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Quick AI estimate · chord sheet Mixed · 4/4 · about 80 BPM

Likely gentle 4/4 accompaniment: alternating bass with light fingerpicking in verses, opening into relaxed eighth-note strums for choruses.

Verse: strings 5-3-2-3-4-3-2-3 Chorus: D D U U D U Bridge / intro: strings 5-3-2-3-4-3-2-3
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Key
Gm
Capo
3
Tempo
80 BPM

Built from 2 playable sources, using ultimate-guitar as the structural base. Chord-sequence agreement: 57%.

B+D+4+5/· | D×/· | B+D/· | ·/U× | B+D/U× | U/U× | B+D/· | ·/· · full bar · Applies to: All sections

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Wild World chordsCat Stevens  "Yusuf Islam" 1970 (Tea for the Tillerman) *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_World_(song)[Intro]|   |   |La la la la la la la|   |La la la la la la la|    |La la la la la la l a[Verse 1]|   | Now that I've lost everything to you|   |You say you wanna start something new|   |And it's breakin' my heart you're leavin'|    |Baby, I'm grievin'|   | But if you wanna leave, take good care|   |Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear|   |    |But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there[Bridge]|      |[Chorus]|   |  |Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world|   |  |It's hard to get by just upon a smile|   |  |Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world|   |   |  |I'll always remember you like a child, girl[Verse 2]|   | You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do|   |And it's breakin' my heart in two|   |Because I never wanna see you a sad, girl|    |Don't be a bad girl|   |But if you wanna leave, take good care|   |Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there|   |   |But just remember there's a lot of bad, and beware[Chorus]|  |  |  |  |Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world|  |  |  |  |It's hard to get by just upon a smile|  |  |  |  |Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world|  |  |  |  |  |I'll always remember you like a child, girl[Bridge]|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |Lalalalala....|  |  |Baby, I love you|  |  |  |  |But if you wanna leave, take good care|  |  |  |  |Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there|  |  |  |  |But just remember there's a lot of bad, and beware[Chorus]|  |  |  |  |Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world|  |  |  |  |It's hard to get by just upon a smile|  |  |  |  |Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world|  |  |  |  |  |I'll always remember you like a child, girl|  |  |  |  |Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world|  |  |  |  |It's hard to get by just upon a smile|  |  |  |  |Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world|  |  |  |  |I'll always remember you like a child, girl