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Wild World – Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)

[Intro]

Am        D7                  G

 La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la, la

          C                   F

 La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la, la

          Dm                  E      Esus4  E

 La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la, la-la, la

 

[Verse 1]

Am             D7                 G

 Now that I’ve lost everything to you

            C                     F

You say you wanna start something new

         Dm                       E

And it’s breaking my heart you’re leaving

         Esus4 E

Baby I’m griev-ing

Am                D7               G

 But if you wanna leave, take good care

                C                     F

Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear

           Dm                      E7       G   (riff 1)

But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there

 

Riff 1:
e|—————————|
B|—–0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|—0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0-3—3—2—2—0—0—|
A|—————————|
E|—————————|

 

[Chorus]

C    G                 F         (riff 2)

 Oh, baby, baby it’s a wild world

 

Riff 2:
e|——————|
B|-1p0————–|
G|—–2p0———-|
D|———3p2p0—-|
A|—————3–|
E|—————–3|

 

G                 F               C    (riff 3)

 It’s hard to get by, just upon a smile

 

Riff 3:
e|———————|
B|———————|
G|———————|
D|———————|
A|—–0-3-3-3-0——-|
E|–3-3———–3—-|

 

C    G                 F         (riff 2)

 Oh, baby, baby it’s a wild world

G              F                 C          Dm    E  (riff 4)

 I’ll always remember you like a child girl

 

Riff 4:
  (Dm        E)
e|——-1——–0–|
B|—–3——–0—-|
G|—2——–1——|
D|-0——–2——–|
A|——————-|
E|——————-|
 

[Verse 2]

Am                    D7                        G

 You know I’ve seen a lot of what the world can do

         C                    F

And it’s breaking my heart in two

      Dm                    E

But I never want to see you sad girl

           Esus4 E

Don’t be a bad   girl

Am                 D7               G

But if you want to leave, take good care

                C                       F

Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there

           Dm                          E7    G   (riff 1)

But just remember there’s a lot of bad and beware

 

[Chorus]

C    G                 F         (riff 2)

 Oh, baby, baby it’s a wild world

G                 F               C    (riff 3)

 It’s hard to get by, just upon a smile

C    G                 F         (riff 2)

 Oh, baby, baby it’s a wild world

G              F                 C          Dm    E  (riff 4)

 I’ll always remember you like a child girl

 

[Bridge]

  Am        D7               G

…la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la, la

         C                        F

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la la la-la, la

         Dm                       E

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la la la-la, la

Esus4   E

Baby, I love you

Am                 D7               G

But if you want to leave, take good care

                C                     F

Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there

           Dm                          E7       G  (riff 1)

But just remember there’s a lot of bad and beware

 

[Chorus]

C    G                 F         (riff 2)

 Oh, baby, baby it’s a wild world

G                 F               C    (riff 3)

 It’s hard to get by, just upon a smile

C    G                 F         (riff 2)

 Oh, baby, baby it’s a wild world

G              F                 C          Dm    E  (riff 4)

 I’ll always remember you like a child girl

C    G                 F         (riff 2)

 Oh, baby, baby it’s a wild world

G                 F               C    (riff 3)

 It’s hard to get by, just upon a smile

C    G                 F         (riff 2)

 Oh, baby, baby it’s a wild world

G              F                 C

 I’ll always remember you like a child girl 

 

Video(s)

Wild World - Yusuf ISLAM / Cat Stevens (Live 2011)

Wild World - Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Wild World by Cat Stevens | Easy Guitar Lesson - JustinGuitar Songs

Cat Stevens Wild World Guitar Lesson + Tutorial - Marty Music

Wild World Chords + TAB Guitar Tutorial - GuitarZero2Hero

  • Capo: No Capo
  • Chords: Am, D7, G, C, F, Dm, E, Esus4, E7
  • BPM: 153
  • Strumming pattern: D DUDUD DUDU
    “Wild World” is a song written and recorded by English singer-songwriter Cat Stevens. It first appeared on his fourth album, Tea for the Tillerman, recorded and released in 1970. As a single, “Wild World” saw significant commercial success, garnering attention for its themes of love and heartbreak, and has been covered numerous times since its release.
  • Album: B-side “Miles from Nowhere” (USA and Canada) “Sad Lisa” (Germany)
  • Song writer: Cat Stevens
  • Year released: 1970
  • Genre: Folk Rock
  • Capo: No Capo
  • Chords: Am, D7, G, C, F, Dm, E, Esus4, E7
  • BPM: 153
  • Strumming pattern: D DUDUD DUDU
    “Wild World” is a song written and recorded by English singer-songwriter Cat Stevens. It first appeared on his fourth album, Tea for the Tillerman, recorded and released in 1970. As a single, “Wild World” saw significant commercial success, garnering attention for its themes of love and heartbreak, and has been covered numerous times since its release.
  • Album: B-side “Miles from Nowhere” (USA and Canada) “Sad Lisa” (Germany)
  • Song writer: Cat Stevens
  • Year released: 1970
  • Genre: Folk Rock