Chords:
GC G' G2' D D' FEmCm
e:-3- | --- | -10- | -10- | -5- | (0) | -1- | -7- | -3-<
b:-3- | -5- | -12- | -10- | -7- | -3- | -1- | -8- | -4-<
G:-4- | -5- | -12- | -12- | -7- | -0- | -2- | -(b9) | -5-<
D:-5- | -5- | -12- | -12- | -7- | -4- | -3- | -(b9) | -5-<
A:-5- | -3- | -10- | -10- | -5- | -5- | -3- | -7- | -3-<
E:-3- | --- | ---- | ---- | --- | --- | -1- | --- | ---<
Intro:
(like this:)
e:-3~~~3---3-----3---3----3-3- | -3~~-...
b:-3~~~3---3-----3---3----3-3- | -3~~-...
G:-0~~~2p0-2p0---2p0-2p0--0-0- | -0~~-...
D:-0~~~~------------------0-0- | -0~~-...
A:-2~~~~------------------2-2- | -2~~-...
E:-3~~~~------------------3-3- | -3~~-...
VERSES:
GC
When I'm giving advice to others
G' G' G2'
I take more than I can give
D
This birds eye view
C D' G G4 G G4 G
Of what I want you to do learn how to live
GC
And I really don't have to suffer
G' G' G2'
I still do it anyway
D
I'm a diamond in the rough
C D' G G4 G
Or I'm a dirt clod in the clay
GF
Guess what? I lost my job
EmCm Cm4
It's just my luck
G G4 GG G4 GGC
Reveal you've always been the actor
G' G' G2'
With those puppy dog eyes
D
Well one of y'all is telling the truth
C D' G
The other one is lying
GC
It's someone else's fault so often
G' G' G2'
You're getting rude, you're getting tall
D
It's a great big world
C D' G
your translation's just a little off
GF
So what, I made a mistake
EmCmG
to try to hiiide the tiny
FEmCm
The tiniest lie
G
gets a little bit larger everyday
FEmCm
It grows, 'til it's out of control
GGGGDCDGGCGC
I've been giving my advice to others
G' G' G2'
I try to tell them how to live
DA little lying, a bit of truth
C D'
Is what I'd like for you to do and how to give
G G4 GG G4 GGC
And I really didn't need to suffer
G' G' G2'
Still did it anyway
D
What a great big world
C
I better find some way to stay
G G4 GG G4 GGF
Guess what? you're getting old
EmCm
Still gotta grow up
G (like the Intro)
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.