From: “Lost Horizon”
The World Is a Circle
by
BURT BACHARACH
Lyrics by HAL DAVID
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THE WORLD IS A CIRCLE
Lyrics by Music by
HAL DAVID BURT BACHARACH
Moderately Fast
E C
xx xx
3 fr
The world is a cir - cle with - out a be - gin - ning and
Gm/ B Fm/ B Gm7 Gm7/ C C7
xx xx xx xx x o
no - bod - y knows where it real - ly ends.
dim. poco a poco
Fm7 Gm7 G7 Cm7
xx xx ooo xx
Ev - ’ry - thing de - pends
Copyright © 1972 by Colgems-EMI Music Inc., New Hidden Valley Music, Inc. and J.C. Music Co.
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F7(add6) F(69) E
xx xx xx
3 fr
on where you are in the cir - cle that
gliss
C A m/ C Gm/ B Fm/ B
xx xx xx xx
nev - er be - gins. No - bod - y knows where the cir - cle
A maj7 Gm7 Cm7 Fm7
xx xx xx xx
ends. La la la
Fm7/ B Gm7 Cm7 Cm9 E Fm/ A
xx xx xx x xx xx
3 fr
Verse
N.C.
La la la la la la And
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E A /E E D /E A /E E Fm/ E
xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
3 fr 3 fr 3 fr
just be - cause you think you’re small that does - n’t
Fm6/ E A /E E D /E A /E E D /E
xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
3 fr 3 fr
mean that you’re small at all and just the way a
A /E E Fm/ E Fm6/ E
xx xx xx xx
3 fr
ti - ny branch is like a tree to a
Gm7 F7sus
xx xx
twig. To some - one
( )
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F7 B 7sus B 7 B 7sus B 7 B 7sus B 7(no3)
xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
else you are big. The
Refrain E C Gm/ B
xx xx xx
3 fr
world is a cir - cle with - out a be - gin - ning and no - bod - y
Fm/ B Gm7 Gm7/ C C7
xx xx xx x o
knows where it real - ly ends. (who - o - o)
dim. poco a poco
Fm7 Gm7 G7 Cm7
xx xx ooo xx
Ev - ’ry - thing de - pends
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F7(add6) F69 E
xx ooo xx
3 fr
are in the cir - cle that’s
on where you
are in the cir - cle that
gliss.
C A m/ C Gm/ B Fm/ B
xx xx xx xx
spin - ning a - round half of the time we are up - side
nev - er be - gins. No - bod - y knows where the cir - cle
A maj7 Gm7 Cm7 Fm7
xx xx xx xx
down.
La la la
ends.
Fm7/ B Gm7 Cm7 Cm9 E Fm/ A
xx xx xx x xx xx
3 fr
Verse
To Coda N.C.
La la la la la la And
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E A /E E D /E A /E E Fm/ E
xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
3 fr 3 fr 3 fr
just be - cause they say you’re weak, that does - n’t
Fm6/ E A /E E D /E A /E E D /E
xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
3 fr 3 fr
mean you’ve a weak phy - sique and e - ven if they’re
A /E E Fm/ E Fm6/ E
xx xx xx xx
3 fr
part - ly right at least they’re par - tial - ly
Gm7 F7sus
xx xx
wrong. To some - one
( )
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F7 B 7sus B 7 B 7sus B 7 B 7sus B 7(no3)
xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
else you are strong.
gliss
B 7sus B 7 B 7sus B 7 B 7sus B 7(no3) B 7
xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
D.S. al Coda
The
Coda Cm7 E C
xx xx xx
3 fr
La The world is a cir - cle that nev - er be -
A m/ C Gm/ B
xx xx
gins no - bod - y knows where the cir -
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A maj7
8 xx
- cle ends.
Gm7 Cm7 Fm7
xx xx xx
A /B E
x xx
4 fr 3 fr
8vb
3. And just becasue they say you’re slow
That doesn’t mean that you’re slow you know
And even if you’re never first
Compared to someone who’s last
They’re sure to think you are fast. (to 2nd refrain)
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