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Wonderworld



  1. Wonderworld
  2. So Tired
  3. The Easy Road
  4. Something Or Nothing
  5. The Shadows And The Wind
  6. I Won't Mind
  7. Suicidal Man
  8. We Got We
  9. Dreams
  10. What Can I Do (bonus track on the remastered release, B-side to "Something Or Nothing", also on "Rarities From The Bronze Age")
  11. Dreams (bonus track on the remastered release - longer alternate version)
  12. Something Or Nothing (bonus track on the remastered release - live outtake from "Live At Shepperton")
  13. The Easy Road (bonus track on the remastered release - live outtake from "Live At Shepperton")


  1. Wonderworld (Hensley)

    |--FF#G||Am---|F#---|Eb---|F#---||D----|Am--F#-|Eb---|C----|
    |E----|C----|--EFG|C----||C---|----|----|----|

    We freely [C]speak of dreams... We ma[E7]rvel at what they conceal
    But in my [Dm7]wonderworld....Each sleeping [Bb]vision is so real
    So I [F]believe and hope that all the [Am]things I see
    May [G]one day bring such truth and peace as [Bb]we can feel

    Free from this [C]waking world...Deep in sleep's [E7]mystery
    My will is free to [Dm7]wander...Free to [Bb]wander carelessly
    At [F]times it's not so far...from what we [Am]call reality
    And at [G]times I know I wonder if it [Bb]all could come true

    [Db]Oh____ Mister [Bbm]Wonderworld don't be a[Ab]fraid
    'Cause dreams were [Ab]made [Fm7] [Ab]
    Were made to [Db]dim the light....The torment [Bbm]day can bring
    [F]And leave you free to laugh a[Bbm]loud and hear your heart bells ring
    [F#]Oh_________ [Ab]oh_________
    Mister [Bbm]WonderWorld____[F]___ [Cm]WonderWorld___[C]__ [F F#G]

    |Am---|F#---|Eb---|F#---||D----|Am--F#-|Eb---|C----|
    |E----|C----|--EFG-|

    [Db]Oh____ Mister [Bbm]Wonderworld don't be a[Ab]fraid
    'Cause dreams were [Ab]made [Fm7] [Ab]
    Were made to [Db]dim the light....The torment [Bbm]day can bring
    [F]And leave you free to laugh a[Bbm]loud and hear your heart bells ring
    [F#]Oh_________ [Ab]oh_________

    Mister [Bbm]WonderWorld____[F#]___ Mister [Bbm]WonderWorld___[F#]
    [Ab]Mister [Bb]WonderWorld____ |Bb----|----|


  2. So Tired (Box/Byron/Hensley/Kerslake/Thain)

    |Bb---|A---||C-D---|C-D---|CBmA|C-D---||C-D---|C-D---|CBmA|C-D---|
    |C-D---|C-D---|CBmA|C-D---||C-D---|C-D---|CBmA|C-D---|

    Well I've [D]been in the middle of the road for a year or more
    |CBmA|C-D---|

    And [D]I done a lot of things... that I never did before
    |CBmA|C-D---|

    Now [D]I want everyone to listen to my song
    |CBmA|C-D---|

    And you can [D]tell me when you've heard it if you think I'm wrong
    |CBmA|C-D---|

    'Cause I'm [G]so [D]tired...of [A]everybody staring at [D]me
    Yeah I'm [G]so..[D]tired...and I'm [C]so... unins[G]pired...Please help me[C]

    |C-D---|C-D---|CBmA|C-D---||C-D---|C-D---|CBmA|C-D---|

    Well I've [D]seen 'em rise and I've seen 'em fall
    |CBmA|C-D---|

    And I [D]use to think that I was having a ball
    |CBmA|C-D---|

    But I was [D]kiddin' myself for a long long time
    |CBmA|C-D---|

    But now [D]I got myself a spoon... and I'm feeling fine
    |CBmA|C-D---|

    'Cause I'm [G]so [D]tired...of [A]everybody staring at [D]me
    'Cause I'm [G]so..[D]tired...and I'm [C]so..unins[G]pired...won't ya please help me[C]

