[Intro]
Gmaj7 A Bm Gmaj7 (x3)
[Verse 1]
Gmaj7 A Bm
The little boy at the airport waving his father
Gmaj7
goodbye
A Bm
The lover in the bedroom saying, I'm sorry I
Gmaj7
lied
A Bm
The small plastic window fills with iridescent
Gmaj7
light
A Bm Gmaj7
The Devil and an angel with their eternal fight
[Chorus]
Em7
What a wonderful life
A7 Dmaj7
What a wonderful life
Gmaj7 Em7
What a wonderful life
A7 Dmaj7
What a wonderful life
[Verse 2]
Gmaj7 A Bm
The spider in the kitchen tryna stay out of
Gmaj7
the cold
Gmaj7 A Bm
The pale girl in the bathroom, wearing her
Gmaj7
grandmother's gold
A Bm
Church bells are ringing, somebody must have died
Gmaj7
A Bm Gmaj7
The eyes of the animal frozen in the headlights
[Chorus]
Em7
They're sayin', oh, what a wonderful life
A7 Dmaj7
What a wonderful life
Gmaj7 Em7
What a wonderful life
A7 Dmaj7
What a wonderful life
[Interlude]
Gmaj7 A Bm F#m (x2)
[Verse 3]
Gmaj7 A Bm
The skinhead in the handcuffs blowing his mother
Gmaj7
a kiss
A Bm
The student at the protest wiping the blood off
Gmaj7
her lips
A Bm
The fireworks exploding, the clock strikes
Gmaj7
midnight
A Bm
And I'm sat here watching, gripping the wheel so
Gmaj7
tight
[Chorus]
Em7
What a wonderful life (What a wonderful life)
A7 Dmaj7
What a wonderful life (What a wonderful life)
Gmaj7 Em7
What a wonderful life (What a wonderful life)
A7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 A
What a wonderful life, oh
[Outro]
Bm F#m Gmaj7 A
St. Peter's calling
Bm F#m Gmaj7 A
St. Peter's calling
Bm F#m
St. Peter's calling
G A Bm F#m
And I don't wanna die, die
G A Bm F#m
