[I've no idea how Mary Chapin Carpenter plays this song. In concert, it
looked like she was playing with a capo on the 7th fret. Since the song
is in B, that would mean she was playing the chords in E. The only way I
can picture that is if she was using chords like x46600 for C#m, a la "The
End of My Pirate Days." I do know for sure that she wasn't using nice,
normal chords. Maybe her capo was at 6 or 9, or maybe she had her guitar
tuned funny. If anyone finds out, please let me know.]
[I'm going to write these chords down in the key of G, since I know that's
where John Jennings played them, with a capo on the 4th fret.]
n.c.
In this world there's a whole lot of trouble, baby
n.c.
In this world there's a whole lot of pain
n.c.
In this world there's a whole lot of trouble
n.c.
But a whole lot of ground to gain
n.c.
Why take when you could be giving, why watch as the world goes by
n.c.
It's a hard enough life to be living, why walk when you can fly
D inG str G ume C ntal] C D G C C D C C Em Em C C
D inG str G ume C ntal] C D G C C D C C Em Em C C
C [in C str G ume G ntal] Am G/B C C D G C C Em Em C C
D In this G world there's a C whole lot of C sorrow
D In this G world there's a C whole lot of C shame
D In this G world there's a C whole lot of C sorrow
And a Em whole lotta Em ground to C gain C
When you C spend your wh C ole life G wishing G , Am wanting and G/B wondering C why C
It's a D long enough G life to be C living, C why Em walk when Em you can C fly C
C [in C str G ume G ntal] Am G/B C C D G C C Em Em C C
D inG str G ume C ntal] C D G C C D C C Em Em C C
D In this G world there's a C whole lot of C cold
D In this G world there's a C whole lot of C blame
D In this G world you've a C soul for a C compass
And a Em heart for a Em pair of C wings C
There's a C star on the C far ho G rizon G , rising Am bright in an G/B azure C sky C
For the D rest of the G time that you're C given, C why Em walk when Em you can C fly C
D hig G h.. C . [ C instr D ume G nta C l] C D G C C Em Em C C
D inG str G ume C ntal] C D G C C D C C Em Em C C
D G C C D G C C D G C C Em Em C C.
instrumental
- Adam Schneider, schn0170@maroon.tc.umn.edu
Mary Chapin Carpenter
