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For the Intro / Verse 1 strumming pattern, slightly mute the strums on beat 1 and the & of 2,
so that the strums don't ring for a full quarter note.
Whole Wide World by The Proclaimers
E A E A
EWhen I was a Ayoung Eboy, mama she sAaid to me,
"TheEre's only Aone girl in the world for you,
BEut she Aprobably lives in Tahiti."
I'd go Ethe whole wide world, 
I'd gAo the whEole wiAde world just to find her.
Or maEybe Ashe'Es in Athe Bahamas, where the Caribbean Sea is blue,
EWeeping Aaway iEn a tropical moonlight niAght, because nobody's told about you.
I'd go Ethe whole wide world, 
I'd gAo the whole wide world just to find her.
I'd go Ethe whole wide world,
I'd go the wAhole wide world to find out where they hide her. 
I'd go Ethe whole wide world, 
I'd gAo the whole wide world just to find her.
(play chords twice)
Why I’m hEanging around in the rAain out here, tErying to pick up a giArl
Why are Emy eye’s filling up with these lAonely tears, when there's
Egirl’s all over the woArld.
Well is shEe lying on a tropical beach soAmewhere, Eunderneath the tropical 
Asun? PEining away in a heat wave Athere, hoEping that I won’t be loAng?
I should bEe lying on that sun soaked beaAch with her caEressing her soft
Abrown Eskin And then in a year or Amaybe noEt quiet we'll be sharinAg 
Ethe same  next of Akin
I'd go Ethe whole wide world, 
I'd go the Awhole wide world just to find her.
I'd go Ethe whole wide world, 
I'd go the wAhole wide world to find out where they hide her.
I'd go Ethe whole wide world, 
I'd go the Awhole wide world just to find her.
I'd go Ethe whole wide world, 
I'd go the wAhole wide world to find out where they hide her.
I'd go Ethe whole wide world (Repeated to fade)

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Whole Wide World

by The Proclaimers

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Chords in this song · guitar

For the Intro / Verse 1 strumming pattern, slightly mute the strums on beat 1 and the & of 2,

so that the strums don't ring for a full quarter note.

Whole Wide World by The Proclaimers

E A E A

When I was a young boy, mama she said to me,

E A

"There's only one girl in the world for you,

E A

But she probably lives in Tahiti."

I'd go the whole wide world,

A E A

I'd go the whole wide world just to find her.

E A E A

Or maybe she's in the Bahamas, where the Caribbean Sea is blue,

E A E A

Weeping away in a tropical moonlight night, because nobody's told about you.

I'd go the whole wide world,

I'd go the whole wide world just to find her.

I'd go the whole wide world,

I'd go the whole wide world to find out where they hide her.

I'd go the whole wide world,

I'd go the whole wide world just to find her.

(play chords twice)

E A E A

Why I’m hanging around in the rain out here, trying to pick up a girl

E A

Why are my eye’s filling up with these lonely tears, when there's

E A

girl’s all over the world.

E A E

Well is she lying on a tropical beach somewhere, underneath the tropical

A E A E A

sun? Pining away in a heat wave there, hoping that I won’t be long?

E A E

I should be lying on that sun soaked beach with her caressing her soft

A E A E A

brown skin And then in a year or maybe not quiet we'll be sharing

E A

the same next of kin

I'd go the whole wide world,

I'd go the whole wide world just to find her.

I'd go the whole wide world,

I'd go the whole wide world to find out where they hide her.

I'd go the whole wide world,

I'd go the whole wide world just to find her.

I'd go the whole wide world,

I'd go the whole wide world to find out where they hide her.

I'd go the whole wide world (Repeated to fade)

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