U2 - Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

A                   D
Six o'clock in the morning
            A                D
You're the last to hear the warning
              A                  D                A    D
You've been trying to throw your arms around the world
             A               D
You've been falling off the sidewalk
      A                 D
Your lips move but you can't talk
  A                  D                A   D
Tryin' to throw your arms around the world

Chorus:
           A          D          A
I'm gonna run to you run to you run
        D         A  D A D
to you woman be still
           A          D          A
I'm gonna run to you run to you run
       D               A  D A D
to you ya know that I will

Sunrise like a nosebleed
Your head hurts and you can't breathe
You been tryin' to throw you arms around the world
How far you gonna go
Before you lose your way back home?
You've been trying to throw your arms around the world

Chorus

I dreamed that I saw Dali
With a supermarket trolley
He was trying to throw his arms around a girl
He took an open top beetle
Through the eye of a needle
He was tryin' to throw his arms around the world

Chorus

Nothin' much to say I guess
Just the same as all the rest
Been trying to throw your arms around the world
A woman needs a man
Like a fish needs a bicycle
When you're tryin' to throw your arms around the world

Chorus

I'm gonna run to you, run to you, run to you,
woman be still
Woman be still,
woman be still,
woman I will

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World" by U2.

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