The World Tonight

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Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 19:48:55 -0500
From: Don Bowlby <donny@ptd.net>
Subject: CRD:m/mccartney_paul/The_World_Tonight.crd
Song name: The World Tonight
Artist: Paul McCartney
Album: Flaming Pie (1997)
Writer: Paul McCartney
Transcribed by: Don Bowlby <donny@ptd.net>
1/21/98
Intro:
Am
E-------2---------------1-----------0-----------------------------|
B-----0----0---0------0---0----0----1------3b-1-3b-1---repeat-----|
G---0--------0------0-------0-------2-----------------------------|
D-4---------------3-----------------2-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------------0-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE:
Am
I saw you sitting at the center of a circle
C D
Everybody, everybody wanted something from you
Am
I saw you sitting there
Am
I saw you swaying to the rhythm of the music
C D
Caught you playing, caught you praying to the voice inside you
Am
I saw you swaying there
BRIDGE:
Em Am
I don't care what you want to be
Em Am
I go back so far, I'm in front of me!
Em Am
It doesn't matter what they say
Em G
They're giving the game away, hey, hey!
CHORUS:
Am
I can see the world tonight
Look into the future
See it in a different light
I can see the world tonight
VERSE:
I heard you listening to a secret conversation
You were crying, you were trying not to let them hear you
I heard you listening in
BRIDGE:
Never mind, what they want to do
You've got a right, to your point of view
It doesn't matter what they say
They're giving the game away, hey, hey!
CHORUS:
Am
I can see the world tonight
Look into the future
See it in a different light
I can see the world tonight
F G F Am
F G
E---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G-----------------------0-0-------|
D----------------0h-2-2-----------|
A---------1h-2-2------------------|
E--2h-3-3-------------------------|
E-------2---------------1----------|
B-----0----0---0------0---0----0---|
G---0--------0------0-------0------| (4 times)
D-4---------------3----------------|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|
VERSE:
I saw you hiding from a flock of paparazzi
You were hoping, you were hoping that the ground would swallow you
I saw you hiding there
Bass line after "the ground would swallow you":
D--------------------|
A--------------------|
E--0--2--3--4--5-----|
Repeat Bridge and Chorus
donny@ptd.net
corrections/additions welcome

The World Tonight chords and lyrics

Free chords for The World Tonight by Paul McCartney. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 19:48:55 -0500
From: Don Bowlby 
Subject: CRD:m/mccartney_paul/The_World_Tonight.crd
Song name: The World Tonight
Artist: Paul McCartney
Album: Flaming Pie   (1997)
Writer: Paul McCartney
Transcribed by: Don Bowlby  
1/21/98
VERSE:
BRIDGE:
CHORUS:
Look into the future
See it in a different light
I can see the world tonight
VERSE:
I heard you listening to a secret conversation
You were crying, you were trying not to let them hear you
I heard you listening in
BRIDGE:
Never mind, what they want to do
You've got a right, to your point of view
It doesn't matter what they say
They're giving the game away, hey, hey!
CHORUS:
Look into the future
See it in a different light
I can see the world tonight
F   G   F   Am
F   G
VERSE:
I saw you hiding from a flock of paparazzi
You were hoping, you were hoping that the ground would swallow you
I saw you hiding there
Bass line after "the ground would swallow you":
Repeat Bridge and Chorus
donny@ptd.net
corrections/additions welcome

The World Tonight Chords by Paul McCartney

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