What A Wonderful World Chords

by Louis Armstrong
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: F
Capo: 5th fret
Author BANGChris [a] 82.
12 contributors total, last edit on Jan 28, 2024
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Chords

C
Dm
Em
F
E7
Am
Ab
Dm7
G
Bb7
A7
G7
Cmaj7

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[Intro]
 
C  Dm  C  Dm
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
       C        Em     F         Em
I see trees of green, red roses too
Dm         C       E7         Am
I see them bloom, for me and you
      Ab            Dm7        G          C     G
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
      C        Em        F         Em
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
Dm                 C        E7           Am
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
      Ab            Dm7        G          C   Dm  Dm  C
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
 
 
[Bridge]
 
    G                         C
The colours of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
G                       C
Are also on the faces of people going by
        Am             Em          Am         Em
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
F             Em    Dm   C   G
They’re really saying I love you
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
       C      Em        F           Em
I hear babies crying, I watch them grow
Dm              C             E7        Am
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
      Ab              Dm7     G           C    Bb7   A7
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
 
      Dm7             G7                   Cmaj7
Yes I think to myself,    what a wonderful world
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Warren Dean
I found that using Capo at 3rd fret is better? Otherwise great tab!!
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dagbladet
That's good then. I don't mind playing hack job versions of songs.
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krm27
I agree that Dm sounds better in 3rd "verse", last sentence, in place of C. I think of this "verse 3" as a bridge, not a verse, since the chord progression is distinct from the other verses. So I write it out with three verses and a bridge between verse 2 and 3. But I'm pretty new, so I don't know if that's technically correct or not. But, apart from nitpicking, great work, as I really like the ease of this version. I play it w/o capo at all, and I use this version when I play my simple version of the Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World fusion song by Israel whatshisname.
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