Jimmy Cliff – Wonderful World Beautiful People (Guitar)

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[Intro] D G x4 [Chorus]
     D         G      D         G
Yeah, Wonderful world, beautiful people

D           G     D               G
You and your girl, things could be pretty

A
But underneath this there is a secret

           G      D C G G D C A A
That nobody can reveal
[Verse 1]
      D           F#
Take a look at the world

       G                  D
And the state that it's in today

                F#
I am sure you'll agree

            G                A
We all could make it a better way

        D            F#
With our love, put together

    G                       A  
Everybody learn to love each other
[Pre-Chorus]
          D           G
Instead of fussing and fighting

D             G
Cheating, backbiting

D    G          A
Scandalizing and hating
[Chorus]
                    D         G      D         G
Baby we could have a Wonderful world, beautiful people

D           G     D               G
You and your girl, things could be pretty

A
But underneath this there is a secret

           G      D C G G D C A A
That nobody can reveal
[Verse 2]
        D              F#
Man and woman, girl and boy

      G                     D
Let us try to give a helping hand

                   F#
This I know and I'm sure

         G                       A
That with love we all could understand

           D                F#
This is our world, can't you see?

     G                        A
Everybody wants to live and be free
[Pre-Chorus]
        D           G
Instead of fussing and fighting

D             G
Cheating, backbiting

D    G          A
Scandalizing and hating
[Chorus]
                    D         G      D         G
Yeah we could have a Wonderful world, beautiful people

D           G     D               G
You and your girl, things could be pretty

A
But underneath this there is a secret

           G      D C G G D C A A
That nobody can reveal
[Chorus]
                 D         G      D         G
Talking about the Wonderful world, beautiful people

D           G
You and your girl, talking about you

D              G
Things could be pretty, talking about me

D        G
Wonderful world, talking about Nixon

D        G
Beautiful people, Harold Wilson

D        G
Wonderful world, power too

D        G
Beautiful people, and the Seagate...