Chords for Mean Ol' World

Tempo:
108.4 bpm
Chords used:

G

Ab

C

Am

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mean Ol' World chords
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[D] [Em] [Bm]
[Am] [G]
[C] [G]
[Am] [G]
[C] [G]
[Gb]
[C] Look around my [G] brother, [Am] there's a world at your [G] command.
[C] You'd realize it if [G] you'd only lift [Am] your head up from [G] your hands.
Sail [C] away from [G] your troubles, free as [Am] a bird up in [G] the sky.
[C] Paradise [G] is waiting in your [Gb] mind.
[Bm] [G] Ain't [C] no use sat [G] complaining.
Woman, then [Am] life don't go [G] our way.
I've [C] been wishing that [G] tomorrow will [Am] come save us from [G] today.
Being [C] tired of [G] living with no [Am] money [G] in your hand.
Trying to [C] find [G] someone to [Gb] understand.
Whoa, [Bm] it's a mean [Em] old world, [E] but it's [Bm] up [Em] to us to make it [Eb] here and [Bb]
[G] now.
[D] [G] [Bm] Whoa, it's a mean [Em] old world, [E]
but [Bm] it's up [Em] to us to make it [Eb] here [Bb] and
[G] [D] now.
[G] So [C] come on, [G] let's get together, sharing [Am] in love and [G] happiness.
[C] Dun, dun, dun, [G] dun, dun, dun.
[Bbm] [Ab] Whoa,
[Db] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[G] [Ab] it's
[F] a mean [Fm] old world,
[F] [Cm] but it's up [Fm] to us to make [E] it here [B] and [Ab] now.
[Eb] Here and [Ab] now.
[Db] Eh?
[Ab]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Db] Dun, [Ab] dun, dun, dun, dun, [Bbm] dun. Eh?
Dun, [Ab] dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, [Db] dun.
[Ab] [Db] [Ab]
Key:  
G
2131
Ab
134211114
C
3211
Am
2311
Bm
13421112
G
2131
Ab
134211114
C
3211
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To learn Robert Palmer - Mean Ol World chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Am, G, Am, G, C, Ab, Bbm, Ab, Db, C and G. Ease into the song by practicing at 54 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 108 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

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[D] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Look around my [G] brother, _ [Am] there's a world at your [G] command. _ _
[C] You'd realize it if [G] you'd only lift [Am] your head up from [G] your hands.
Sail [C] away from [G] your troubles, free as [Am] a bird up in [G] the sky. _
[C] Paradise _ _ [G] is waiting in your [Gb] _ _ mind.
_ [Bm] _ [G] Ain't [C] no use sat [G] complaining.
Woman, then [Am] life don't go [G] our way.
I've [C] been wishing that [G] tomorrow will [Am] come save us from [G] today.
Being [C] _ tired of [G] living with no [Am] money [G] in your hand.
_ Trying to [C] _ find [G] someone to [Gb] understand.
_ Whoa, _ _ [Bm] it's a mean [Em] old world, [E] but it's [Bm] up [Em] to us to make it [Eb] here and _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[G] now.
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ [Bm] Whoa, _ _ it's a mean [Em] old world, [E] _
but [Bm] it's up [Em] to us to make it [Eb] here _ _ [Bb] and _ _
[G] _ _ [D] now.
_ _ [G] So [C] come on, [G] let's get together, sharing [Am] in love and [G] happiness. _ _
[C] Dun, dun, dun, [G] dun, dun, dun.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] Whoa, _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] it's _
[F] _ _ a mean [Fm] old world, _ _
[F] _ [Cm] but it's up [Fm] to us to make [E] it here _ _ [B] _ and [Ab] _ now.
[Eb] Here and [Ab] _ now.
[Db] _ _ Eh?
[Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Db] Dun, _ _ [Ab] dun, dun, dun, dun, [Bbm] dun. Eh?
_ Dun, [Ab] dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, [Db] dun.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was featured on the Secrets album.