Intro: G D C A7 G D G C G D
Verse:
G B7
I’m gonna come to your window, knock upon your pane
C7 A7
stand back in the moonlight and sing your name
G D
Turn your television off, it’s just showbiz
C A7
Step out here with me, where the real show is
G D G C G D
It’s a great big world, life down here on earth
G B7
Let me introduce you to my carnival of friends
C7 A7
They come from all four corners, on all four winds
G D
Thieves up in the castle, kings out in the rain
C A7
Saints down in the trenches, they’re fighting for a change
G D G C G D
And it’s a great big world, life down here on earth
Bridge
C7 G G7
Baby take a mad dash with me, we’re gonna give it all we’re worth
A7
Come down from your tower, there‘s so much here to see
D tacit D tacit G C G D
Life down here, life down here on earth
Verse
G B7
We got headlights on the highway, stars up in the sky
C7 A7
Got a sparkle in my eyes, don’t you want to know why?
G D
I killed a lot of time, that was my greatest sin
C A7
But I forgave myself, and I’m alive again
G D G C G D
And it’s a big old world, life down here on earth
Bridge/Outro
G B7
There’s gonna be two dates on your tombstone, all your friends will read ‘em
C7 A7
But all that’s gonna matter is that little dash between ‘em
G D G C D
Yes it’s a great big world, life down here on earth
G D G C G D G
Well it’s a big old world, life down here on earth