    |C-D---|C-D---|CBmA|C-D---||D-E---|D-E---|FEmD|C-Bm---|

    [D]Where can you go.... [D7]where can you go
    When there is [C]no-one to show the guiding [G]light
    [D]What did you say...[D7]what did you say
    Have you been [C]thinking about me day and [G]night[Bb] [A]

    |C-D---|C-D---|CBmA|C-D---||C-D---|C-D---|CBmA|C-D---|(repeat 8 1/2x)

    'Cause I'm [G]so [D]tired...of [A]everybody staring at [D]me
    'Cause I'm just [G]so-so..[D]tired...
    And I'm [C]so..un-ins[G]pired...yeah please help me[C]

    |C-D---|C-D---|CBmA|C-D---||C-D---|C-D---|CBmA|C-D---|(repeat 5x)


  3. The Easy Road (Hensley)

    |Bb---|Gm7---|Bb---|Gm7---||Cm---|F---|Eb--Ebsus4--|Eb---|

    If you're [Bb]looking for a place you can [Cm]fly together
    And you're [Eb]really afraid of what you're [F]leaving behind
    Take the [Cm]easiest road but take [Bb]care my brother
    For you'll [Gm]never find peace with a [D7]troubled mind

    [Gm7]Far better to love [C]each other
    Than to [Eb]worry so deeply 'bout the [Bb]place your [F]in
    [Gm]And far better to [C]kiss her softly
    Than [Eb]lookin' back on a [F]love... you'll never have a[Bb]gain

    |Bb---|Gm7---|F---|Eb--Ebsus4--|

    [Bb]Time's as fickle as the [Cm]sky in winter
    And [Eb]two hearts always were [F]better than one
    [Cm]Love has the wings of a [Bb]tireless angel
    She'll [Gm]stay beside you 'till the [D7]day is done

    |Gm7---|C---|Eb---|Bb--F--||Gm---|C---|Eb---|F--G--|
    La la la la La la la la

    [Am7]Far better to [D]love each other
    Than to [F]worry so deeply 'bout the [C]place your [G]in
    [Am]And far better to [D]kiss her softly
    Than [F]lookin' back on a [G]love... you'll never have a[C]gain

    [Ab]You'll never have a[C]gain... [Ab]no no no no never a[C]gain
    [Ab]You'll [Bb]never have a[C]gain |C---|----|


  4. Something Or Nothing (Box/Hensley/Thain)

    |D--EmF|----|G--FC|D----||D--EmF|----|G--FC|D----|
    |D--EmF|----|G--FC|D----||D--EmF|----|G--FC|D----|

    There's [D]never a [A]day when [C]I've got [G]nothing to [D]do
    |D--CG|D--CG|

    [D]Something to [A]me might [C]mean [G]nothing to [D]you
    |D--CG|D--CG|

    So [C]don't don't don't don't [G]look at me strangely [D]now
    |D--CG|D--CG|

    We'll [A]find the [G]line that's in [A]the mi[G]ddle and [D]run [Em] [F]
    Something
    We've gotta [G]run something [F]or [C]noth[D]ing

    [D]Someth[Em]ing [F].... [G]Something [F]or [C]noth[D]ing
    [D]You say you [A]love to spend [C]days...But [G]I will save [D]mine
    |D--CG|D--CG|

    [D]Waiting for the [A]sun in your [C]eyes... To turn the [G]river to [D]wine
    |D--CG|D--CG|

    But [C]don't don't don't don't [G]look at me strangely [D]now
    |D--CG|D--CG|

    Were gonna [A]find the [G]line that's in [A]the mi[G]ddle and [D]run[Em] [F]
    Something

    We've gotta [G]run something [F]or [C]noth[D]ing
    [D]Someth[Em]ing [F].... [G]Something [F]or [C]noth[D]ing

    |G---|----|----|----|(repeat 3 1/2x)

