Key: B major
Verse 1
B
D#
Looking over Hong Kong harbor
A
C
Throw a shrimp in yellow wine
G
A
B
A
Eat it when it ceases moving
B
E
Just before is fine too
Verse 2
B
A
B
There's an ancient Chinese saying
A
G
A
C
Always seems to slip my mind
G
A
B
A
F#m
Does it really die with honor
A
B
E
Does it really matter
Verse 3
A
B
D
A
B
It's a big world
A
B
so much to see
Interlude 1
D
A
B
Verse 4
B
A
D#
Sitting on a beach in Bali
A
C
Tried to reach and grab a cloud
G
A
B
F#m
Looked so much like cotton candy
A
B
E
And I'm feeling God- like
Verse 5
A
B
what I'm eating
A
C
Only mushrooms after all
G
A
B
A
And with juice of avocado
B
E
I should live forever
Verse 6
A
B
D
A
B
It's a big world
D
A
B
It's a big world, so much to do
Interlude 2
D
B
E
B
E
B
Em
E
B
E
B
E
Em
B
Bsus4
B
Bsus4
B
Verse 7
B
A
B
Sitting on the floor in Kyoto
A
C
Marvel at the latest catch
G
A
B
F#m
Eat it soon as you are able
A
B
E
Quick before they cook it
Verse 8
B
A
B
D#
There's an eyeball staring at me
A
C
And I know I've met my match
G
A
B
A
Do I eat or am I eaten
Verse 9
A
B
D
B
big world, so much to do
A
B
so much to see
Interlude 3
D
A
B
Bsus4
B
Verse 10
B
A
D#
From the LeningradskyProspekt
A
C
On the road to Mandalay
G
B
A
F#m
There's a new intoxication
A
B
E
Hits you just as you're leaving
Verse 11
B
A
Caf sur les Champs Elyses
B
A
G
A
C
Baklava in Istanbul
G
A
B
Smoke a pipe in Casablanca
F#m
A
B
E
Question all you believe in
Verse 12
A
B
D
A
B
It's a big world, so much to see
D
A
B
It's a big world, so much to do
D
B
And plenty of room for me and you
Outro 1
B
E
B
E
B
Em
B
E
B
E
Em
B
B
B
B
B
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