Whole Wide World
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
pm pm pm pm pm pm
e|-------|-----------------|------------------|
b|-------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-------|-----------------|-2---2-2---2-2----|
D|-------|-2---2-2---2-2-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-0--|
A|-0h2-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-0-|-0---0-0---0-0-0--|
E|-------|-0---0-0---0-0---|------------------|
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[Verse 1]
When I was a young boy.... my mama said to me
There`s only one girl.... but she probably lives....
pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-2---2-2---2-2---|-----------------|-2---2-2---2-2---|
D|-2---2-2---2-2-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-0-| *play 2 times
A|-2---2-2---2-2-0-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-0-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|
E|-0---0-0---0-0---|-----------------|-0---0-0---0-0---|-----------------|
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I`d go the whole wide world
pm pm pm pm pm pm let-ring-| pm pm pm let-ring------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-------0---------|-----------------|-------0---------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----0---0-------|-----------------|-----0---0-------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
D|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2---2-2-0-|-2-2-------------|-2---2-2---2-2-0-|-2-2-------------|
A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2---2-2-0-|-0---------------|-2---2-2---2-2-0-|-0---------------|
E|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0---0-0---|-----------------|-0---0-0---0-0---|-----------------|
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Or maybe she lives in the Bahamas.... where the Carribean Sea...
weeping away in.... because nobody`s told....
pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm let-ring------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------0---------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0---0-------|
G|-----------------|-2---2-2---2-2---|-----------------|-2---------------|
D|-2---2-2---2-2-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-0-|-2-2-------------| *play 2 times
A|-2---2-2---2-2-0-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2---2-2-0-|-0---------------|
E|-0---0-0---0-0---|-----------------|-0---0-0---0-0---|-----------------|
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[Chorus]
I`d go the whole wide world
I'd go the whole wide world
just to find here
let ring--------------------------------------------|
e|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
b|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0---0-------|
G|-1-----------1---|-1-----------1---|-2---------------|
D|-2-----------2---|-2-----------2---|-2-2-------------|
A|-2-----------2---|-2-----------2---|-0---------------|
E|-0-----------0---|-0-----------0---|-----------------|
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I`d go the whole wide world
I'd go the whole wide world
to find out wheer they hide her
let ring--------------------------------------------|
e|-------0---------|-------0-----------------|-------0---------|
b|-----0-----------|-----0-------------------|-----0---0-------|
G|-1-----------1---|-1-----------1---1---1---|-2---------------|
D|-2-----------2---|-2-----------2---2---2---|-2-2-------------|
A|-2-----------2---|-2-----------2---2---2---|-0---------------|
E|-0-----------0---|-0-----------0---0---0---|-----------------|
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I`d go the whole wide world
I'd go the whole wide world
just to find here
let ring--------------------------------------------|
e|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0------0--|
b|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0---0-------|
G|-1-----------1---|-1-----------1---|-2---------------|
D|-2-----------2---|-2-----------2---|-2-2-------------|
A|-2-----------2---|-2-----------2---|-0---------------|
E|-0-----------0---|-0-----------0---|-----------------|
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[Interlude]
let ring-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------0---------|-------0-----0---|-------0---------|-------0-----0---|
b|-----0-----------|-----0---------0-|-----0-----------|-----0---------0-|
G|-1---------------|-2---------------|-1---------------|-2---------------|
D|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
A|-2---------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
E|-0-----------3---|-----------------|-0-----------3---|-----------------|
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[Verse 2]
Why I am hanging out.... trying to pick up...
pm| pm| pm pm| pm| pm pm| pm| pm pm| pm| pm
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-| -
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|
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Why are my eyes.... when there`s girls all over....
pm| pm| pm pm| pm| pm pm| pm| pm pm| pm let-ring
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|
G|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|
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Well is she lying.... underneath the tropical....
Pining away in a heat wave... hoping that I won't...
I should be lying.... with her caressing....
And then in á year.... we'll be sharing....
pm------------------------| l-ring pm----------------| let-ring----|
e|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|-------0-------0-|
b|-----------------|-------------0---|-----------------|-----0-------0---|
G|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-------|-----------------|-2---------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-------2-----| *play 4 times
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0---------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|
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[Chorus]
I`d go the whole wide world
I'd go the whole wide world
just to find here
let ring--------------------------------------------|
e|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
b|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0---0-------|
G|-1-----------1---|-1-----------1---|-2---------------|
D|-2-----------2---|-2-----------2---|-2-2-------------|
A|-2-----------2---|-2-----------2---|-0---------------|
E|-0-----------0---|-0-----------0---|-----------------|
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I`d go the whole wide world
I'd go the whole wide world
to find out wheer they hide her
let ring--------------------------------------------|
e|-------0---------|-------0-----------------|-------0---------|
b|-----0-----------|-----0-------------------|-----0---0-------|
G|-1-----------1---|-1-----------1---1---1---|-2---------------|
D|-2-----------2---|-2-----------2---2---2---|-2-2-------------|
A|-2-----------2---|-2-----------2---2---2---|-0---------------|
E|-0-----------0---|-0-----------0---0---0---|-----------------|
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I`d go the whole wide world
I'd go the whole wide world
just to find here
let ring--------------------------------------------|
e|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0------0--|
b|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0---0-------|
G|-1-----------1---|-1-----------1---|-2---------------|
D|-2-----------2---|-2-----------2---|-2-2-------------| *repeat chorus
A|-2-----------2---|-2-----------2---|-0---------------|
E|-0-----------0---|-0-----------0---|-----------------|
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[Outro]
let ring-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|
b|-----0-----------|-0---0---2-3-2---|-----0-----------|-0---0---2-3-2---|
G|-1---------------|-2---2-----------|-1---------------|-2---2-----------|
D|-2-------------0-|-2---2-----------|-2-------------0-|-2---2-----------| *repeat to fade-out
A|-2-------------0-|-0---------------|-2-------------0-|-0---------------|
E|-0---------3-----|-----------------|-0---------3-----|-----------------|
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How to play Whole Wide 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 E. 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.