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Wonderful World Beautiful People

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Song: Wonderful world, beautiful people
Artist: Jimmy Cliff
Composer: Jimmy Cliff
Album: Jimmy Cliff/ Wonderful world beautiful people
Tabbed by DJ  18th Nov 2016
D = xx0232   A  = x02220   C   = x32010
G = 320033   A7 = x02020   F#  = 244322
                           F#7 = 242322
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[Intro]
  D     G      D     G      D     G      D      G
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |   Hey, yeah!
[Chorus]
D         G       D         G
Wonderful world,  beautiful people,
D            G      D               G
You and your girl,  things could be pretty,
A
But underneath this, there is a secret...
            A7       D    C   G
That nobody can re - veal,        um - umm!
   D     C        A
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
[Verse 1]
       D           F#     F#7
Take a look at the world,
        G                       D
And the state that it's in to - day,
     D               F#    F#7
I am sure you'll a - gree,
             G                A
We all could make it a better way,
         D              F#     F#7
With our love, put to - gether,
        G                       A
Every - body learn to love each other
[Verse 2]
     A7       D           G
In - stead of fussing and fighting,
D                G       D         G         A
Cheating, back - biting, scandal - ising and hating,
      A7
Baby, we could have a...
[Chorus]
D         G       D         G
Wonderful world,  beautiful people,
D            G     D               G
You and your girl, things could be pretty,
A
But underneath this there is a secret,
            A7       D     C     G
That nobody can re - veal-----!     Yeah, now!
   D     C        A
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
[Verse 3]
        D               F#   F#7
Man and woman, girl and boy,
       G                     D
Let us try to give a helping hand,
      D              F#   F#7
This I know, and I'm sure,
          G                         A     A7
That with love we all could under - stand,
            D                F#   F#7
This is our world, can't you see?
        G                          A     A7
Every - body wants to live, and be free
[Verse 4]
           D           G
Instead of fussing and fighting,
D                G       D         G         A
Cheating, back - biting, scandal - ising and hating,
      A7
Yeah, we could have a...
[Chorus]
D         G       D         G
Wonderful world,  beautiful people,
D            G      D               G
You and your girl,  things could be pretty,
A
But, underneath this, there is a secret,
            A7       D    C   G
That nobody can re - veal,        umm -umm,
      D    C   A    A7
Yeah, yeah!         Talking 'bout the...
[Coda]
D         G      D         G
Wonderful world, beautiful people,
 D            G
              Talkin' about...
(You and your girl----!)
   D               G
...You,            talkin' about...
  (Things could be pretty----!)
   D         G             D         G
...me,       talkin' about Nixon,
  (Wonderful world,        beautiful people!)
       D         G           D         G
Harold Wilson,       Pompi - dou,
      (Wonderful world,      beautiful people!)
          D         G
And Kos - ygin,
         (Wonderful world!)
                 D          G
Every little bit helps now,
                (Beautiful people!)
            D         G
Do what you can,
           (Wonderful world!)
                 D          G            D
Every little bit helps now,          Oh, yeah!
                (Beautiful people!)

Wonderful World Beautiful People chords and lyrics

Free chords for Wonderful World Beautiful People by Jimmy Cliff. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Song: Wonderful world, beautiful people
Artist: Jimmy Cliff
Composer: Jimmy Cliff
Album: Jimmy Cliff/ Wonderful world beautiful people
Tabbed by DJ  18th Nov 2016
D = xx0232   A  = x02220   C   = x32010
G = 320033   A7 = x02020   F#  = 244322
                           F#7 = 242322
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
=====================================================
[Intro]
[Chorus]
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Chorus]
[Coda]
(You and your girl----!)
  (Things could be pretty----!)
  (Wonderful world,        beautiful people!)
      (Wonderful world,      beautiful people!)
         (Wonderful world!)
                (Beautiful people!)
           (Wonderful world!)
                (Beautiful people!)

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, A, C, G, A7, F.

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The chords for "Wonderful World Beautiful People" show the original chord names (including D, A, C, G, A7, F). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.