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Great Big World chords by
Ron Pope
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Key: Eb major•
Intro 1
D
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Verse 1
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D

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She said
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G

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goodbye to her parents' house
A
A

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Kissed her Daddy while her mama cried
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Boarded a train like a carousel
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She hummed the song that the ice
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D

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cream man played when he drove by

Oh my
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My

My
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G

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A
A

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She loves Ohio in the summertime
Verse 2
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White picket fences offer
G
G

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no defenses
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G

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And the children laugh in the streets
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but that's not all she needs
Verse 3
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Says, "There's a great big world
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A

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out there and I wanna see it
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There's a great big world out there and
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A

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there's a place for me in it
Em
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Though I'll miss my mother
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G

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and the friends I know
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The light burns out if you
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G

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wait too long
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D

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G

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There's a great big world I see and it's
A
A

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D

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waiting out there for me"
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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She hits the city with half a tank
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In a car she bought from
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A

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a ring she pawned
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She spent the summer by happenstance
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A

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There was a boy who could read her
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thoughts with his deep brown eyes

Oh my
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My

My
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But when he'd drink he
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A

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was a different kind
Verse 5
Em
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Though white picket fences
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G

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shook her defenses
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A

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And children danced in
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G

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her dreams
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That's not all she needs
Verse 6
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Em
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Says, "There's a great big world
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A

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out there and I wanna see it
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There's a great big world out there
A
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and there's a place for me in it
Em
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Though I'll miss my mother
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and the friends I know
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The light burns out if you
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G

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wait too long
D
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There's a great big world I see and
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A

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it's waiting out there for me"
Verse 7
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D

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I've never felt so alone
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I've never felt so alive
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I've never been so sure
A
A

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I could learn to fly
Verse 8
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I've never felt so alone
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F#m
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2

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I've never
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felt so alive
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I've never been so
A
A

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sure I could learn to fly
Verse 9
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Em
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Inside her wallet's a photograph
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A
A

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Of the place she's from and the

ones she loves
Verse 10
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F#m
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But, "There's a great big world out
A
A

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B
B
2

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there and I wanna see it
E
E

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F#m
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There's a great big world out there
B
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2

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and there's a place for me in it
F#m
F#m
2

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Though I'll miss my mother
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A

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and the friends I know
E
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B
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The light burns out if
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A

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you wait too long
E
E

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F#m
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A
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There's a great big world I see
B
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and it's waiting out there for me"
Verse 11
E
E

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I've never felt so alone
F#m
F#m
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I've never felt so alive
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B
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I've never been so sure I could learn to fly
Verse 12
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F#m
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I've never felt so alone
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F#m
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I've never felt so alive
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F#m
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I've never
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been
B
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so sure I could learn to fly

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Em

  • G

  • A

  • F#m

    2

  • E

  • B

    2

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Great Big World by Ron Pope is Eb major.

The primary chords used in Great Big World are Eb, Fm, Ab, Bb, Gm, F.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, Fm, Ab, Bb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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