W.O.L.D. chords by
Harry Chapin (Official Version)
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Key: E minorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

Bbm

Aaug

Db/Ab

Gm7b5

Verse 1
Bbm Bbm 
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Aaug Aaug 
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Hello, honey, it's me
Db/Ab Db/Ab 
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Gm7b5 Gm7b5 
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What     did you think when you heard    me back
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Bbm/F Bbm/F 
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on the radio?
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What      did the kids say when they knew
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It was their long-lost   daddy- o?

Verse 2
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Remember how we listened to the radio
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And I said, "That's the place to be"?
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And how    I got the job as an FM        jock
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Ebm Ebm 
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The day you married me?
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Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
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It was two kids and I was into AM        rock
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But I just had to run around
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Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
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It's been eight    years since I left      you, babe
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Let me tell you 'bout what's gone  down

Chorus 1
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I am  the morning DJ
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at W.O.L. D-       D- D- D. (O.L.D.)
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Playing all the hits for you
Ab Ab 
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Ebm Ebm 
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Wherever you may be
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Ab Ab 
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The bright good morning voice
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Who's heard but never seen
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Feeling all of forty-give
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going on fifteen

Verse 3
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The drinking I did on my last      big gig
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It made my voice go low
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They said   that they like the young     sounds
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When they let me go
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Gb Gb 
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So I drifted on down to Tulsa, Oklahoma
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To do  me a late-night talk   show
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Gb Gb 
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Now I've worked   my way down home again
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Here to Boise, Idaho
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That's how this business goes

Chorus 2
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I am  the morning DJ
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at W.O.L. D-       D- D- D. (O.L.D.)
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Playing all the hits for you
Ab Ab 
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Wherever you may be
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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The bright good morning voice
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Who's heard but never seen
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Feeling all of forty-give
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going on fifteen

Bridge 1
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I'm making extra money
doing high school sock hops
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I'm the big-time guest emcee
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You should hear me talking
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to the little children
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And listen what they say to me
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I got a spot  on the top of my head
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Just begging for a new toupee
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There's a tire around my gut
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from sitting on my...
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But it's never gonna go away

Verse 4
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Sometimes I get this      crazy dream
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That I just take off in my car
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Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 
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But you can travel on ten thousand  miles
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Ebm Ebm 
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And still stay where you are
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Gb Gb 
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Thinking that I should stop disc jocking
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And start that record store
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Gb Gb 
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Maybe    I could settle down
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If you'd take me back once more
Aaug Aaug 
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Db/Ab Db/Ab 
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Verse 5
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Aaug Aaug 
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Okay, honey I see
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Gm7b5 Gm7b5 
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I guess    he's better than me
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Sure,     old girl, I understand
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You don't     have to worry,
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I'm such a happy man
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(W.O.L.D.)
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(W.O.L.D.)
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(W.O.L.D.)
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(W.O.L.D.)

Chorus 3
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I am  the morning DJ
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at W.O.L. D-       D- D- D. (O.L.D.)
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Playing all the hits for you
Ab Ab 
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Ebm Ebm 
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Wherever you may be
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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The bright good morning voice
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Who's heard but never seen
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Feeling all of forty-give
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going on fifteen

Outro 1
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I am  the morning DJ
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at W.O.L. D-       D- D- D.
W.O.L. D- D- D- D.
W.O.L. D- D- D- D.
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W.O.L.   D- D- D- D.
[Fade out]

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ChordsBbm Aaug Db/Ab Gm7b5 Gbmaj7...

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Bbm
Aaug
Db/Ab
Gm7b5
Gbmaj7
Bbm/F
Ebsus2
Db
Bmaj7b5
Bbm7
Ab
Ebm
Bmaj7
Gb
B
F7
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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Aaug: x-0-3-2-2-x
Db/Ab: 4-x-6-6-6-x
Gm7b5: 3-x-3-3-2-x
Gbmaj7: 2-x-3-3-2-x
Bbm/F: 1-x-3-3-2-x
Ebsus2: x-6-8-8-6-6
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Bmaj7b5: 7-x-8-8-6-x
Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Ebm: x-6-8-8-7-x
Bmaj7: x-2-4-3-4-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 6

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of W.O.L.D. by Harry Chapin, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Harry Chapin.

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