GREAT BIG STUPID WORLD
Written by R. Stonehill and T. Taylor
©1992 Stonehillian music/Word Music/Twitchin’ Vibes etc.

Intro: [G, C, G, C, G, C, D, G]
Verse 1
        G                          
Well we worship at the shroud of Elvis                                 
       
                                             C                 G       
 D    
And we're waiting for that money from Ed McMahon
G                                                        C             G
And we're drinking from the Perrier fountain of youth
                    C
While we follow what the daily horoscopes saying
D
Taking lethal doses of MTV
C
Delving into pet psychiatry
D
Trying to treat cancer with a fruit juice cure
C                                            D
And waiting for the Beatles reunion tour

Chorus
                               G            C         G
        'Cuz it's a great big stupid world
                                                      F
        And we're feeling kinda queasy
                       G        F
        as it turns around
                 G            C       G
        Great big stupid world
                                                   F                G  
     F
        And we're never really sure if we're up or down
                                C                      D
        We're on a dirt clod out in space
                               C                   D
        Where it stops nobody knows
                     C                       D
        If Jesus came back today
                                     C                                 
   D
        They'd try to book him on the Oprah Winfrey show
                                G            C         G
        'Cuz it's a great big stupid world
                               C        D-G
        Great big stupid world

Verse 2
G
Well we're hot on the trail of Big Foot
                                        C           G          D
And we're wearing the crystals to feel the power
G                                                C               G
We're hoping that the creatures from outer space

C
Come to set us free in that final hour
D
Trying to tell the future from the lumps on our heads
C
Getting melanoma from our tanning beds
D
Channeling Houdini with Shirley MacLaine
         C                                             D
And trying to figure out what the dolphins are saying

CHORUS
                   G                C         G
Well it's a Great-Big-Stupid world
C                                            D                       G
Dumb dumb da dumb dumb baby it's a stupid world
                          C         G           C
It's a great big stupid, great big stupid
G               C         D-G
Great big stupid world

Verse 3
G
Well we're studying the National Enquirer
                            C               G     D
Is it true Sonny Bono is the Anti-Christ
G                                            C        G
We debate if TV wrestling is really a sport
C
While we're testing rock 'n' roll and it's effect on mice
D
Bonding with our little computer screens
C
Getting anorexic on our Lean Cuisines
D
Turning plastic surgeons into millionaires
             C                             D
So everybody finally gets to look like Cher

Chorus2
G                       C       G
It's a great big stupid world
                                           F                G       F
And we're feeling kind of queezy as it turns around
G               C         G
Great big stupid world
                                     F                 G        F
And we're never really sure if we're up or down
          G         G        C        G
It's a great... big... stupid world
C                                           D                         G
Dumb dumb da dumb dumb baby it's a stupid world (these last two lines
x2)
NC
Oh Baby, it’s a stupid world!
*Note*
If anyone can figure out the picking pattern, send it to me.  It’s only
picked during the first couple lines of the verses.  When you hit the
solo "C", it’s all down strokes-preferably with your fingers.  When you
pick "G", pluck the low E once, then pluck only the top three
strings-E,B,G.  When you pick "C", you should only pick it for a couple
notes.  You pluck the D,A,G strings and go right into picking the "D"
chord with the top three strings.  If you’re totally confused, don’t
worry.  It’s not tough.