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Song title        What A Wonderful world (Ramones cover)
Original Album:   Don't Worry About Me (Joey Ramone) 2002

Words and Music by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele
Copyright © 1967 ABC Paramount Records and 2002 Sanctuary Records
Published by Decca Records

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
This is The Ramones' cover of this great song. However, the chords have
been simplified compared to the Louis A original. You could play full barrιs
or these bassier chord versions. I found that 5ths, for the most part,
just don't sound right. Timing is 4/4.


INTRO:

[Play INTRO figure]  [x4]

INTRO Figure

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------3---3------------------|---------3---3------------------|
|-------------------------3---3--|-------------------------3---3--|
|-1---1-----------1---1----------|-1---1-----------1---1----------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


vERSE1:

  F                                Am
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
I see
  trees                   of       green

  Bb                               Am
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-5---5---5---5---5---5—--5---5--|
|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|-5---5---5---5---5---5—--5---5--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

          Red roses,               too

  Gm                               F
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  I see them                       bloom

  A7                               Dm
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  for me and                       you                     And I

  C#
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-6------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-6------------------------------|---------1----------------------|
|-6------------------------------|-1-h-3-----------3---1----------|
|-4------------------------------|-------------------------4------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  say             to my          - self

  Bb                               C
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|-5------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|-5------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|-5------------------------------|
|-1------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

                  what    a        won  -  der  -  ful

  F5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-10________________________________------------------------------|
|-10________________________________------------------------------|
|-8_________________________________------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

   wor______________________________

  C5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-10-----------------------------|-10------10------10------10-----|
|-10-----------------------------|-10------10------10------10-----|
|-8------------------------------|-8-------8-------8-------8------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

 -orld



VERSE2:
Notes:
Play the same as for VERSE1 except here it changes at the end of the verse
as indicated in the tab below.

Chords:
F   1332xx    A7  575655
Am  5775xx    Dm  x5776x
Bb  x1333x    C#  x46664
Gm  3553xx    C   x3555x

      F        Am   Bb               Am
I see skies of blue    and clouds of white,
Gm                F         A7          Dm
 The bright sunny days, the dark sacred nights,
      C#               Bb        C
And I think to myself,    what a wonderful...



  F                                E5  F5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-10-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-10-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-10-----------------------------|-9-/-10--10---------------------|
|-8------------------------------|-7-/-8---8----------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  world

  E5  F5          E5  F5           E5  F5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-9-/-10--10------9-/-10--10-----|-9-/-10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|
|-7-/-8---8-------7-/-8---8------|-7-/-8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

                                                           The

BRIDGE:

  C7
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-9_________________________________------------------------------|
|-8_________________________________------------------------------|
|-10________________________________------------------------------|
|-8_________________________________------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  colours of the  rainbow are so

  F
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-10-----------------------------|-10--------------10-------------|
|-10-----------------------------|-10--------------10-------------|
|-10-----------------------------|-10--------------10-------------|
|-8------------------------------|-8---------------8--------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  pretty in the sky                                        are

  C7
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-9_________________________________------------------------------|
|-8_________________________________------------------------------|
|-10________________________________------------------------------|
|-8_________________________________------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  also on the faces of

  F
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-10-----------------------------|-10--------------10-------------|
|-10-----------------------------|-10--------------10-------------|
|-10-----------------------------|-10--------------10-------------|
|-8------------------------------|-8---------------8--------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  people walkin' by                                        I see

  Dm                               Am
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-6------------------------------|-5------------------------------|
|-7------------------------------|-5------------------------------|
|-7------------------------------|-7------------------------------|
|-5------------------------------|-7------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-5------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  friends         shaking          hands, saying,
 "How             do      you      do?"
  They're         really           saying,


  Bb5                              C5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-8------------------------------|-10-----------------------------|
|-8------------------------------|-10-----------------------------|
|-6------------------------------|-8------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

 "I               love             you."


VERSE3:
Chords:
F   1332xx    A7  575655
Am  5775xx    Dm  x5776x
Bb  x1333x    C#  x46664
Gm  3553xx    C   x3555x

      F      Am   Bb              Am
I see babies cry,    I watch them grow
Gm                 F         A7        Dm
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
And I

  C#
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-6------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-6------------------------------|---------1----------------------|
|-6------------------------------|-1-h-3-----------3---1----------|
|-4------------------------------|-------------------------4------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  think to                    my - self

  Bb                               C
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|-5------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|-5------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|-5------------------------------|
|-1------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

          what    a                won  -  der  -  ful

  F                                Eb
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

   wor_____________________________orl___________________________


  D
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5—--5---5--|-5---5---5---5---5---5—--5---5--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  orld______________________________                       Yes I


  Bb
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3_________________________________------------------------------|
|-3_________________________________------------------------------|
|-1_________________________________------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  think           to      my     - self

  C
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5________________________________-____________________________--|
|-5________________________________-____________________________--|
|-3________________________________-____________________________--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

          What a wonderful

  F                                Eb
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

   wor_____________________________orl___________________________


  D
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5—--5---5--|-5---5---5---5---5---5—--5---5--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  orld______________________________


  F                                Eb
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

   wor_____________________________orl___________________________


  D
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5—--5---5--|-5---5---5---5---5---5—--5---5--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  orld______________________________                       And I


  Bb
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3_________________________________------------------------------|
|-3_________________________________------------------------------|
|-1_________________________________------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  sing            to      my     - self

  C
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5________________________________-____________________________--|
|-5________________________________-____________________________--|
|-3________________________________-____________________________--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

                                                   What a wonderful

  C#
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|---------1----------------------|
|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|-1---3-----------3---1----------|
|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-------------------------4------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  worl______________________________

  Eb                                               Triplet:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|---------3-------3-----3-----3--|
|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-3---5--------------------------|
|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                                                   |_____|_____|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  orl_______________________________

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-7_________________________________------------------------------|
|-8_________________________________------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  orld

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-8\-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|