    [D]You say you [A]love to spend [C]days...But [G]I will save [D]mine
    |D--CG|D--CG|

    [D]Waiting for the [A]sun in your [C]eyes...to turn the [G]river to [D]wine
    |D--CG|D--CG|

    So [C]don't don't don't don't [G]look at me strangely [D]now
    |D--CG|D--CG|

    We'll [A]find the [G]line that's in [A]the mi[G]ddle and [D]run

    |D--CG|D--CG|D--CG|D--CG|

    [E]Something[D] [A]... [E]something[D] [A]... or [E]nothing[D] [A]
    [E] [A]It's [B]gotta be [D]something[C] [G]... [D]something[C] [G]or [D]nothing[C,G]

    |D-GA|

    [E]Something[D] [A]... [E]something[D] [A]... or [E]nothing[D] [A]
    [E] [A]It's [B]gotta be [D]something[C] [G]... [D]something[C] [G]or [D]nothing[C,G]

    |D-GA|


  5. The Shadows And The Wind (Hensley)

    |Bb----|Eb----|Ab----|Bbsus4--Bb--||Bb----|Eb----|Ab----|Bbsus4--Bb--|

    [Bb]Oh they're moving in [Eb]again
    [Ab]hidden by the shadows and the [Bbsus4]wind [Bb]
    But [Bb]we'll just wait awhile and [Eb]then
    [Ab]We'll show 'em all that this time we ain't [Bbsus4]giving in.[Bb]..ain't giving in

    |Bb----|Eb----|Ab----|Bbsus4--Bb--||Bb----|Eb----|Ab----|Bbsus4--Bb--|

    [Bb]Without a care they sweep aside our [Eb]dreams
    To [Ab]try and make way for their [Bbsus4]own [Bb]
    No [Bb]more should we surrender to their [Eb]schemes

    It's [Ab]time to stand and show 'em we are [Bbsus4]not alone [Bb]
    [Eb]Time has changed us all we have our [Gm]minds
    [Db]Life has taught us we all have our [F]love
    And it's time to [Bb]use it...[Bbm6]boy...[Bb]use it..... [Bbm6]whoa

    |Bb----|Eb----|Ab----|Bbsus4--Bb--||Bb----|Eb----|Ab----|Bbsus4--Bb--|

    Well [Bb]nature gave us colored day and [Eb]night
    So if you [Ab]really got a reason then you [Bbsus4]better be [Bb]right
    The [Bb]season's of the year still are spring and [Eb]fall
    But there's [Ab]nothing in the world that's says it's [Bbsus4]right to [Bb]fight

    Why don't we [Bb]use it...[Eb]C'mon and [Ab]use it [Bbsus4]
    Why [Bb]don't we use it....[Eb]C'mon and [Ab]use it...[Bbsus4]whoa [Bb]

    [Bb]La_lalalala__[Eb]la__........ [Ab]La_lalalala__[Bbsus4]la_____[Bb]___(repeat 10x)


  6. Suicidal Man (Box/Byron/Hensley/Thain)

    |G--DC|G--CB|G--BA|G-A-G-|(repeat 4x)
    |G-B-G|G-A-G|G-B-G|G-A-G-|

    [Eb]Waitng by the window...[Ab]staring at my shadow...[B]not believing what I [Eb]see
    [Eb]Touching but not feeling...[Ab]wondering what I was dealing
    And [B]not knowing where I'd [G]been

    |G--DC|G--CB|G--BA|G-A-G-||G--DC|G--CB|G--BA|G-A-G-|

    [Eb]So I began walking...to [Ab]myself I was talking
    But [B]didn't know which way to [Eb]go
    Then I [Eb]found a direction...and now [Ab]I needed some action
    But I [B]should have just said [Gm]no...should have said no

    |G----(G)|G----(G)|

    [G]Why won't you help me or give me hand
    [G]'Cause I'm close ot becoming a Suicidal Man
    [G]What I need is someone with a definite plan
    [G]For I've waited for just about as long as I can

    |C----|----|Gm----|----||C-----|-----|Gm-B-G|G-A-G|
    suicidal man suicidal man
    |G-B-G|G-A-G|

