I see (F)trees of (Am)green,
red ros es, (Am)too;
I see them (F)bloom
for me and (Dm)you, and I (Db)think to my self,
“What a (C7)won der ful (F)world.”
I see (F)skies of (Am)blue and (Bb)clouds of (Am)white, the (Gm7)bright bless ed (F)day, the (A7)dark sa cred (Dm)night, and I (Db)think to my self,
“What a (C7)won der ful (F)world.”
The (C7)col ors of the rain bow, so (F)pret ty in the sky, are (C7)al so on the fac es of (F)peo ple go in’ by.
I see (Dm)friends shak in’ (C)hands, say in’, (Dm)“How do you (C)do?”
They’re real ly (F#dim)say in’, (Gm7)“I (F#dim)love (C7)you.” I hear (F)ba bies (Am)cry, I (Bb)watch them (Am)grow.
They’ll learn much (F)more than (A7)I’ll ev er (Dm)know, and I (Db)think to my self,
“What a (C7)won der ful (F)world.”
Yes, I (Gm7)think to my self,
“What a (C7)won der ful (F)world.”
This page shows “What A Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.