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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Capo
None
Chords
Am · D · G · C · F
Cat Stevens’ classic song about parting ways with a lover and cautioning them about the world. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Folk Strum (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play G, C, D, and Em shapes to sound in the key of A, or play the A, D, and E chords without a capo.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A D
Now that I’ve lost everything to you
A E
You say you wanna start something new
A D
And it’s breaking my heart you’re leaving
A E
Baby, I’m grieving
Chorus
D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
A
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
Verse 2
A D
You know I’ve seen a lot of what the world can do
A E
And it’s breaking my heart in two
A D
Because I never wanna see you sad, girl
A E
Don’t be a bad girl
Chorus
D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
A
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
Bridge
A
Baby, I love you
D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
A
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
Chorus
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
Outro
A D
You know I’ve seen a lot of what the world can do
A E
And it’s breaking my heart in two
A D
Because I never wanna see you sad, girl
A E
Don’t be a bad girl
A D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
F#m
But just remember there’s a lot of bad and beware
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
A
Baby, I love you
D A
Baby, I love you
Practice tip: The chord progression A, D, and E is used throughout. Practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the F#m in the outro.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
Am · D · G · C · F
Cat Stevens’ classic song about parting ways with a lover and cautioning them about the world. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Folk Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play G, C, D, and Em shapes to sound in the key of A, or play the A, D, and E chords without a capo.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A D
Now that I’ve lost everything to you
A E
You say you wanna start something new
A D
And it’s breaking my heart you’re leaving
A E
Baby, I’m grieving
Chorus
D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
A
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
Verse 2
A D
You know I’ve seen a lot of what the world can do
A E
And it’s breaking my heart in two
A D
Because I never wanna see you sad, girl
A E
Don’t be a bad girl
Chorus
D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
A
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
Bridge
A
Baby, I love you
D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
A
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
Chorus
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
Outro
A D
You know I’ve seen a lot of what the world can do
A E
And it’s breaking my heart in two
A D
Because I never wanna see you sad, girl
A E
Don’t be a bad girl
A D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
F#m
But just remember there’s a lot of bad and beware
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
A
Baby, I love you
D A
Baby, I love you
Practice tip: The chord progression A, D, and E is used throughout. Practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the F#m in the outro.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
Am · D · G · C · F
Cat Stevens’ classic song about parting ways with a lover and cautioning them about the world. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Folk Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play G, C, D, and Em shapes to sound in the key of A, or play the A, D, and E chords without a capo.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A D
Now that I’ve lost everything to you
A E
You say you wanna start something new
A D
And it’s breaking my heart you’re leaving
A E
Baby, I’m grieving
Chorus
D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
A
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
Verse 2
A D
You know I’ve seen a lot of what the world can do
A E
And it’s breaking my heart in two
A D
Because I never wanna see you sad, girl
A E
Don’t be a bad girl
Chorus
D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
A
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
Bridge
A
Baby, I love you
D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
A
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
Chorus
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
Outro
A D
You know I’ve seen a lot of what the world can do
A E
And it’s breaking my heart in two
A D
Because I never wanna see you sad, girl
A E
Don’t be a bad girl
A D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
F#m
But just remember there’s a lot of bad and beware
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
A
Baby, I love you
D A
Baby, I love you
Practice tip: The chord progression A, D, and E is used throughout. Practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the F#m in the outro.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
Am · D · G · C · F
Cat Stevens’ classic song about parting ways with a lover and cautioning them about the world. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Folk Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play G, C, D, and Em shapes to sound in the key of A, or play the A, D, and E chords without a capo.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A D
Now that I’ve lost everything to you
A E
You say you wanna start something new
A D
And it’s breaking my heart you’re leaving
A E
Baby, I’m grieving
Chorus
D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
A
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
Verse 2
A D
You know I’ve seen a lot of what the world can do
A E
And it’s breaking my heart in two
A D
Because I never wanna see you sad, girl
A E
Don’t be a bad girl
Chorus
D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
A
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
Bridge
A
Baby, I love you
D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
A
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
Chorus
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
Outro
A D
You know I’ve seen a lot of what the world can do
A E
And it’s breaking my heart in two
A D
Because I never wanna see you sad, girl
A E
Don’t be a bad girl
A D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
F#m
But just remember there’s a lot of bad and beware
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
A
Baby, I love you
D A
Baby, I love you
Practice tip: The chord progression A, D, and E is used throughout. Practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the F#m in the outro.
Amtap to play
Dtap to play
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Ftap to play
Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
Am · D · G · C · F
Cat Stevens’ classic song about parting ways with a lover and cautioning them about the world. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Folk Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play G, C, D, and Em shapes to sound in the key of A, or play the A, D, and E chords without a capo.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A D
Now that I’ve lost everything to you
A E
You say you wanna start something new
A D
And it’s breaking my heart you’re leaving
A E
Baby, I’m grieving
Chorus
D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
A
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
Verse 2
A D
You know I’ve seen a lot of what the world can do
A E
And it’s breaking my heart in two
A D
Because I never wanna see you sad, girl
A E
Don’t be a bad girl
Chorus
D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
A
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
Bridge
A
Baby, I love you
D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
A
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
Chorus
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
Outro
A D
You know I’ve seen a lot of what the world can do
A E
And it’s breaking my heart in two
A D
Because I never wanna see you sad, girl
A E
Don’t be a bad girl
A D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
F#m
But just remember there’s a lot of bad and beware
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
A
Baby, I love you
D A
Baby, I love you
Practice tip: The chord progression A, D, and E is used throughout. Practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the F#m in the outro.
Amtap to play
Dtap to play
Gtap to play
Ctap to play
Ftap to play
Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
Am · D · G · C · F
Cat Stevens’ classic song about parting ways with a lover and cautioning them about the world. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Folk Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play G, C, D, and Em shapes to sound in the key of A, or play the A, D, and E chords without a capo.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A D
Now that I’ve lost everything to you
A E
You say you wanna start something new
A D
And it’s breaking my heart you’re leaving
A E
Baby, I’m grieving
Chorus
D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
A
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
Verse 2
A D
You know I’ve seen a lot of what the world can do
A E
And it’s breaking my heart in two
A D
Because I never wanna see you sad, girl
A E
Don’t be a bad girl
Chorus
D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
A
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
Bridge
A
Baby, I love you
D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
A
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
Chorus
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
Outro
A D
You know I’ve seen a lot of what the world can do
A E
And it’s breaking my heart in two
A D
Because I never wanna see you sad, girl
A E
Don’t be a bad girl
A D
But if you wanna leave, take good care
E
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
F#m
But just remember there’s a lot of bad and beware
D E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
A E
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
A D E
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl
A
Baby, I love you
D A
Baby, I love you
Practice tip: The chord progression A, D, and E is used throughout. Practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the F#m in the outro.