Key: D minor
Verse 1
Bm
G
Bm
Em
Bm
D
Let me fly,
fly, fly in stormy water
Let me walk on the bottom
A
of the rolling sea
Bm
Let me run, run, run around
Em
Bm
this great infernal land
Em
F#
Cause this world ain't big enough
Bm
G
Bm
Em
Bm
for me
Columbus say to the Spanish king,
Em
F#
I'll let you in on a mighty fine thing,
Bm
I aim to prove that
the world is round,
F#
United States ain't never been found,
United States ain't never been found,
Bm
Now gimme ships, oh
Columbus say,
Em
F#
I'll sail to China in a shorter way,
Bm
Em
King he say, this world is flat,
F#
Sail to foreign war you add,
D
Oh let me fly, fly, fly the stormy water,
Let me walk on the bottom
Em
of the rolling sea
A
Bm
Let me run, run around
Em
Bm
this great infernal land
Em
Cause this world ain't big
F#
Bm
enough for me, oh no
Em
Bm
The world ain't big enough for
Bdim
Bm
Em
Bm
me
Now Queen Isabella, she gave heed
Em
F#
Said go buy the ships you need
Bm
Take my jewels, but travel slow
F#
Cause you might fall down
to the world below
Might fall down to the world below
Bm
Crew was a -yellin', turn back home
Em
F#
We ain't ready for the kingdom come
Bm
Em
Look out, hollered land, I see why
F#
but there's the Statue of Liberty.
D
Oh, let me fly, fly, fly the stormy water.
Let me walk on the bottom
Em
of the rolling sea.
A
Bm
Oh, let me run, run, run around
Em
Bm
this great and fertile land,
Em
because the world ain't
Bm
big enough for me.
Em
F#
The world ain't big enough for
Bm
Bdim
Bm
Em
Bm
me.
Now all of the Indians come out then
Em
F#
to welcome Chris and the hungry men,
Bm
step right up and have a little bite,
F#
and the rotary meets on Monday night,
rotary meets on a Monday night.
Bm
Columbus sail right home again,
Em
F#
ship load of gold for the Queen of Spain,
Bm
Em
king he say you're kicking
at the ground,
F#
always know that the world was round.
D
Oh, let me fly, fly, fly the stormy water
Let me walk on the bottom
Em
of the rolling sea
A
Bm
Let me run, run, run around
Em
this great and fertile land
Bm
Em
Cause this world ain't big
Bm
enough for me, no, no!
Em
F#
Bm
The world ain't big enough for me.
Em
F#
Bm
The world ain't big enough for me!
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