As with many standards, this song has been performed by many artists.
I have written in a key that I am comfortable with, along with altered
chords that I hear from my jazz background.
Verse 1:
I've got the [F]world on [Eb7]a [D7]string
[Gm7]Sitting on a [C7]rainbow
[F]Got that string a-[Bb7]round my [Am7]fin - [Abm7]ger
Gm7 [ch]F#dim7[/ch] Gm7 C7 F Gm7 C7
What a world, what a life, I'm in love
I've got a [F]song that [Eb7]I [D7]sing
[Gm7]I can make the [C7]rain go
[F]Anytime I [Bb7]move my fi [Am7] - [Abm7]nger
Gm7 [ch]F#dim7[/ch] Gm7 C7 F Gm7 C7
Lucky me, can't you see, I'm in love
Bridge:
Life is a beautiful [Em7]thing[A7]
As long as I hold the [Am/D]string[D7]
I'd be a silly so and [G13]so[G7(#5)]
If I should ever let [Gm7]go[C7sus]
Verse 3:
I've got the [F]world on [Eb7]a [D7]string
[Gm7]Sitting on a [C7]rainbow
[F]Got that string a-[Bb7]round my [Am7]fin - [Abm7]ger
Gm7 [ch]F#dim7[/ch] Gm7 C7 F Gm7 C7
What a world, what a life, I'm in love
[solo and repeat where you feel it is appropriate]
I have written in a key that I am comfortable with, along with altered
chords that I hear from my jazz background.
Verse 1:
I've got the [F]world on [Eb7]a [D7]string
[Gm7]Sitting on a [C7]rainbow
[F]Got that string a-[Bb7]round my [Am7]fin - [Abm7]ger
Gm7 [ch]F#dim7[/ch] Gm7 C7 F Gm7 C7
What a world, what a life, I'm in love
I've got a [F]song that [Eb7]I [D7]sing
[Gm7]I can make the [C7]rain go
[F]Anytime I [Bb7]move my fi [Am7] - [Abm7]nger
Gm7 [ch]F#dim7[/ch] Gm7 C7 F Gm7 C7
Lucky me, can't you see, I'm in love
Bridge:
Life is a beautiful [Em7]thing[A7]
As long as I hold the [Am/D]string[D7]
I'd be a silly so and [G13]so[G7(#5)]
If I should ever let [Gm7]go[C7sus]
Verse 3:
I've got the [F]world on [Eb7]a [D7]string
[Gm7]Sitting on a [C7]rainbow
[F]Got that string a-[Bb7]round my [Am7]fin - [Abm7]ger
Gm7 [ch]F#dim7[/ch] Gm7 C7 F Gm7 C7
What a world, what a life, I'm in love
[solo and repeat where you feel it is appropriate]