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Donna The Buffalo
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Jim Lauderdale
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Key: E minor•
Verse 1
Em
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Well this

world is getting mean,
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I don't think we've even seen

The rest is yet to come,
Am
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and left to be undone

Well they got the wrong address,
Em
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for dropping off this mess
Verse 2
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Shut down that big machine,

cause this world is gettin'

mean.
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Verse 3

C
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Hallelujah, Hallelujah,
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Hallelujah, Hallelujah.
Verse 4
C
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Keep on doin' what you can
Am
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to get us through.
C
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Hallelujah, hallelujah,
Am
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hallelujah

Well this place is getting rough
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Let's say enough's enough

We better start to pray

That we'll see another day
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Well, they're usin' up the lights
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Watchin' all the fights

And pavin' on that screen
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Well, this world is gettin' mean
C
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Well, hallelujah, hallelujah
Am
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Hallelujah, hallelujah
C
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Keep on doin' what we can
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to get us through
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Hallelujah, hallelujah, hal lelujah
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
C
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Hallelujah,

Hallelujah,
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Hallelujah, Hallelujah.
Verse 6
C
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Keep on doing

what can get us through.
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Verse 7

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Hallelujah, hallelujah,
Am
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Em
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hallelujah
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Well, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
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Keep on doing what you can
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to get us through
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Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Outro 1
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • Am

  • C

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of This World Is Getting Mean by Donna The Buffalo, Jim Lauderdale is E minor.

The primary chords used in This World Is Getting Mean are Em, Am, C.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, Am, C, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of This World Is Getting Mean is approximately 133 beats per minute.

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