    [Eb]So on my travels...[Ab]still with all my troubles
    [B]I found someone who [Eb]cared
    The [Eb]answer was so easy...[Ab]that all she did to please me
    [B]Was to say a problems smaller when it's [Gm]shared

    He was a...[Gm]Suicidal [Bb]Man___[C]__ He was a...[Gm]Suicidal [Bb]Man__[F]___
    He was a...[Gm]Suicidal [Bb]Man___[C]__ He was a...[Gm]Suicidal [Bb]Man__[F]___
    He was a...[Gm]Suicidal [Bb]Man___[C]__ He was a...[Gm]Suicidal [Bb]Man__[F]___
    [Gm]Suicidal [Bb]Man___[C]__...[Gm]Suicidal [Bb]Man___[F]__


  7. I Won't Mind (Box/Byron/Hensley/Kerslake/Thain)

    |BDE---|BDE---|BDE---|BDE---|(repeat 3x)
    |BDE---|BDE---|

    Ohh [Em]I don't mind [B]if [D]you [Em]steal my last dime
    [B]Just leave me anytime...and I'll [Am]get along fine
    [B]I don't really know why...[Am]but I know I'll get by
    If I [G]don't I'll die [F#]try[Em]ing

    |BDE---|BDE---|BDE---|BDE---||BDE---|BDE---|BDE---|BDE---|

    [Em]If it rains again, [B]I'm [D]gonna [Em]fly to the sun
    'Cause nothing gets done [Am]just sitting sitting around
    [B]Look at the way it's been...[A]just waitin' and wonderin'
    I've just [G]got to keep [F#]try[Em]ing

    [D]Looking for gold in the sky gets [C]kinda rough
    May[D]be I'm to blame 'cause I didin't look [Em]hard enough
    [D]But I still get the feeling that it [C]shouldn't be so tough
    So I won't [G]mind__ [Am]__ I won't [G]mind___[Am]I [G]won't [Em]mind

    |BDE---|BDE---|BDE---|BDE---||B----|----|Am---|----|
    |B----|-----|Am---|----||A--G--|--GF#|Em---|----|

    [D]Looking for gold in the sky gets [C]kinda rough
    May[D]be I'm to blame 'cause I didin't look [Em]hard enough
    [D]But I still get the feeling that it [C]shouldn't be so tough
    So I won't [G]mind__ [Am]__ I won't [G]mind___
    No I won't [Am]mind____ said I won't [E]mind... yeah yeah

    |BDE---|BDE---|BDE---|BDE---||BDE---|BDE---|BDE---|BDE---|(repeat 4x)


  8. We Got We (Box/Byron/Hensley/Kerslake/Thain)

    |---(kybrd effects for 12 measures)---||Cm--Fm-|Cm--Fm-|

    [Cm]I got you... you got me... [Fm]we are where [Cm]we belong
    [Cm]Safe places... warm faces... [Fm]all have been [Cm]gone too long

    |C-D-Eb-|C-D-Eb-|GABbC|-----||C-D-Eb-|C-D-Eb-|GABbC|-----|

    [Cm]Sky writing... inviting... [Fm]disappears ad[Cm]mist the clouds

    [Cm]False promise...the last cold kiss...[Fm]all seem so [Cm]distant now

    [Fm]Just with each [Cm]other...[Bb]We are all so [Cm]well armed
    [Fm]And with a [Cm]little care..we need [Fm]ne-[Eb]ver be [Bbharmed[G]

    |C-D-Eb-|C-D-Eb-|GABbC|-----||C-D-Eb-|C-D-Eb-|GABbC|-----|
    |D-E-F--|D-E-F--|ABCD|--------||E-Gb-G-|E-Gb-G-|BDbDE|-----|

