Beautiful World (Colin Hay)

via Oliver

Chords used: G-D-G-C-Em



[G]My my [D]my its a beautiful [G]world
[C]I like [D]swimming in the [G]sea
[C]I like to go [D]out beyond the white [Em]breakers
[C]Where a [D]man can still be [Em]free (or a woman if you are one)
[C]I like [D]swimming in the [G]sea

[G]My my [D]my its a beautiful [G]world
[C]I like [D]drinking Irish [G]tea
[C]With a [D]little bit of Lapsan [Em]su Chang
[C]I like [D]making my own [G]tea

[G]My my [D]my its a beautiful [G]world
[C]I like [D]driving in my [G]car
[C]I roll the [D]top down some[Em]times I travel quite far
[C]Drive to the [D]ocean [Em]stare up at the stars
[C]I like [D]driving in my [G]car

[Em]All around is [C]anger, [D]automatic [G]guns
[Em]Death in large [C]numbers no [D]respect for women or our [G]little ones
[Em]Tried talking to [C]Jesus but [D]he just put me on [G]hold
[Em]Said he'd been swamped by [G]calls this week
And [C]he could not shake his [D]coooooooooooold

[G]Still this [D]emptiness per[G]sists
[C]Perhaps this is [D]as good as it [G]gets
[C]When you've given [D}up the- drink and those [Em]nasty cigarettes
[C]Now leave the party [D]early [Em]at least with no regrets
[C]I watch the sun as [D]it comes up [Em]I watch it as it sets
[C]Yeah this is [D]as good as it [G]gets

[G]My my [D]my its a beautiful [G]world
[C]I like [D]sleeping with [G]Marie
[C]She is one sexy [D]girl [Em]full of mystery
[C]She says she doesn't [D]love me she [Em]likes my company
[C]For now that's [D]good enough for [G]me

[G]So my my [D]my its a beautiful [G]world
[C]I like [D]swimming in the [G]sea
[C]I like to go [D]out beyond the white [Em]breakers
[C]Where a [D]man can still be [Em]free (or a woman if you are one)
[C]I like [D]swimming in the [G]sea

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