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

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Intro 1

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Verse 1
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Oh, it's the
same the whole world over
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Every year, we get a little bit older
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The writing that is on the wall is
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there to remind 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
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same the whole
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world over
Every year, we get a little bit older
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No matter what excuse you give
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We've all got just one life to live

Verse 4
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Some though disapprove
They say there must
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be something that we can do
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But you know as well as I
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It's the only thing money cannot buy
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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
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'Cause it's the 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

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Verse 7
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A wise old woman once told me
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Grow old but gracefully
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Don't go wasting time
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What lies up ahead soon will be behind
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I must say she's right
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No sooner is it  dark
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when suddenly it's light

Verse 8

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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
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'Cause it's the 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