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

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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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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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