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Whole Wide World

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Emajor

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Tuning: standard
Capo: NO capo
Chords used:
[Intro]
  E    Ax2
[Verse]
EWhen I was a Ayoung boy
My Emama said to Ame
There'Es only one girl in the Aworld for you
And she Eprobably lives in TaAhiti
Chorus I:
I'd go the Ewhole wide world
I'd go the Ewhole wide world
Just to Afind her
Break:
E  A
[Verse]
Or Emaybe she's in the ABahamas
Where the ECarribean sea is Ablue
EWeeping in a tropical Amoonlit night
Because Enobody's told her 'bout Ayou
[Chorus 2]
I'd go the Ewhole wide world
I'd go the Ewhole wide world
Just to Afind her
I'd go the Ewhole wide world
I'd go the Ewhole wide world
To find oEut where they Ahide her
[Chorus]
I'd go the Ewhole wide world
I'd go the Ewhole wide world
Just to Afind her
Break:
  E    Ax2
[Verse]
Why am I Ehanging around in the Arain out here
ETrying to pick up a Agirl
Why are my Eeyes filling up with these Alonely tears
When there're Egirls all over the Aworld
[Verse]
Is she Elying on a tropical Abeach somewhere
EUnderneath the tropical Asun
EPining away in a Aheatwave there
EHoping that I won't be Along
[Verse]
I should be Elying on that sun-soaked Abeach with her
ECaressing her warm brown Askin
And Ethen in a year or Amaybe not quite
We'll be Esharing the same next of Akin
[Chorus 2]
I'd go the Ewhole wide world
I'd go the Ewhole wide world
Just to Afind her
I'd go the Ewhole wide world
I'd go the Ewhole wide world
To find oEut where they Ahide her
I'd go the Ewhole wide world
I'd go the Ewhole wide world
Just to Afind her
I'd go the Ewhole wide world
I'd go the Ewhole wide world
To find oEut where they Ahide her
[Outro]
E  A
E  A
E
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Whole Wide World

by Wreckless Eric

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: standard

Capo: NO capo

Chords used:

[Intro]

E A

[Verse]

E A

When I was a young boy

E A

My mama said to me

E A

There's only one girl in the world for you

E A

And she probably lives in Tahiti

Chorus I:

I'd go the whole wide world

Just to find her

Break:

E A

[Verse]

E A

Or maybe she's in the Bahamas

E A

Where the Carribean sea is blue

E A

Weeping in a tropical moonlit night

E A

Because nobody's told her 'bout you

[Chorus 2]

I'd go the whole wide world

Just to find her

I'd go the whole wide world

E A

To find out where they hide her

[Chorus]

I'd go the whole wide world

Just to find her

Break:

E A

[Verse]

E A

Why am I hanging around in the rain out here

E A

Trying to pick up a girl

E A

Why are my eyes filling up with these lonely tears

E A

When there're girls all over the world

[Verse]

E A

Is she lying on a tropical beach somewhere

E A

Underneath the tropical sun

E A

Pining away in a heatwave there

E A

Hoping that I won't be long

[Verse]

E A

I should be lying on that sun-soaked beach with her

E A

Caressing her warm brown skin

E A

And then in a year or maybe not quite

E A

We'll be sharing the same next of kin

[Chorus 2]

I'd go the whole wide world

Just to find her

I'd go the whole wide world

E A

To find out where they hide her

I'd go the whole wide world

Just to find her

I'd go the whole wide world

E A

To find out where they hide her

[Outro]

E A

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