The World I Know
by Collective Soul
Taken from the album Collective Soul
tabbed by Justin Kunz
comments, questions, suggestions: kunjust@lycoming.edu
Probably written by Ed Roland (sweet beard!)

Well I definitely think this song is overplayed, but I have found a new 
respect for Collective Soul after I figured out the opening riff to this 
song. I think it is a great progression. I borrowed the lyrics from World 
I Know tablulation by Scott the guitar freak and Chad Hanley. I don't 
think their opening is accurate, it actually starts with a Bm progression 
like this...

s- slide

FIG 1
e ----------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------
G -2ss7777777--22222-244--444-666---------------------------------
D -0ss0000000--00000-000--000-000---------------------------------
A -xssxxxxxxx--xxxxx-xxx--xxx-xxx---------------------------------
E -2ss7777777--22222-233--333-555---------------------------------
                     ***

***-play that part as if you were counting '1,2,3' quickly, where the 
2x02 formation gets the 1 count and the 2 and 3 count goes to 3x04.

(you can figure out the real timing by listening to the song)

FIG 1
Has our conscience show?
Has the sweet breeze blown?
Has all the kindness gone?
Hope still lingers on.

(open chords)
A
I drink myself of newbound pity
Sitting alone in New York City
G
And I don't know why

FIG 1
Are we listening?
Hymsn of offering
Have we eyes to see
That love is gathering?

(open chords)
A
All the words that I've been reading
Have now started the act of bleeding
G
Into one... into one

(open chords)

D              A
So I walk upon high
                   G
And I step to the edge
                    D
To see my world below
                  A
And I laugh at myself
                      C
While the tears roll down
                     G
Cos it's the world I know
                 D
It's the world I know


That's how it goes, just apply the same formations to the rest of the song

Justin Kunz