Jimmy Cliff

Wonderful World Beautiful People

Jimmy Cliff


Tom: Bm

     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...