Big Busy World Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays372

Big Busy World by Stonewall Jackson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G7, C7, F and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			C                                                      G7 
Reminiscing for a sweet love you can lose all track of time 

                                                               C 
You love someone and now they're gone you can slowly lose your mind 

                                        C7                F 
So be thankful if you're somewhere with that very special girl 

                       C        G7            C 
Without love we're all alone in this big busy world 


            F                               C 
There is no future there's no past when the present finds you blue 

           F                                    D7               G7 
You're not living just existing when there's no one in love with you 

C                                       C7                   F 
Let's go searching for that certain one that sends our heart awhirl 

                       C        G7            C 
Without love we're all alone in this big busy world 


                                                                  G7 
What's the difference when you're lonely if it's night or if it's day 

                                                 C 
When nobody cares about you nothing turns out anyway 

                                      C7                       F 
I'd much rather have a loved one than all the treasures in the world 

                       C        G7            C 
Without love we're all alone in this big busy world 

F                      C        G7            C 
Without love we're all alone in this big busy world 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante