Louis Armstrong Song facts: “What A Wonderful World” was first offered to Tony Bennett, but he turned it down. Initially, the song wasn’t a hit in the US because the head of ABC records didn’t like it and so didn’t play it. However it was a major hit in the UK, hitting the number-one spot in the charts and becoming the biggest-selling single of 1968.
Harmonica type: diatonic
Louis Armstrong’s version is in the key of F, so you’d need an F harmonica to play along with the recording
3 -3 4 4 6 -6 -6 -6 6 I see trees of green, red roses too -5 6 -5 5 -4 -4 -4 4 I see them bloom for me and you 4 4 4 4 4 4 And I think to myself 4 4 -3 4 -4 5 What a wonderful world 3 -3 4 4 6 -6 -6 6 I see skies of blue, clouds of white -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night 4 4 4 4 4 4 And I think to myself 4 4 -3 4 -4 -4 4 What a wonderful world 4 -4 -4 -4 4 -4 -4 The colors of the rainbow 3 -5 5 5 -4 5 So pretty in the sky 4 -4-4 -4 4 -4 -4 Are also on the faces 5 -5 5 5 -4 5 Of people passing by 5 6 -6 -6 -6 6 I see friends shaking hands 4 -6 -6 -6 6 Saying, how do you do? -6 -6 -6 6 5 -5 5 -4 They’re really saying, I love you 3 -3 4 4 6 I hear babies cry 6 -6 -6 -6 6 And I watch them grow -5 -5 -5 5 4 -4 -4 -4 4 They’ll learn much more than I’ll ever know 4 4 4 4 4 4 And I think to myself 4 4 -3 4 -4 5 What a wonderful world 5 5 5 4 -4 -4 4 Yes I think to myself 4 4 -3 4 -3 4 What a wonderful world
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