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Ideal World - Andrea Corr
Chord Voicings: 
Bm7 : x 2 4 2 3 4 
A7sus4 : x 0 2 2 3 3 
A7sus4* : x 0 2 0 3 3 
Em7 : 0 2 2 0 3 3 
D : x x 0 2 3 2 
G : 2 3 0 0 3 3 
A : x 0 2 2 2 0 
Em : 0 2 2 0 0 0 
DJeanie marries when she's 2G1 
She has a baby one Em7year on and every year G  
That's the wAay that life goes D  
Lost herself in domestGicity 
A cleaning, feeding Em7entity 
SGhe can't recall what sAhe was before Em  A  
AIn an ideal world 
Kids would keep their rooms tEmidy 
An ideal woArld 
He'd be home from his Dwork Gon tiEm7me 
GAnd in the morning I could lEm7ie in 
D
DJohnny signs his share of autograGphs 
For all the people he makes Em7laugh 
And hGe walks home to an empty Aflat D  
Does his best to fight this sGilence 
Late night TV vicoEm7dens 
He can't fGorget what he Ahad beforEme A  
AIn an ideal world 
She would still think I'm fuEmnny 
An ideal woArld 
She'd be waiting in Dbed fGor mEm7e 
GAnd in the morning we could lEm7ie in 
In an ideal world 
       Bm          Bm7       Em7        A7sus4  A7sus4*
DMolly's sitting in a waiting rGoom 
The top doctor will see her sEm7oon 
In the Gbody nature gave Aher D  
Worried if she'll ever wakGe up 
Wondering if she's betteEm7r off 
Why can't shGe be what Ashe was beforEme. A  
AIn an ideal world 
He would still think I'm pretEmty 
An ideal worAld 
He would only want Dbed Gwith Em7me 
GAnd in the morning we could liEm7e in 
AIn an ideal world 
You could make a decEmision 
In an ideal woArld 
You'd be making a hDome fGor mEm7e 
GAnd in the morning we could lie Em7in - 
GSunday mornings we could liEm7e in.D  

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Ideal World

by Andrea Corr

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Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Bm7

A7sus4

Ideal World - Andrea Corr

Chord Voicings:

Bm7 : x 2 4 2 3 4

A7sus4 : x 0 2 2 3 3

A7sus4* : x 0 2 0 3 3

Em7 : 0 2 2 0 3 3

D : x x 0 2 3 2

G : 2 3 0 0 3 3

A : x 0 2 2 2 0

Em : 0 2 2 0 0 0

D G

Jeanie marries when she's 21

Em7 G

She has a baby one year on and every year

A D

That's the way that life goes

Lost herself in domesticity

Em7

A cleaning, feeding entity

G A Em A

She can't recall what she was before

In an ideal world

Kids would keep their rooms tidy

An ideal world

D G Em7

He'd be home from his work on time

G Em7

And in the morning I could lie in

D G

Johnny signs his share of autographs

Em7

For all the people he makes laugh

G A D

And he walks home to an empty flat

Does his best to fight this silence

Em7

Late night TV vicodens

G A Em A

He can't forget what he had before

In an ideal world

She would still think I'm funny

An ideal world

D G Em7

She'd be waiting in bed for me

G Em7

And in the morning we could lie in

In an ideal world

Bm Bm7 Em7 A7sus4 A7sus4

D G

Molly's sitting in a waiting room

Em7

The top doctor will see her soon

G A D

In the body nature gave her

Worried if she'll ever wake up

Em7

Wondering if she's better off

G A Em A

Why can't she be what she was before.

In an ideal world

He would still think I'm pretty

An ideal world

D G Em7

He would only want bed with me

G Em7

And in the morning we could lie in

In an ideal world

You could make a decision

In an ideal world

D G Em7

You'd be making a home for me

G Em7

And in the morning we could lie in -

G Em7 D

Sunday mornings we could lie in.

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