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SAVE THE WORLD (George Harrison) From the album "Somewhere in England", 1981 Transcripted by Danilo Fiani (danilofiani@hotmail.com) Fm7(b5) (aka Fdim) X X 3 4 3 4 F#m7(b5) (aka F#dim) X X 4 5 4 5
Cmaj70 3 2 0 0 0 Co X 3 4 2 4 X
F/CX 3 3 2 1 1
Intro: (1st slide guitar) C Co Fm7(b5) G E-------------------- B--------------------- G--5s8--8-10s12-13---13-12-10-9-------- Chorus :
We've got to sG7ave the woCrld Cmaj7 Bb D7 F#m7(b5) G Someone else may want to use it Bb So far we've sA7een This planDmet's rape, how we've abG#7used it G We've got to sG7ave the world
Interlude [C Co Fm7(b5)]
CThe Russians have the bGiggest share C With their long fingersG everywhere F And now tA7hey've bombs in outer space F Fm C |Co Fm7(b5)| (fast passage) With laser beams and atomic waste C Rain forGest chopped for paper towels C One acrGe gone in every hour* F Our birds and wildlife A7all destroyed F Fm [C Co F/C G] To keep some millionaires employed (different interlude)
We've got to G7save the whaCle Cmaj7 Bb D F#m7(b5) G Greenpeace they've tried to diffuse it Bb But dog food saA7lesmen PersDmist on kindly to harpG#7oon iGt We've got to sG7ave the world
[C Co F/C]
C The armament consGortium C They're selling us plutGonium F Now you can make yourA7 own H-bomb F Fm C |Co Fm7(b5)| (fast passage) Right in the kitchen with your mom
C The nuclear power that cGosts you more C Than anything you've knGown before F The half-wit's answer A7to a need F Fm C |Co Fm7(b5)| (fast passage) For cancer, death, destruction, greed
[SOLO: repeat the verses above chords] [Repeat the intro]
We've goG7t toC save Cmaj7the world Bb D F#m7(b5) G Someone's children they may need it Bb So far we've sA7een The Dmbig business of extiG#7nction bleed iGt G7 C Co F We've got to save the world
C We're atG the mercy of so few C With evil hearts detGermined to F Reduce this planet A7into hell F Fm C |Co Fm7(b5)| (fast passage) Then find a buyer and make quick sale
C To end upon a happGy note C Like trying to make Gconcrete float F Is very simple knA7owing that F Fm C Co F God in your heart lives
G We've got to sG7ave the worlCd Cmaj7 Bb D F#m7(b5) G Someone else may want to use it Bb It's time you kA7new How clDmose we've come We're gonna lG#7ose iGt - We gotta sG7ave, we gotta save C Co Fm7(b5) C We gotta save the world.
Comments: 1) The slide guitar interludes vary. I've transcripted one from the introduction (there are two, making a dobro) just in case of identifying the main melody. 2) I really dislike this song. It has a quite bizarre chords sequency that doesn't make a beautiful result. And the lyrics are very poor, not to mention the "Russians" part, that reveals a very shallow knowledge about the facts or, at least, a kind of ingenuity from my (our) favorite songwriter/musician. I'm the biggest George Harrison fan in the world, for sure... but this song, along with only 2 or 3 other songs from his entire career, is unpassable. 3) Why had I spent my time transcripting it' Well, "a friend came to me, and told me that he wanted help"... so it was worthwile.