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Wonderful World Beautiful People

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[Intro]
 D     Gx4
[Chorus]
Yeah, DWonderful Gworld, Dbeautiful Gpeople
DYou and your Ggirl, Dthings could be Gpretty
ABut underneath this there is a secret
That nobody Gcan reDveCalG  G  D  C  A  A  
[Verse 1]
Take a Dlook at the F#world
And the Gstate that it's in Dtoday
I am sure you'll F#agree
We all could Gmake it a better Away
With our Dlove, put toF#gether
EverGybody learn to love each Aother
[Pre-Chorus]
Instead of Dfussing and Gfighting
DCheating, backGbiting
DScandGalizing and Ahating
[Chorus]
Baby we could have a DWonderful Gworld, Dbeautiful Gpeople
DYou and your Ggirl, Dthings could be Gpretty
ABut underneath this there is a secret
That nobody Gcan reDveCalG  G  D  C  A  A  
[Verse 2]
Man and Dwoman, girl and F#boy
Let us Gtry to give a helping Dhand
This I know and I'm F#sure
That with Glove we all could underAstand
This is our Dworld, can't you F#see?
EveryGbody wants to live and be Afree
[Pre-Chorus]
Instead Dof fussing aGnd fighting
DCheating, backGbiting
DScandGalizing and Ahating
[Chorus]
Yeah we could have a DWonderful Gworld, Dbeautiful Gpeople
DYou and your Ggirl, Dthings could be Gpretty
ABut underneath this there is a secret
That nobody Gcan reDveCalG  G  D  C  A  A  
[Chorus]
Talking about the DWonderful Gworld, Dbeautiful Gpeople
DYou and your Ggirl, talking about you
DThings could be Gpretty, talking about me
DWonderful Gworld, talking about Nixon
DBeautiful Gpeople, Harold Wilson
DWonderful Gworld, power too
DBeautiful Gpeople, and the Seagate...

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Wonderful World Beautiful People

by Jimmy Cliff

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D G

[Chorus]

D G D G

Yeah, Wonderful world, beautiful people

D G D G

You and your girl, things could be pretty

But underneath this there is a secret

G D C G G D C A A

That nobody can reveal

[Verse 1]

D F#

Take a look at the world

G D

And the state that it's in today

I am sure you'll agree

G A

We all could make it a better way

D F#

With our love, put together

G A

Everybody learn to love each other

[Pre-Chorus]

D G

Instead of fussing and fighting

D G

Cheating, backbiting

D G A

Scandalizing and hating

[Chorus]

D G D G

Baby we could have a Wonderful world, beautiful people

D G D G

You and your girl, things could be pretty

But underneath this there is a secret

G D C G G D C A A

That nobody can reveal

[Verse 2]

D F#

Man and woman, girl and boy

G D

Let us try to give a helping hand

This I know and I'm sure

G A

That with love we all could understand

D F#

This is our world, can't you see?

G A

Everybody wants to live and be free

[Pre-Chorus]

D G

Instead of fussing and fighting

D G

Cheating, backbiting

D G A

Scandalizing and hating

[Chorus]

D G D G

Yeah we could have a Wonderful world, beautiful people

D G D G

You and your girl, things could be pretty

But underneath this there is a secret

G D C G G D C A A

That nobody can reveal

[Chorus]

D G D G

Talking about the Wonderful world, beautiful people

D G

You and your girl, talking about you

D G

Things could be pretty, talking about me

D G

Wonderful world, talking about Nixon

D G

Beautiful people, Harold Wilson

D G

Wonderful world, power too

D G

Beautiful people, and the Seagate...

About Wonderful World Beautiful People Chords by Jimmy Cliff

Learn how to play Wonderful World Beautiful People by Jimmy Cliff with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Wonderful World Beautiful People chords”, “Wonderful World Beautiful People guitar chords”, or “Jimmy Cliff Wonderful World Beautiful People chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Wonderful World Beautiful People chords and for experienced players who want accurate Wonderful World Beautiful People lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, G, A, C, F#.

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The chords for "Wonderful World Beautiful People" show the original chord names (including D, G, A, C, F#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.