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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Hey this is my first tab. I think it's write, I've played it along with the track and 
pretty well. I think this is one of the greatest songs I've heard and Declan is an 
musician.
Enjoy.
Capo 1st fret. Standard Tuning EADGBE
      |E-A-D-G-B-E|
     A|5-7-7-6-0-0|
 Dsus2|0-5-7-6-0-0|
     E|0-2-2-1-0-0|
G/  Bm|0-5-x-4-3-0|
    Fm|2-4-4-2-2-2|
Fm/  B|2-4-2-4-2-2|
    Gm|4-6-6-x-x-x|
Intro; A, Dsus2, A, Dsus2  
Verse 1
Every Aday on the doorstepDsus2  
Sits a Abrand new dawningDsus2  
They're to caArry your footstepsDsus2  
Into a Abrand new morningDsus2  
Intro
Verse 2
Who can know what awaits you
All around you it's bubbling
Anything can happen
Sometimes even nothing
Chorus
         E  G/         Bm     E  G/Bm  
In a big bad, in the big bad
         E  G/            Bm   A   Dsus2   A  Dsus2  
It's a big bad beautiful world.
Verse 3
Take a look out the window
Everyone's in a hurry
Where you sit you can't see it
Got their own little worries
Chorus
Solo (not in relation to capo)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-2-0-x|
G|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-x-x-2|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|      Play X2
Then play quickly; Fm/B, Fm, Fm/B, Fm, Fm/B, Fm, Fm/B, Fm>Gm, E  
Verse 4
Now they say that the future
Well it aint what it used to be
Well if you see the big picture
You'll find it starts here with you and me
Verse 5
This a world is a changing
Somehow faster than ever
And if we don't rearrange it
It may never recover
Chorus
End
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Big Bad Beautiful World

by Declan O'Rourke

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Hey this is my first tab. I think it's write, I've played it along with the track and

pretty well. I think this is one of the greatest songs I've heard and Declan is an

musician.

Enjoy.

Capo 1st fret. Standard Tuning EADGBE

E A D G B E

|-----|

|5-7-7-6-0-0|

Dsus2

|0-5-7-6-0-0|

|0-2-2-1-0-0|

G Bm

/ |0-5-x-4-3-0|

|2-4-4-2-2-2|

Fm B

/ |2-4-2-4-2-2|

|4-6-6-x-x-x|

A Dsus2 A Dsus2

Intro; , , ,

Verse 1

A Dsus2

Every day on the doorstep

A Dsus2

Sits a brand new dawning

A Dsus2

They're to carry your footsteps

A Dsus2

Into a brand new morning

Intro

Verse 2

Who can know what awaits you

All around you it's bubbling

Anything can happen

Sometimes even nothing

Chorus

E G Bm E G Bm

/ /

In a big bad, in the big bad

E G Bm A Dsus2 A Dsus2

It's a big bad beautiful world.

Verse 3

Take a look out the window

Everyone's in a hurry

Where you sit you can't see it

Got their own little worries

Chorus

Solo (not in relation to capo)

e|---------------------------------------------|

B|11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-2-0-x|

G|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-x-x-2|

D|---------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------| Play X2

Fm B Fm Fm B Fm Fm B Fm Fm B Fm Gm E

Then play quickly; /, , /, , /, , /, >,

Verse 4

Now they say that the future

Well it aint what it used to be

Well if you see the big picture

You'll find it starts here with you and me

Verse 5

This a world is a changing

Somehow faster than ever

And if we don't rearrange it

It may never recover

Chorus

End

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