Artist - Collective Soul
Song - The World I Know
Album - Collective Soul (Self Titled)
Tabbed By - Alec MacDonald

Just play the song as it is written here, but watch for repeat markings.

Lead In
G|-----------|
D|5-4--2--0--|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

Main Riff
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|----------0h2-0--------------------------|  x 2
A|2---2-------------------------------0000-|
E|---------------------2h3-3-3------3------|

Main Riff Alteration
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--------0h2-0----------------------------|  x 3
A|22222-------------------------------0000-|
E|-------------------2h3--3-------3-3------|

Pre Chorus Lead In
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--------0h2-0------------5-------5-5-|
A|22222--------------------------------|
E|-------------------2h3-3-----3-3-----|

Pre Chorus
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Main Riff
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|----------0h2-0--------------------------|  x 2
A|2---2-------------------------------0000-|
E|---------------------2h3-3-3------3------|

Main Riff Alteration
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--------0h2-0----------------------------|  x 3
A|22222-------------------------------0000-|
E|-------------------2h3--3-------3-3------|

Pre Chorus Lead In
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--------0h2-0------------5-------5-5-|
A|22222--------------------------------|
E|-------------------2h3-3-----3-3-----|

Chorus Lead In
    Bend up quarter of a tone (to 5.5) then release, then slide to the 4th fret
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------5br4-|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------5----------|
E|--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3---------|

Chrous 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
A|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|

Chorus (Continued)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------7-5-|
A|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2h3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------5/7-5------|
E|-------------------------------------------------3-3-3------------|

Main Riff
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|----------0h2-0--------------------------|  x 3
A|2---2-------------------------------0000-|
E|---------------------2h3-3-3------3------|

Pre Chorus Lead In
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--------0h2-0------------5-------5-5-|
A|22222--------------------------------|
E|-------------------2h3-3-----3-3-----|

Chorus Lead In
    Bend up quarter of a tone (to 5.5) then release, then slide to the 4th fret
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------5br4-|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------5----------|
E|--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3---------|


Chrous 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
A|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|

Chorus (Continued)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------7-5-| x 2(Repeat whole chorus)
A|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2h3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------5/7-5------|
E|-------------------------------------------------3-3-3------------|

Last Verse
G|----------------------------------------|
D|0---0---00------------------------------|  x 3
A|----------00--0000------------------00--|
E|-------------------2h3-3-3---3333-------|

Outro
G|-----------------------|
D|0---0---00-------------|
A|----------00--0000-----|
E|-------------------3---|
                     ^
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