The Same The Whole World Over chords by Gilbert O'Sullivan

SimplifiedC · Dsus4 · G · D · Bm

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G
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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
Oh, it's the  (G major) 
same the whole world over
C 
G 
Every year, we get a  (C major) little bit  (G major) older
C 
The  (C major) writing that is on the wall is
G 
there to re (G major) mind us all

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Verse 2

Remember as a kid

How you couldn't wait to be big?

And now that you've done that

What you wouldn't

give if only to go back

And it's the

Verse 3
G 
 (G major) same the whole
C 
G 
world over (C major)  (G major) 
Every year, we get a little bit older
C 
 (C major) No matter what excuse you give
G 
We've all got just  (G major) one life to live

Verse 4
D 
Some though disap (D major) prove
They say there must
C 
 (C major) be something that we can do
D 
But you know as well  (D major) as I
Bm 
C 
It's the only  (B minor) thing money cannot  (C major) buy
D 
 (D major) And I don't

Verse 5

think that one life

can be all that bad

Providing you live it to the full

There's no reason to be sad

Verse 6
G 
'Cause it's the  (G major) same the
whole world over
Every year, we get a little bit older
No matter what you say
No matter what you do
Rich or poor, you know it's gonna

Interlude 1

happen to you

Verse 7
C 
A  (C major) wise old woman once told me
G 
Grow old but  (G major) gracefully
D 
Don't go wast (D major) ing time
C 
What lies up  (C major) ahead soon will be behind
D 
I must say  (D major) she's right
Bm 
No sooner is  (B minor) it  dark
C 
D 
when suddenly  (C major) it's light  (D major) 

Verse 8

I don't think that one life

can be all that bad

Providing you live it to the full

There's no reason to be sad

Verse 9
G 
'Cause it's the  (G major) same the
whole world over
Every year, we get a little bit older
No matter what you say
No matter what you do
Rich or poor, you know it's gonna