Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: D D C I see the Middle Kingdom between Heaven and Earth D C Like the Chinese call the country of their birth D C We all figure that our homes, our homes are set above D C D Other people than the ones, the ones we know and love F Am In every place with a name Am They play the same territorial game F C Hiding behind the lines F
Sending up warning signs Chorus: C The whole wide world An endless universe B Yet we keep looking through The eyeglass in reverse D Don't feed the people But we feed the machines Bm Can't really feel What international means C In different circles, we keep holding our ground Bm D Indifferent circles, we keep spinning round and round and round Verse 2: D C We see so many tribes overrun and undermined D C While their invaders dream of lands they've left behind D C Better people, better food, and better beer D C D Why move around the world when Eden was so near? F C The bosses get talking so tough Am And if that wasn't evil enough C F C We get the drunken and passionate pride Am Of the citizens along for the ride Chorus: C The whole wide world An endless universe B Yet we keep looking through The eyeglass in reverse D Don't feed the people But we feed the machines Bm Can't really feel What international means C In different circles, we keep holding our ground Bm D Indifferent circles, we keep spinning round and round and round Verse 3: Abmaj7 Dm They shoot without shame A# In the name of a piece of dirt Dm For a change of accent Or the color of your shirt A# Dm Better the pride that resides In a citizen of the world A# Dm Than the pride that divides D F C Am When a colorful rag is unfurled Chorus: D The whole wide world An endless universe Cm Yet we keep looking through The eyeglass in reverse D Don't feed the people But we feed the machines C#m Can't really feel What international means D In different circles, we keep holding our ground C#m E Indifferent circles, we keep spinning round and round and round