Great Wide Open World
View chords used in this chart
capo 3 to play with the album
Most of the verse uses a D
C
Call her "Kathy,"
Em
Call her "someone's wife"
F
She's got two beautiful kids
Am G
In the middle of a good life...
C Em
Say the world she loved come crashin' down
F Am G
She whispered up at the sky as she lay on the ground
C Em
Tiny people, with tiny problems
F Am G
On a tiny planet in a Great Wide Open...
C Em
Tiny people, with tiny problems
F Am G C
On a tiny planet in a Great Wide Open World
Em F Am G
C
Call him "Eddie,"
Em
Call him "someone's friend"
F
He has his common sense,
Am G
But no sense of direction...
C Em
Say he's reached himself a halfway point
F Am G
He stops a moment to think and then he lights up a joint
C Em
Tiny people, with tiny problems
F Am G
On a tiny planet in a Great Wide Open...
C Em
Tiny people, with tiny problems
F Am G
On a tiny planet in a Great Wide Open
F Am
Up above you when you're feelin' blue...
F Am G
Do the stars in the heavens look confused to you?
F Am
If you're going to a desert night,
F G C
It can make you feel alive..... Alive...
Em F Am G
C Em F Am G
C
Call it "livin'"
Em
Call it "in and out"...
F
Let's say it's takin' a breath,
Am G
And maybe havin' just a few doubts...
C Em
Havin' questions... Havin' answers, too...
F Am G
Don't matter nearly as much as havin' someone to love...
(Vocal interlude)
C Em F Fm
Whoah-o oh oaoooh
C Em F G
Whoah-o oh oaohh oh
C Em
Tiny people, with tiny problems
F Am G
On a tiny planet in a Great Wide Open...
C Em
Tiny people, with tiny problems
F Am G
On a tiny planet in a Great Wide Open
F Am C
...In a Great Wide Open World...
How to play Great Wide Open World
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.