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[Intro]
F Bb
[Verse]
FWhen I was a Bbyoung boy
FMy momma said to Bbme
"There's Fonly one girl in this Bbworld for you
And she Fprobably lives in TaBbhiti"
[Pre-chorus]
But go the Fwhole wide world, But go the whole wide world
Just to Bbfind herF  Bb  
[Verse]
Or Fmaybe she's in the BaBbhamas
Where the FCaribean Sea is Bbblue
FWeeping in the tropical Bbmoonlit night
Because Fnobody's talking about Bbyou
[Chorus]
I'd go the Fwhole wide world. I'd Go the whole wide world
Just to Bbfind her
I'd go the Fwhole wide world, I'd go the whole wide world
To find out where they Bbhide her
I'd go the Fwhole wide world, I'd Go the whole wide world
Just to Bbfind her, Go! Hey!
[Seque]
e||-------------------||
B||-------------------||
G||-------------------||
D||--------------0----||
A||--------0--1----1--||
E||-0-1~~-------------||
[Verse]
Am I Fhanging around in the Bbrain right here
FTrying to pick up a Bbgirl
Why are my Feyes Filling up with these Bblonely tears
When there's Fgirls all over the Bbworld
Is she Flying on some tropical Bbbeach somewhere
FUnderneath a tropical Bbsun
FPining away in a Bbheat wave there
FHoping that I won't be lBbong
I should be Flying on that sun swept Bbbeach with her
FCaressing her warm brown Bbskin
And tFhen in a year or Bbmaybe not quite
We'll be Fsharing the same next of Bbkin
[Chorus]
I'd go the Fwhole wide world. I’d go the whole wide world
Just to Bbfind her
I'd go the Fwhole wide world, I'd Go the whole wide world
To find out where they Bbhide her
I'd go the Fwhole wide world, I’d Go the whole wide world
Just to Bbfind her. Yeah! Wooh!
[Seque]
x4
e||-------------------||
B||-------------------||
G||-------------------||
D||--------------0----||
A||--------0--1----1--||
E||-0-1~~-------------||
[Chorus]
I'd go the Fwhole wide world. I’d go the whole wide world
Just to Bbfind her
I'd go the Fwhole wide world. I'd Go the whole wide world
To find out where they Bbhide her
I'd go the Fwhole wide world, I’d Go the whole wide world
Just to Bbfind her.
I'd go the Fwhole wide world. I'd Go the whole wide world
To find out where they Bbhide her, Go!
[Outro]
x4
e||-------------------||-------------|
B||-------------------||-------------|
G||-------------------||-------------|
D||--------------0----||-------------|
A||--------0--1----1--||-------------|
E||-0-1~~-------------||-0-1~~~~~~~~~|
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| ||--|| Play bar twice unless noted
| ~ Vibrato
| PM Palm mute [not noted but played over Verse 1 and 2
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The story behind the song

This song is a cover that Cage the Elephant recorded for their live album, Unpeeled, where they performed stripped-down versions of songs with acoustic arrangements and strings. Guitarist Brad Shultz noted that this approach allowed the band to connect with the songs in a new, more intimate way. It's a rendition that emphasizes delicacy, inviting a different kind of feeling into the familiar.

AI-written from these sources:Unpeeled (Cage the Elephant album) — Wikipedia ↗Cage the Elephant — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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