    [Cm]We got we... and there's love [Fm]before our [Cm]eyes
    [Cm]We can have it... and hold it... [Fm]if we [Cm]realize

    [Fm]Just with each [Cm]other...[Bb]We are we are so well [Cm]armed
    [Fm]And with a [Cm]little care..we need [Fm]never no [Eb]never be [Bb]harmed[G]

    |C-D-Eb-|C-D-Eb-|GABbC|---||C-D-Eb-|C-D-Eb-|GABbC|---|(repeat 5x)

  9. Dreams (Box/Byron/Hensley)

    |Cm----|Eb+/B---|Eb/Bb---|Am7-5--||Ab-----|Cm/G--G7--|Cm----|Eb+/B---|
    |Eb/Bb----|Am7-5----|Ab----|Cm/G--G7---|
    |Cm----|Eb+/B---|Eb/Bb---|Am7-5--||Ab-----|Cm/G--G7--|Cm----|Eb+/B---|
    |Eb/Bb----|Am7-5----|Ab----|Cm/G--G7---|
    |Cm----|---F--|Cm----|----F--||Cm----|---F--|Cm----|----F--|

    [Cm]You should have seen Tuesday's dream dancing in my [G]head
    For you'd have heard a thousand words that nobody had [Cm]said
    And [Fm]you'd have watched me [Cmtry to run where [Fm]dreams have never [Cm]strayed
    And [Fm]heard my cries be[Cm]cause I know I [Dm]really__ was a[D]fraid

    [C]Dreams, dreams that [Cm]I'll never keep
    My [Bb]body rests but my [Dm7-5]eyes refuse to [G]sleep [G/F]
    [Eb]Sights and sounds my [Ebm]mind created
    [Db]Far beyond the [Fm7-5]thoughts of which we [Bb]speak... [Bb/Ab]com'on

    |Cm----|---F--|Cm----|---F--|

    And [Cm]then we danced on silver wings upon a gilded [G]thread
    I heard the songs the angels sings to bless my lowered [Cm]head
    I'm [Fm]at the door of [Cm]paradise my [Fm]best laid plan be[Cm]gun
    But [Fm]as I turned to [Cm]reach for you my [Dm]coloured night it was [D]gone

    [C]Dreams, dreams that [Cm]I'll never keep
    My [Bb]body rests but my [Dm7-5]eyes refuse to [G]sleep [G/F]
    [Eb]Sights and sounds my [Ebm]mind created
    [Db]Far beyond the [Fm7-5]thoughts of which we [Bb]speak... [Bb/Ab]

    (half time feel)
    |Cm---|Cm+5---|Cm6---|Cm7---||Fm---|Fm+5---|Fm6----|Fm7---|(repeat 4x)
    (orignal tempo)
    |Cm----|---Fm--|Cm----|----Fm--|

    And [Cm]then we danced on silver wings upon a gilded [G]thread
    I heard the songs the angels sings to bless my lowered [Cm]head
    I'm [Fm]at the door of [Cm]paradise my [Fm]best laid plan be[Cm]gun
    But [Fm]as I turned to [Cm]reach for you my [Dm]coloured night it was [D]gone

    [C]Dreams, dreams that [Cm]I'll never keep
    My [Bb]body rests but my [Dm7-5]eyes refuse to [G]sleep [G/F]
    [Eb]Sights and sounds my [Ebm]mind created
    [Db]Far beyond the [Fm7-5]thoughts of which we [Bb]speak... [Bb/Ab]

    |Cm----|Eb+/B---|Eb/Bb---|Am7-5--||Ab-----|Cm/G--G7--|Cm----|Eb+/B---|
    |Eb/Bb----|Am7-5----|Ab----|Cm/G--G7---|(repeat 4x)

Kris Degruytere (lyrics), Arvid Arngrimson [chords], Jay Pearson (tracks)

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