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What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

Verse 1

      F        Am     Bb        Am

I see trees of green, red roses too

Gm         F      A          Dm

I see them bloom, for me and you,

      C#               Gm     C         F    

And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.

Verse 2

      F        Am       Bb        Am

I see skies of blue and clouds of white,

Gm                 F        A           Dm

The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night,

      C#               Gm     C         F    

And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

Bridge

    Gm            C           F 

The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky

    Gm          C        F 

Are also on the faces of people goin’ by

      Dm              C               Dm         C

I see friends shaking hands, saying, “How do you do?”

Dm             (Em)     Gm     C 

They’re really saying, “I love you.”

Verse 3

       F      Am   Bb           Am

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow

Gm                 F         A         Dm

They’ll learn much more than I’ll ever know

      C#               Gm     C         F   

And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

D     Gm                      C         F 

Yes I think to myself, what a wonderful world.

 

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  • Capo: None
  • Chords: F, Am, Bb, Gm, A, Dm, C#, C
  • BPM: 77
  • Strumming pattern:: ?
“What a Wonderful World” is a pop ballad written by Bob Thiele (as “George Douglas”) and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released in 1967 as a single, which topped the pop charts in the United Kingdom. Thiele and Weiss were both prominent in the music world (Thiele as a producer and Weiss as a composer/performer). Armstrong’s recording was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. The song was initially offered to Tony Bennett, who turned it down. Thereafter, it was offered to Louis Armstrong.
  • Album: What a Wonderful World
  • Song writer: Bob Theile, George David Weiss
  • Year recorded: 1967
  • Year released: 1967
  • Genre: Traditional Pop, Ballad, Jazz
  • Capo: None
  • Chords: F, Am, Bb, Gm, A, Dm, C#, C
  • BPM: 77
  • Strumming pattern:: ?
“What a Wonderful World” is a pop ballad written by Bob Thiele (as “George Douglas”) and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released in 1967 as a single, which topped the pop charts in the United Kingdom. Thiele and Weiss were both prominent in the music world (Thiele as a producer and Weiss as a composer/performer). Armstrong’s recording was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. The song was initially offered to Tony Bennett, who turned it down. Thereafter, it was offered to Louis Armstrong.
  • Album: What a Wonderful World
  • Song writer: Bob Theile, George David Weiss
  • Year recorded: 1967
  • Year released: 1967
  • Genre: Traditional Pop, Ballad, Jazz