Chords for Sam Cooke - What A Wonderful World (Official Lyric Video)

Tempo:
128.5 bpm
Chords used:

B

F#

E

G#m

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sam Cooke - What A Wonderful World (Official Lyric Video) chords
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[B] [G#m]
[B] Don't know much [G#m] about history, [C#m] don't know much [F#] biology,
[B] don't know much about [G#m] the science book,
[E] don't know much about [F#] the French I took,
[B] but I do know [E] that I love you,
[B] and I know that [E] if you loved me too,
[F#] what a wonderful world [B] this would be.
Don't know much about [G#m]
geography,
[C#m] don't know much [B]
[F#] trigonometry,
[B] don't know much [G#m] about algebra,
[C#m] don't know what a [F#] sliding room is for,
[B] but I do know [E] what it was used to,
[B] and if this [E] one could be renewed,
what a [B] wonderful world this would be.
[D#m] Now, I don't claim [B] to be an A student,
[D#m] but I'm [B] trying to be,
[C#] for maybe by being an [B] A student, baby,
[C#] I could win [D#m] your love for me.
[B] Don't know much about history,
[C#m] don't know much [F#]
biology,
[B] don't know much [G#m] about the science book,
[C#m] don't know much about [F#] the French I took,
[B] but I do know [E] that I love you,
[B] and I know that [E] if you loved me too,
what a [F#] wonderful world this [B] would be.
La ta ta ta ta ta ta [G#m] History
[C#m] [F#]
Biology
La [B] ta ta ta ta [G#m] ta ta ta Science
[E] [F#] French I took
[B] But I do [E] know that I love you,
[B] and I know that if [E] you loved me too,
what [F#] a wonderful world [B] this would be.
[N]
Key:  
B
12341112
F#
134211112
E
2311
G#m
123111114
C#m
13421114
B
12341112
F#
134211112
E
2311
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To learn Sam Cooke - Wonderful World chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: E, F#, B, G#m, C#m, E, B and E. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 64 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 128. With G# Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ _ [B] Don't know much [G#m] about history, _ _ [C#m] don't know much _ [F#] biology,
_ _ [B] don't know much about [G#m] the science book,
_ [E] don't know much about [F#] the French I took,
_ [B] but I do know [E] that I love you,
_ [B] and I know that [E] if you loved me too,
[F#] what a wonderful world [B] this would be.
_ _ Don't know much about [G#m] _
geography,
_ [C#m] don't know much [B] _
[F#] trigonometry,
_ [B] _ don't know much [G#m] about algebra,
_ [C#m] _ don't know what a [F#] sliding room is for,
[B] but I do know [E] what it was used to,
_ _ [B] and if this [E] one could be renewed,
what a [B] wonderful world this would be.
_ [D#m] Now, I don't claim [B] to be an A student,
_ [D#m] but I'm [B] trying to be,
_ [C#] for maybe by being an [B] A student, baby,
[C#] I could win [D#m] your love for me.
[B] _ Don't know much about history,
[C#m] _ don't know much [F#] _
biology,
_ [B] don't know much [G#m] about the science book,
_ [C#m] don't know much about [F#] the French I took,
_ [B] but I do know [E] that I love you,
_ [B] _ and I know that [E] if you loved me too,
what a [F#] wonderful world this [B] would be.
La ta ta ta ta ta ta [G#m] History
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
Biology
La [B] ta ta ta ta [G#m] ta ta ta Science
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#] French I took
[B] But I do [E] know that I love you,
_ [B] and I know that if [E] you loved me too,
what [F#] a wonderful world [B] this would be. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

Within the album 101 Hits from the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, written by Lou Adler, Herb Alpert and Sam Cooke, you'll find this song.

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