Written by Bob Thiele / George David Weiss
Introd.: G Em7 Am7 D7/9- G Em7 Am7 D7/9- G C G F C Dm7 Em E7 Am7 I see trees of green, red roses, too, I see them bloom for me and for you F F# G G7 C And I think to myself, "It's a wonderful world" G C G F C I see skies of blue, clouds of white Dm7 Em E7 Am7 The bright blessed days and the dark sacred nights F F# G C And I think to myself, "What a wonderful world" G C The colors of the rainbow, so bright up in the sky G C Are also on the faces of people passin' by Am Em Am Em I see friends shakin' hands, sayin', "How do you do" Am Em D7M Am G They're really sayin', "I love you." G C G F C I hear babies cry, and watch them grow Dm7 Em E7 Am7 They'll learn so much more than I will ever know F F# G C And I think to myself, "It's a wonderful world" Interlude: G C G F C Dm7 Em E7 Am7 F F# G G7 C G C G F C Dm7 Em E7 Am7 F F# G C G C The colors of the rainbow, so bright up in the sky G C Are also on the faces of people passin' by Am Em Am Em I see friends shakin' hands, sayin', "How do you do" Am Em DM7 Am G They're really sayin', "I love you." G C G F C I hear babies cry, and watch them grow Dm7 Em E7 Am7 They'll learn so much more than I will ever know F F# G C And I think to myself, "It's a wonderful world" G C G F C I hear babies cry, and watch them grow Dm7 Em E7 Am7 They'll learn so much more than I will ever know F F# G C C/B A7 And I think to myself, "What a wonderful world" F F# G C Yes, I think to myself, "What a wonderful world"