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Wonderful World by The 4 Skins
INTRO:      E     B      A    Gx4
VERSE:
Ejust left sBchool, cAant find no Gwork
be a building labourer or office clerk
cant believe the men you have seen
on the scrapheap and you are only 17
CHORUS:
what a Bwonderful AworldG  E  
what a wonderful world this is
   E     B      A    Gx2
VERSE:
standing on the corner waiting for a bus
old bill come and try to nick us for SUS
you try and tell them that you have done nothing wrong
they tell you not to sing the same song
REPEAT CHORUS:
VERSE:
standing in the pub on your own for the night
group of nutters try to pick a fight
you can try and plead for your life
they still cut you with a fucking great knife
REPEAT CHORUS:

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Wonderful World

by The 4-Skins

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Wonderful World by The 4 Skins

E B A G

INTRO: x4

VERSE:

E B A G

just left school, cant find no work

be a building labourer or office clerk

cant believe the men you have seen

on the scrapheap and you are only 17

CHORUS:

B A G E

what a wonderful world

what a wonderful world this is

E B A G

VERSE:

standing on the corner waiting for a bus

old bill come and try to nick us for SUS

you try and tell them that you have done nothing wrong

they tell you not to sing the same song

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE:

standing in the pub on your own for the night

group of nutters try to pick a fight

you can try and plead for your life

they still cut you with a fucking great knife

REPEAT CHORUS:

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