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The World I Know

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Tuning: detune first E string to D 
and 1 fret back ( Eb   Ab   Db   Gb   Bb  Db)
Chords:
Bm7:  x20230
D:    xx0230
G:    320030
Asus: x02220
Cadd9:x32030
    Bm7    DHas our cGonscience shown? 
     Bm7   DHas the sGweet breeze blown? 
     Bm7   DHas all  kGindness gone? 
     Bm7   DHope still lGingers on.
    AsusI drink myself of newfound pity
Sitting alone in new york city
And I Gdont know why.
     Bm7   DAre we lGistening 
     Bm7   Dto hyms of Goffering? 
     Bm7   DHave we eGyes to see
     Bm7   Dlove is gGathering? 
   AsusAll the words that I've been reading
Have now started the act of bleeding Ginto one.
   DSo I walk up on Asushigh
And I step to the Gedge
To see my world bDelow.
And I laugh at myAsusself
As the years roll Cadd9down.
cause its the world I Gknow.
It's the world I knBm7ow.D  
I kGnow..    the world I kBm7nowD  G  

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The World I Know

by David Cook

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Asus

Cadd9

Tuning: detune first E string to D

Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Db

and 1 fret back ( )

Chords:

Bm7

: x20230

: xx0230

: 320030

Asus

: x02220

Cadd9

:x32030

Bm7 D G

Has our conscience shown?

Bm7 D G

Has the sweet breeze blown?

Bm7 D G

Has all kindness gone?

Bm7 D G

Hope still lingers on.

Asus

I drink myself of newfound pity

Sitting alone in new york city

And I dont know why.

Bm7 D G

Are we listening

Bm7 D G

to hyms of offering?

Bm7 D G

Have we eyes to see

Bm7 D G

love is gathering?

Asus

All the words that I've been reading

Have now started the act of bleeding into one.

D Asus

So I walk up on high

And I step to the edge

To see my world below.

Asus

And I laugh at myself

Cadd9

As the years roll down.

cause its the world I know.

Bm7 D

It's the world I know.

G Bm7 D G

I know.. the world I know

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