Whole Wide World Chords by The Proclaimers

Tempo:
98.25 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

Am

Bm

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Whole Wide World chords
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[Bm] [E] [Am]
[E] When I was [A] a young boy, [E] my mama said to [A] me,
[E] There's only one girl in [A] the world for you, [E] but she probably lives in [A] Tahiti.
I'd [E] go the whole wide world, I'd go the whole wide world just [A] to find her.
[E]
[A] [E] Or maybe she's in the [A] Bahamas, [E] where the Caribbean Sea [A] is blue.
[E] Weeping in a [Am] tropical moonlit [E] night, because nobody's told about [A] you.
[E] I'd go the whole wide world, I'd go the whole wide world just to [A] find her.
[E] I'd go the whole wide world, I'd go the whole wide world to find out where [A] they hide her.
[E] I'd go the whole wide world, I'd go the whole wide world just to [A] find her.
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] Why am I hanging around [Am] in the rain out here, [E] trying to pick [Am] up a girl?
Why [E] are my eyes filling up [A] with these lonely tears [E] when there's girls all over the world?
Lying on a tropical beach [A] somewhere, [E] underneath the [A] tropical sun.
[E] Pining away in a heatwave there, hoping that I won't be long.
I should be lying on that sun-soaked beach with her, caressing her warm brown skin.
And then in a year or maybe not twice, we'll be sharing the same [B] extra pen.
[E] I'd go the whole wide world, I'd go the whole wide world just to find her.
I'd go the whole wide world, I'd go the whole wide world to find out where [A] they hide her.
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Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
Am
2311
Bm
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B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
Am
2311
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To learn The Proclaimers - (Steve Evans Single Mix) Whole Wide World chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - E, A and E in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 49 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 98. With an eye on the song's key E Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [E] When I was [A] a young boy, [E] my mama said to [A] me, _
[E] There's only one girl in [A] the world for you, [E] but she probably lives in [A] Tahiti.
I'd [E] go the whole wide world, I'd go the whole wide world just [A] to find her.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ Or maybe she's in the [A] _ Bahamas, [E] where the Caribbean Sea [A] is blue.
_ _ [E] _ Weeping in a [Am] tropical moonlit [E] night, because nobody's told about [A] you.
_ [E] I'd go the whole wide world, I'd go the whole wide world just to [A] find her.
[E] I'd go the whole wide world, I'd go the whole wide world to find out where [A] they hide her.
[E] I'd go the whole wide world, I'd go the whole wide world just to [A] find her.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] Why am I hanging around [Am] in the rain out here, [E] trying to pick [Am] up a girl?
Why [E] are my eyes filling up [A] with these lonely tears [E] when there's girls all over the world?
_ _ Lying on a tropical beach [A] somewhere, [E] _ underneath the [A] tropical sun.
_ [E] Pining away in a heatwave there, hoping that I won't be long.
I should be lying on that sun-soaked beach with her, caressing her warm brown skin.
_ And then in a year or maybe not twice, we'll be sharing the same [B] extra pen.
[E] I'd go the whole wide world, I'd go the whole wide world just to find her.
I'd go the whole wide world, I'd go the whole wide world to find out where [A] they hide her.
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This song was penned by Wreckless Eric.

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