M I like making my own tea Verse: G D G G/B Cadd9 My my my its a beautiful world D G G/B Cadd9 I like driving in my car D Em7 Em7 Em9 Cadd9 I roll the top down sometimes I travel quite far D Em7 Cadd9 Drive to the ocean stare up at the stars D G G/F# Em7 I like driving in my car Chorus: Cadd9 G/B D G G/F# Em7 All around is anger, automatic guns Cadd9 D G G/F# Em7 Death in large numbers no respect for women or our little ones Cadd9 G/B D G G/F# Em7 Tried talking to Jesus but he just put me on hold Cadd9 Said he'd been swamped by calls this week G/B G/A G Dsus4 D And he could not shake his coooooooooooold Verse (ver III): G D G G/B Cadd9 Still this emptiness persists D G G/B Cadd9 Perhaps this is as good as it gets D Em7 Em7 Em9 Cadd9 When you've given up the drink and those nasty cigarettes D Em7 Em7 Em9 Cadd9 Now leave the party early at least with no regrets Cadd9 D Em7 Em7 Em9 Cadd9 I watch the sun as it comes up I watch it as it sets D G G G7M Yeah this is as good as it gets Verse: G D G G/B Cadd9 My my my its a beautiful world D G G/B Cadd9 I like swimming in the sea D Em7 Em7 Em9 Cadd9 I like to go out beyond the white breakers D Em7 Cadd9 Where a man can still be free or a woman if you are one D G I like swimming in the sea End: G G9 A9 B9 C9 D9 D Yeah G G/B Cadd9 G/B D/F# G/F# G G/B Cadd9 G/B D Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah Em7 Em7 Em9 Cadd9 G/B D/F# G G G7M G G G7M G G G7M G Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah Note III: If you have any corrections or improvements to the tab write them on the comments section, or send me a message, or e-mail, so we can together make this tab even better. SCA, [email protected]
