Standard (EADGBE)

Verse 1

When the lights go out in the street

The bums and dregs have long been asleep

Ain't nobody gonna trifle with me

Cause it's a beautiful world

Verse 2

We were young we were hungry and mean

With missing fingers, scars inbetween

When hunger's king and poverty's queen

It's a beautiful world

Bridge 1

 There's a blue sky hanging over our head

 Your friends are all drunk and your enemies dead

 The county judge is wondering why

 He tips his hat as he walks by

 There's a hangman and he's stretching the sun

Swings once a day from dusk until dawn

When the river of life fills up with your blood

It's a beautiful world

Bridge 2

Yea can you see the power lines

Going out of business and a one way sign

God in heaven or the man on the moon

I can't find no elbow room

Verse 3

The ship is sinking with no mayday

A thousand people drowning out in the bay

Sit and smile while you dabble away

It's a beautiful world