| A | A D | D | D G |

| A | A D | D | D |
A                       D
La-la. . . . . la la la la
               A
La la la la la la
A                       D   D
La-la. . . . . la la la la

[Verse 1]
A                         G         D
I knew this African they call Hannibal
D
Rock it, roll it, send it down the avenue
A                        G      D
Went out to see the Roman Empire fall, uh-huh, uh-huh
A                         G         D
Two thousand elephants in gold chain-mail
D
Take it, shake it, make it what you wanna be
A                        G           D
Them Roman legionnaires, they hit the trail, uh-huh, uh-huh


[Chorus]
A                             G A
The world is what you make it
A                              G  D
The world is what you make it, baby
    A                         G  A  D A
The world is what you make it


[Verse 2]
A                    G       D
When Cleopatra ruled Egypt's land
D
Jump down, turn around, look at what the monkey did
A                          G      D
She went to find herself a mighty man, uh-huh, uh-huh
A               G        D
In come Antonio from Italy
D
Haul it, ball it, drag it up the pyramid
A                       G          D
He never knew how hot a girl could be, uh-huh, uh-huh


[Chorus]
A                             G A
The world is what you make it
A                              G  D
The world is what you make it, baby
    A                         G A
The world is what you make it

[Solo]
A A A G A   A D A G A   A A A D A
A D D A D   D D A D D   A


[Verse 3]
A                                       D
Don't start to hit me with your "no can do"
D
Bluesin', losin', workin' up an attitude
A                               G        D
Clean up them windows, let the sun shine through, uh-huh, uh-huh
A                             G       D
There ain't no happy time without no pain
D
Heartbreak, new date, move on up the alleyway
A                           G       D
Pick up the pieces, hit the road again, uh-huh, uh-huh


[Chorus]
A                             G A
The world is what you make it
A                              G  D
The world is what you make it, baby
    A                         G A
The world is what you make it

[Solo]
A A A D D   G A D D D   A D D A D


[Chorus]
      Am                      G A
The world is what you make it
      Am                       G  D
The world is what you make it, baby
      Am                       G A
The world is what you make it
      Am
The world is what you make it