[Intro] (one strum per chord) G,  D,  A,  D/F# (4x)
 
[Intro part 2] (normal strumming, only strum G once)  D, A, G (4x)
 
   D
If I had my own world
                  A
I'd fill it with wealth and desire
             Bm
The glorious past to admire
              G
And voices of kids out walking dogs, birds, planes, trains and cars
 
   D
If I had my own world
                A
I'd love it for all that's inside it
                    Bm
There'd be no more wars, death or riots
                      G
There'd be no more police, packed-parking lots, guns, bombs sounding off
 
   D
If I had my own world
     G (or A)
I'd build you an empire
      Bm
From here to the far lands
      G
To spread love like violence (2x)
 
 D                A         G
Let me feel you, carry you higher
 D                       A         G
Watch your words spread hope like fire
 D                 A       G
Secret crowds rise up and gather
 D                A          G
Hear your voices sing back louder
 
[Interlude] (normal strumming, only strum G once)  D, A, G (2x)
 
   D
If I had my own world
                  A
I'd show you the life that's inside it
                 Bm
The way that it glows when you find it
               G
The way it survives with its families, friends or its enemies
 
       D
Let's make this a new world
                A
I swear you can go if you want to
                 Bm
I know that you have that within you
               G
Inventing the first clean and usable, God's greatest miracle
 
   D
If I had my own world
     G (or A)
I'd build you an empire
      Bm
From here to the far lands
      G
To spread love like violence (2x)
 
 D                A         G
Let me feel you, carry you higher
 D                       A         G
Watch your words spread hope like fire
 D                 A       G
Secret crowds rise up and gather
 D                A          G
Hear your voices sing back louder 
        (4x)