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Capo 3 to play with the album
Most of the verse uses a D DU UDU
 Em7022030
CCall her "Kathy,"
Call her "soEmmeone's wEm7ife"
She's got two bFeautiful kids
In the miAmddle of a goGod life...
CSay the world she loved come craEmshin' doEm7wn
She whispered Fup at the sky as she lAmay on the grGound
CTiny people, with tEminy problemEm7s
On a tiFny planet in a GrAmeat Wide OGpen...
CTiny people, with tEminy problEm7ems
On a tFiny planet in a GAmreat Wide GOpen WoCrld
Em   F  Am G
CCall him "Eddie,"
Call him "sEmomeone's friEm7end"
He has his cFommon sense,
But Amno sense of diGrection...
CSay he's reached himself a hEmalfway pEm7oint
He stops a moFment to think and then he lAmights up a jGoint
CTiny people, with tEminy problEm7ems
On a tiFny planet in a GrAmeat Wide OGpen...
CTiny people, with tEminy problEm7ems
On a tFiny planet in a GAmreat Wide GOpen 
FUp above you when you're fAmeelin' blue...
Do the sFtars in the heavens look Amconfused to yGou?
FIf you're going to a dAmesert night,
It can mFake you feel aGlive..... AClive...
Em Em7   F   Am  G
C  Em Em7   F   Am G
CCall it "livin'"
Call it "iEmn and oEm7ut"...
Let's say it's tFakin' a breath,
And maybe hAmavin' just a fGew doubts...
CHavin' questions... Havin' aEmnswers, tEm7oo...
Don't matter nFearly as much as havin' somAmeone to loGve...
(Vocal interlude)
CWhoah-o  Emoh    oFaooohFm  
CWhoah-o  Emoh     Foaohh  oGh
CTiny people, with tEminy probEm7lems
On a tiFny planet in a GrAmeat Wide OGpen...
CTiny people, with tEminy problEm7ems
On a tFiny planet in a GAmreat Wide GOpen 
...In a GrFeat Wide AmOpen WCorld...

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Great Wide Open World

by Cowboy Mouth

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Em7

Capo 3 to play with the album

Most of the verse uses a D DU UDU

Em7

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Call her "Kathy,"

Em Em7

Call her "someone's wife"

She's got two beautiful kids

Am G

In the middle of a good life...

C Em Em7

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 Em7

Tiny people, with tiny problems

F Am G

On a tiny planet in a Great Wide Open...

C Em Em7

Tiny people, with tiny problems

F Am G C

On a tiny planet in a Great Wide Open World

Em F Am G

Call him "Eddie,"

Em Em7

Call him "someone's friend"

He has his common sense,

Am G

But no sense of direction...

C Em Em7

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 Em7

Tiny people, with tiny problems

F Am G

On a tiny planet in a Great Wide Open...

C Em Em7

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 Em7 F Am G

C Em Em7 F Am G

Call it "livin'"

Em Em7

Call it "in and out"...

Let's say it's takin' a breath,

Am G

And maybe havin' just a few doubts...

C Em Em7

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 Em7

Tiny people, with tiny problems

F Am G

On a tiny planet in a Great Wide Open...

C Em Em7

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...

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