Great Big World chords by Ron Pope

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
 (D major) She said
Em 
G 
goodbye to her  (E minor) parents' house  (G major) 
A 
Kissed her Daddy while her  (A major) mama cried
D 
Em 
 (D major) Boarded a train like a carou (E minor) sel
G 
A 
 (G major) She hummed the song that the ice  (A major) 
D 
cream man played when he  (D major) drove by
Oh my
Em 
 (E minor) My
My
G 
A 
 (G major) She loves Ohio in the  (A major) summertime

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Verse 2

White picket fences offer

no defenses

And the children laugh in the streets

but that's not all she needs

Verse 3
D 
Em 
Says, "There's a  (D major) great big world  (E minor) 
G 
A 
out there  (G major) and I  (A major) wanna see it
D 
Em 
G 
There's a  (D major) great big world  (E minor) out there  (G major) and
A 
there's a place  (A major) for me in it
Em 
Though I'll  (E minor) miss my mother
G 
and the friend (G major) s I know
D 
A 
The light  (D major) burn (A major) s out if you
G 
wait  (G major) too long
D 
Em 
G 
There's a great  (D major) big world  (E minor) I see  (G major) and it's
A 
D 
wait (A major) ing out there  (D major) for me"

Interlude 1

Verse 4
D 
Em 
 (D major) She hits the city with half  (E minor) a tank
G 
In a car  (G major) she bought from
A 
a  (A major) ring she pawned
D 
Em 
 (D major) She spent the summer by hap (E minor) penstance
G 
A 
 (G major) There was a boy who could read  (A major) her
D 
thoughts with his deep  (D major) brown eyes
Oh my
Em 
 (E minor) My
My
G 
 (G major) But when he'd drink he
A 
was a  (A major) different kind

Verse 5
Em 
Though white  (E minor) picket fences
G 
shook  (G major) her defenses
D 
A 
And  (D major) children  (A major) danced in
G 
her dream (G major) s
D 
A 
That's  (D major) not  (A major) all she needs

Verse 6
G 
D 
Em 
 (G major) Says, "There's a great  (D major) big world  (E minor) 
G 
A 
out there  (G major) and I  (A major) wanna see it
D 
Em 
G 
There's a  (D major) great big world  (E minor) out there  (G major) 
A 
and there's a place  (A major) for me in it
Em 
Though I'll  (E minor) miss my mother
G 
and the friend (G major) s I know
D 
A 
The light  (D major) burn (A major) s out if you
G 
wait  (G major) too long
D 
Em 
G 
There's a great  (D major) big world  (E minor) I see  (G major) and
A 
it's wait (A major) ing out there for me"

Verse 7

I've never felt so alone

I've never felt so alive

I've never been so sure

I could learn to fly

Verse 8
D 
Em 
 (D major) I've never felt so alone  (E minor) 
G 
A 
F#m 
A 
D 
I've  (G major) never  (A major)  (F sharp minor)  (A major)  (D major) 
Em 
G 
A 
 (E minor) felt so alive  (G major)  (A major) 
D 
Em 
G 
I've  (D major) never been  (E minor)  (G major) so
A 
sure  (A major) I could learn to fly

Verse 9

Inside her wallet's a photograph

Of the place she's from and the

ones she loves

Verse 10
Em 
E 
F#m 
But, "There's a  (E minor) great  (E major) big world  (F sharp minor) out
A 
B 
there  (A major) and I  (B major) wanna see it
E 
Em 
E 
F#m 
A 
There's a  (E major) great  (E minor)  (E major) big world  (F sharp minor) out there  (A major) 
B 
and there's a place  (B major) for me in it
F#m 
Though I'll  (F sharp minor) miss my mother
A 
and the friend (A major) s I know
E 
B 
The light  (E major) burn (B major) s out if
A 
you wait  (A major) too long
E 
F#m 
A 
There's a great  (E major) big world  (F sharp minor) I see  (A major) 
B 
and it's wait (B major) ing out there for me"

Verse 11

I've never felt so alone

I've never felt so alive

I've never been so sure I could learn to fly

Verse 12
E 
F#m 
 (E major) I've never felt so alone  (F sharp minor) 
A 
B 
E 
F#m 
I've  (A major) never  (B major)  (E major)  (F sharp minor) felt so alive
A 
B 
E 
F#m 
 (A major) I've never  (B major)  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
 (A major) been
B 
E 
so sure  (B major) I could learn to fly  (E major) 