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The World Comes Crawlin Back

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1/23

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-----7-7-------|
D|-9-7-----9-7---| x12 palm muted
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
D G D/F# A
D G D/F# A
[Verse 1]
DThere's a GhighwayD/F#  
But it aAin't gonna get you theDreG  D/F#  A  
  DThere's a dGistanceD/F#  
What you sAee and what you hBmear
SomGewhere inside of that D/F#mind
That's only yAours
[Chorus]
You gotta be cDrazyG  D/F#  
Til the wAorld comes crawlin' bDack
They gotta sGee it
Til they bD/F#elieve it
And the bAand's been wonderin'
DLatelyG  D/F#  
How to mAake this freedom lBmast
So give her aGll the love you haD/F#ve
                            AN.C.
Til the world comes crawlin' back
                        e|---------------|
                        B|---------------|
                        G|-----7-7-------|
                        D|-9-7-----9-7---| x4 palm muted
                        A|---------------|
                        E|---------------|
[Verse 2]
  DWell there's a rGight wayD/F#  
But it aAin't gonna make a cDhangeG  D/F#  A  
  DThen it's a bGig bad droughtD/F#  
But it dAon't mean it can't rBmain
Cause sGomewhere up high in the D/F#sky
In the clouds there's a chAance
[Chorus]
You gotta be cDrazyG  D/F#  
Til the wAorld comes crawlin' bDack
They gotta sGee it
Til they bD/F#elieve it
And the bAand's been wonderin'
DLatelyG  D/F#  
How to mAake this freedom lBmast
So give her aGll the love you haD/F#ve
Til the woArld comes crawlin'
[Bridge]
DSweet song you Gnever know
It's the D/F#strangest place
That you thAought you'd never go
It was a Dparadigm shift
When you thGought the world was bland
They sD/F#aid that you'd be lyin' til the sAhip came back
It's a nDew fused gGravity
And it nD/F#ever made sense til it fAell out of a tree
It's the oDne percent, a new pGresident
Cause it's yD/F#ou and me, me and youA  
You gotta beD  G  D/F#  A  
You gotta beD  G  D/F#  A  
[Chorus]
You gotta be cDraGzyD/F#  
Til the wAorld comes crawlin' bDack
They gotta sGee it
Til they bD/F#elieve it
And the bAand's been wonderin'
DLatelyG  D/F#  
How to mAake this freedom lBmast
So give her aGll the love you haD/F#ve
                            AN.C.
Til the world comes crawlin' back
                        e|---------------|
                        B|---------------|
                        G|-----7-7-------|| palm muted until the end
                        D|-9-7-----9-7---|
                        A|---------------|
                        E|---------------|
N.C.
And the world came crawlin'
N.C.
And the world came crawlin' back
N.C.
And the world came crawlin' back
N.C.
And the world came
                e|------|
                B|--7*--|
                G|--7*--|
                D|--7*--|
                A|------|
                E|------|

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The World Comes Crawlin Back

by The Click Five

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D/F#

[Intro]

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

B|---------------|

G|-----7-7-------|

D|-9-7-----9-7---| x12 palm muted

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

E|---------------|

D G D/F# A

[Verse 1]

D G D/F#

There's a highway

A D G D/F# A

But it ain't gonna get you there

D G D/F#

There's a distance

A Bm

What you see and what you hear

G D/F#

Somewhere inside of that mind

That's only yours

[Chorus]

D G D/F#

You gotta be crazy

A D

Til the world comes crawlin' back

They gotta see it

D/F#

Til they believe it

And the band's been wonderin'

D G D/F#

Lately

A Bm

How to make this freedom last

G D/F#

So give her all the love you have

N.C.

Til the world comes crawlin' back

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

B|---------------|

G|-----7-7-------|

D|-9-7-----9-7---| x4 palm muted

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

E|---------------|

[Verse 2]

D G D/F#

Well there's a right way

A D G D/F# A

But it ain't gonna make a change

D G D/F#

Then it's a big bad drought

A Bm

But it don't mean it can't rain

G D/F#

Cause somewhere up high in the sky

In the clouds there's a chance

[Chorus]

D G D/F#

You gotta be crazy

A D

Til the world comes crawlin' back

They gotta see it

D/F#

Til they believe it

And the band's been wonderin'

D G D/F#

Lately

A Bm

How to make this freedom last

G D/F#

So give her all the love you have

Til the world comes crawlin'

[Bridge]

D G

Sweet song you never know

D/F#

It's the strangest place

That you thought you'd never go

It was a paradigm shift

When you thought the world was bland

D/F# A

They said that you'd be lyin' til the ship came back

D G

It's a new fused gravity

D/F# A

And it never made sense til it fell out of a tree

D G

It's the one percent, a new president

D/F# A

Cause it's you and me, me and you

D G D/F# A

You gotta be

D G D/F# A

You gotta be

[Chorus]

D G D/F#

You gotta be crazy

A D

Til the world comes crawlin' back

They gotta see it

D/F#

Til they believe it

And the band's been wonderin'

D G D/F#

Lately

A Bm

How to make this freedom last

G D/F#

So give her all the love you have

N.C.

Til the world comes crawlin' back

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

B|---------------|

G|-----7-7-------|| palm muted until the end

D|-9-7-----9-7---|

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

E|---------------|

N.C.

And the world came crawlin'

N.C.

And the world came crawlin' back

N.C.

And the world came crawlin' back

N.C.

And the world came

e|------|

B|--7*--|

G|--7*--|

D|--7*--|

A|------|

E|------|

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