Jimmy Cliff – Wonderful World Beautiful People (Ukulele)

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Song: Wonderful world, beautiful people Artist: Jimmy Cliff Composer: Jimmy Cliff Album: Jimmy Cliff/ Wonderful world beautiful people Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' at ultimateGuitar.com) 18th Nov 2016 D = 2220 A = 2100 C = 0003 G = 0232 A7 = 0100 F# = 4232 F#7 = 3424 ****************************************************** [Intro]
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|  /  /  /  /  |     Hey, yeah,...
[Chorus]
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...Wonderful world, beautiful people,

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You and your girl, things could be pretty,

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But underneath this there is a secret,

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That nobody can re - veal,        um -umm!

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[Verse 1]
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Take a look at the world,

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And the state that it's in to - day,

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I am sure you'll a - gree,

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We all could make it a better way,

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With our love, put to - gether,

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Every - body learn to love each other!
[Verse 2]
      A7         D           G
In - stead of fussing and fighting,

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Cheating, back - biting, scandal - ising and hating,

      A7
Baby, we could have a...
[Chorus]
      D        G      D         G
...Wonderful world, beautiful people,

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

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But underneath this there is a secret,

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That nobody can re - veal------!      Yeah, now!

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[Verse 3]
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Man and woman, girl and boy,

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Let us try to give a helping hand,

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This I know, and I'm sure,

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That with love we all could under - stand,

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This is our world, can't you see?

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Every - body wants to live, and be free!
[Verse 4]
              D            G
Instead of fussing and fighting,

   D               G       D         G         A
Cheating, back - biting, scandal - ising and hating,

      A7
Yeah, we could have a...
[Chorus]
      D        G      D         G
...Wonderful world, beautiful people,

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

 A
But underneath this there is a secret,

             A7        D   C   G
That nobody can re - veal!        Umm -umm,

        D   C   A    A7
Yeah, yeah!        Talking 'bout the...
[Coda]
      D        G        D       G
...Wonderful world, beautiful people,

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             Talkin' about...
(You and your girl----!)
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...You,           talkin' about...
(Things could be pretty----!)
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...me,    talkin' about Nixon,
(Wonderful world, beautiful people!)
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Harold Wilson,       Pompi - dou,
(Wonderful world, beautiful people!)
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And Kos - ygin,      every little bit helps now,
(Wonderful world, beautiful people!)
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Do what you can,      every little bit helps now,
(Wonderful world, beautiful people!) [Live ending]
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    Oh----, yeah!