Tuning:

Artist: Colin Hay Song: Beautiful World (acoustic) Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkME8kUzPe0 Transcription: SCA, kostya.levin.sca@gmail.com Note: Watch the video in the link above! Note II: It looks complicated, but it isn't really. He doesn't always play the full chords, for example G he often plays like (3.x.0.0.3.3), and he palm mutes and hammers a lot. Tuning: standard Capo: NO capo! Chords used: G: 3.2.0.0.3.3 D: x.x.0.2.3.2 G/B: x.2.0.0.3.3 Cadd9: x.3.2.0.3.3 Em7: 0.2.0.0.3.3 Em9: 0.2.0.0.3.2 G7M: 3.x.0.0.3.2 G/F#: 2.x.0.0.3.3 G/A: x.0.0.0.3.3 Dsus4: x.x.0.2.3.3 G9: 3.x.x.x.x.x A9: x.0.x.x.x.x B9: x.2.x.x.x.x C9: x.3.x.x.x.x D9: x.x.0.x.x.x D/F#: 2.x.0.2.3.3 Verse:

^GMy my ^Dmy its a ^Gbeautiful world ^G/B ^Cadd9 I like ^Dswimming in the ^Gsea ^G/B ^Cadd9 I like to go ^Dout beyond the ^Em7white breakers ^Em7 ^Em9 ^Cadd9 Where a ^Dman can still be ^Em7free or a woman if you are one ^Cadd9 I like ^Dswimming in the ^Gsea ^G ^G7M

Verse (ver II):

^GMy my ^Dmy its a beautiful ^Gworld ^G/B ^Cadd9 I like ^Ddrinking Irish ^Gtea ^G/B ^Cadd9 With a ^Dlittle bit of Lapsan ^Em7su Chang ^Em7 ^Em9 ^Cadd9 I like ^Dmaking my own ^Gtea ^G ^G7M

Verse:

^GMy my ^Dmy its a beautiful ^Gworld ^G/B ^Cadd9 I like ^Ddriving in my ^Gcar ^G/B ^Cadd9 I roll the top ^Ddown sometimes^Em7 I travel quite far ^Em7 ^Em9 ^Cadd9 Drive to the ^Docean ^Em7stare up at the stars ^Cadd9 I like ^Ddriving in my ^Gcar ^G/F# ^Em7

Chorus:

All around is ^Cadd9anger, ^G/B ^D automatic ^Gguns ^G/F# ^Em7 Death in large ^Cadd9numbers no respect for ^Dwomen or our little ^Gones ^G/F# ^Em7 Tried talking to ^Cadd9Jesus ^G/B ^D but he just put me on ^Ghold ^G/F# ^Em7 Said he'd been swamped by calls this ^Cadd9week And he co^G/Buld no^G/At shak^Ge his cooooooo^Dsus4ooooold^D

Verse (ver III):

^GStill this ^Demptiness ^Gpersists ^G/B ^Cadd9 Perhaps this is ^Das good as it ^Ggets^G/B ^Cadd9 When you've given up the ^Ddrink and those ^Em7nasty cigarettes ^Em7 ^Em9 ^Cadd9 Now leave the party ^Dearly at ^Em7least with no regrets ^Em7 ^Em9 ^Cadd9 ^Cadd9I watch the sun as it ^Dcomes up I ^Em7watch it as it sets ^Em7 ^Em9 ^Cadd9 Yeah this is ^Das good as it ^Ggets ^G ^G7M

Verse:

^GMy my ^Dmy its a beautiful ^Gworld ^G/B ^Cadd9 I like ^Dswimming in the ^Gsea ^G/B ^Cadd9 I like to go out ^Dbeyond the ^Em7white breakers ^Em7 ^Em9 ^Cadd9 Where a ^Dman can still be ^Em7free or a woman if you are one ^Cadd9 I like ^Dswimming in the ^Gsea

End:

^GYeah ^G9 ^A9 ^B9 ^C9 ^D9 ^D ^G Yeaaa^G/Baaaaa^Cadd9aaaaaaa^G/Bh ^D/F# yeaa^G/F#aaaaa^Gaaaaa^G/Baaah^Cadd9 ^G/B ^D ^Em7Yeaaa^Em7aaaa^Em9aaaa^Cadd9aaaah y^G/Beaaa^D/F#aaaaaa^Gaaaa^Gaa^G7Mh ^G ^G ^G7M ^G ^G ^G7M ^G

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Colin Hay - Beautiful world