(What A) Wonderful World - James Taylor
(S. Cooke, H. Alpert, L. Adler) 1959
What a wonderful world this would be
What a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful world.
D G
Don't know nothin' 'bout history
A
Don't know much biology
Don't know nothin' 'bout no science book
Don't know nothin' 'bout the French I took
D G
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me, too
Em - A - D
What a wonderful world this would be
Don't know nothin' 'bout geography
Don't know much trigonometry
Don't know nothin' 'bout algebra
don't know what this slide rule is for
But I do know one and one is two
And I know that if you love me too
What a wonderful world this would be
What a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, world
A D
Now I don't claim to be an "A" student
But I'm trying to be
G D
I think that maybe by being an "A" student, baby, baby
Em7 A
I can win your love for me
D G
Don't know much about the middle ages
A
Looked at the pictures and I turned the pages
Don't know nothing 'bout no rise and fall
Don't know much about nothing at all
D G
Girl it's you that I've been thinking of
And I know if I could win your love
Em - A - D
What a wonderful world this would be
What a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful world
What a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful world
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you loved me too
What a wonderful world this would be
The version below is reprinted in about a dozen places around the web and is probably more true to the song as originally written.
What a wonderful world this would be [ Em C G ]
What a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful world. [ Em C D G ]
Don't know much about history [ G Em ]
Don't know much biology [ Am D ]
Don't know much about a science book [ G Em ]
Don't know much about the French I took [ Am D ]
But I do know that I love you [ G C ]
And I know that if you love me, too [ G C ]
What a wonderful world this would be [ Em C G ]
Don't know much about geography [ G Em ]
Don't know much trigonometry [ Am D ]
Don't know much about algebra [ G Em ]
don't know what this slide rule is for [ Am D ]
But I do know one and one is two [ G C ]
And if this one could be with you [ G C ]
What a wonderful world this would be [ Em C G ]
What a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, world [ Em C G ]
Now I don't claim to be an "A" student [ D G ]
But I'm trying to be [ D G ]
'Cause maybe by being an "A" student, baby, baby [ Em A ]
I could win your love for me [ Am7 D ]
Don't know much about the middle ages [ G Em ]
Look at the pictures and I turn the pages [ Am D ]
Don't know nothing 'bout no rise and fall [ G Em ]
Don't know nothin' 'bout nothing at all [ Am D ]
Girl it's you that I've been thinking of [ G C ]
And if I could only win your love [ G C ]
What a wonderful world this would be [ Em C G ]
What a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful world [ Em C G ]
What a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful world [ Em C G ]
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you loved me too
What a wonderful world this would be