World Party - Is it like today
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Song: Is it like today?
Artist: World party
Composer: Karl Wallinger
Album: Bang!
Tabbed by DJ 20th May 2014
Link to 'World Party' live studio sessions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4pxYEDy1mc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGs69iqRmGI
You'll notice in the videos Karl Wallinger is left-handed,
but, rather than re-stringing his guitars for a left-handed
player, he plays standard strung guitars for a right-handed
player, and learnt to play chord shapes upside-down.
G = 320033 Em = 022000
D = xx0232 Am7 = x02010
Dsus2 = xx0230 C = x32010
Am = x02210 Cadd2 = x30010
Asus2 = x02200 A7sus2 = x02000
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[Intro]
Em [riff]
e |---------------|
B |---------------|
G |---------------|
D |---------------|
A |------------0--|
E |---0--2--3-----|
G D Dsus2 D Am Asus2 Am Em Em [riff]
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G D Dsus2 D Asus2
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[Verse 1]
Em [riff] G D Dsus2 D
Many years a - go ...he...
...Looked Amout through a Asus2glass - Amless Emwindow,
Em [riff] G D Dsus2 D Am Asus2
All that he could see ...was Ba--------by - lon,
Em [riff] G D Dsus2 D
Beautiful green ...fields, and dreams,
And Amlearn to Asus2measure Amthe Emstars,
Em [riff] G D Dsus2 D Am Asus2
But there was a worry ...in ...in his heart!
[Verse 2]
He said,Am ..."Am7How could it Dcome to Amthis?
I'm really Am7worried about .D..liv - Aming!
Am7How could it Dcome to Amthis?
Am7 D C Cadd2 C
Yeah, I really want to know about ...this---------!"
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[Verse 3]
Is it like to - Gday? DOh!Dsus2 D Oh - Amoh! Asus2
Em [riff] G D Dsus2 D
Then there came a day, we moved...
...AmOut across the Asus2Medi - Amter - Emranean,
Em [riff] G D Dsus2 D Am Asus2
Came to western isles, and the Greek ...young men,
Em [riff] G
And, with their silver beards,
They DlaughedDsus2 ...Dat the Amunknown Asus2of Amthe Emuniverse,
Em [riff] G D Dsus2 D Am Asus2
They could just sit, and guess ...God's name!
[Verse 4]
But they said, Am ..."Am7How could it Dcome to Amthis?
We're really Am7worried about D...liv - Aming!
Am7How could it come to Amthis?
Am7 D C Cadd2 C
Yeah, we really want to know about ...this---------!"
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[Verse 5]
Is it like to - Gday? DOh!Dsus2 D Oh - Amoh! Asus2
Em [riff] G D Dsus2 D
Then there followed days ...of kings,
AmEmpires and Asus2re - Amvo - Emlution,
Em [riff] G D Dsus2 D Am Asus2
Blood just looks the same...when you open ...the veins,
Em [riff] G D Dsus2 D
But, sometimes, it was faith, ...power,
Or rAmeason,Asus2 as Amthe Emcornerstone,
Em [riff] G D Dsus2 D Am Asus2
But the furrowed brow... has never left his face
[Verse 6]
He said, Am ..."Am7How could it Dcome to Amthis?
We've been lAm7iving in a Dland - Amslide!
Am7How could it Dcome to Amthis?
Am7 D C Cadd2 C
Yeah, we really want to know about ...this-------------!"
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[Verse 7]
Or is it like to - Gday? DOh!Dsus2 D Oh - Amoh! Asus2
Em [riff] G D Dsus2 D
Then there came a day, man...
...AmPacked up, flew Asus2off from Amthe Emplanet,
Em [riff] G D Dsus2 D Am Asus2
He went to the moon, to ...the moon,
Em [riff] G D Dsus2 D
Now he's out in space, ...hey,
AmFixing Asus2all Amthe Emproblems,
Em [riff] G D Am Asus2 A7sus2
He comes face to face ...with ...God!
[Verse 8]
Who says,Am ..."Am7How could it Dcome to Amthis?
I'm really Am7worried about my Dcrea - Amtion!
Am7How did it come to Amthis?
You're really Am7killing me, D ...you know!"
C Cadd2 C
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[Verse 9]
It isn't just to - Gday, ...Doh, Dsus2 D Oh - Amoh! Asus2
Em [riff] G D Dsus2 D Am Asus2
Is it like to - day? ...Eh? Oh - oh!
Em [riff] Am Asus2 Am Asus2
Is it like to - day? ...Oh! Bang!
[Break]
G D Dsus2 ODo, Amoo--, Asus2 oo--, Emoo---, oo,oo!
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G D Dsus2 D Am Asus2
Ah, ah, ah, ah----! Oo---------!
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[Verse 10]
Em [riff] G D Dsus2 D
Many years a - go ...he...
...Looked Amout through a Asus2glass - Amless Emwindow,
Em [riff] G D Am Asus2
Didn't under - stand ...much ...what he saw
[Coda]
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