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I nev er asked for this or (F)planned it in ad vance.
(Dm)I was mere ly (F#dim)blown here (Gm)by the winds of chance.
I nev er saw my self as a (Eb)Sol o mon or Soc ra tes...
I (C7sus)knew who I was: One of your dime a doz en me di (F)oc ri ties.
Then sud den ly I’m here, re spect ed, wor shipped (Dm)e ven, (Bbm)just be cause the (F)folks in Oz (B)need ed some one (C9)to be lieve in.
Does it sur (F)prise you I got (Dm)hooked, and (F7)all too (Bb)soon?
(Bb)What can I (Gdim)say...?
I got (F)car ried a (D7)way, and (G9)not just by bal (C7)loon...
(F6)“Won der ful.” They called me (Dm6)“Won der ful.” So I said, (G)“Won der ful..
if you in (F)sist...
I (C7)will be (F)won der ful,” And they said, (D7)“Won der ful...”
Be (G7)lieve me, it’s hard to re (C)sist, (C9)’cause (Bbmaj7)it (C)feels (F)won der (F6)ful!
They think I’m (G7)won der ful!
Hey, look who’s (G)won der ful: this corn fed (A)hick,
who said, “It (G9)might be keen to (C7)build a (Am7)town of (D7)green...
(Dm7)and (D7)a (G9)won der ful road of yel low (F)brick!”
A (F)man’s called a (A)trai tor
or lib er (F)a tor; A (F)rich man’s a (D7)thief or phi (Gm)lan thro pist.
Is (Gm)one a cru sad (D7)er or (Gm)ruth less in (D)vad er?
It’s (G7)all in which la bel is (C13)a ble to per (F)sist.
(A7)There are pre cious few at ease with (Dm)mor al am bi gu i ties, (G7)so we act as (G7)though they don’t ex (C7)ist!
They (Bbmaj7)called (C)me (F6)won der ful So I am (G7)won der ful...
In fact: it’s (G)so much who I am, it’s (C7)part of my (A)name!
And (G9)with my help, (C13)you can be the (F)same...
At long, long (F)last re ceive your (Em7)due, long o ver (Dm7)due
(Bbm7)El pha ba...
(F)The most cel e (Bb)brat ed are the (F)re ha bil i (Bb6)tat ed (Ab)There’ll be such a whoop de (Dbmaj7)doo A (F)cel e bra tion (E)through out Oz that’s (Db)all to do with (Ab9)you!
(G)Won der (G6)ful, They’ll call you (A9)“Won der ful” Does it sound (A)won der ful?
Trust me, it’s (B)fun!
When you are (Am9)won der ful Won’t it be (Bm7)won der ful?
(A9)When you’re the won der ful (G)one!
This page shows “Wonderful” by Stephen Schwartz 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 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.