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What A Wonderful World Chords

Learn to play “What A Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong on guitar — played in the key of F, using F, Am, Dm and Gm. It's an intermediate arrangement — a nice step up as you improve. Use the interactive player to transpose to your vocal range, add a capo, and autoscroll hands-free while you strum.

Chords:FAmDmGmAA#C

Chords for What A Wonderful World

Key: FBPM: 90Difficulty: Intermediate

KeyF

Capo

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Metronome90

Text

F Am

I see trees of green

Dm Am

Red roses too

Gm F

I see them bloom

A Dm

For me and you

Bb Gm

And I think to myself

C F

What a wonderful world

F Am

I see skies of blue

Dm Am

And clouds of white

Gm F

The bright blessed day

A Dm

The dark sacred night

Bb Gm

And I think to myself

C F

What a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow

So pretty in the sky

Are also on the faces

Of people going by

Dm Am

I see friends shaking hands

Dm Am

Saying, "How do you do?"

Dm Am

Theyre really saying

Gm C

"I love you"

F Am

I hear babies cry

Dm Am

I watch them grow

Gm F

Theyll learn much more

A Dm

Than Ill never know

Bb Gm

And I think to myself

C F

What a wonderful world

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About What A Wonderful World

“What A Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong is a popular song that sits comfortably on acoustic guitar. This arrangement uses 7 chords — F, Am, Dm, Gm, A, A# and C — with the progression centred on F, Am and Dm. It's a rewarding play once you're comfortable with open chords and basic transitions. Hover or tap any chord above to see its fingering, change the key with the transpose buttons, or set a capo to match the original recording.