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Wonderful Life chords by Katie Melua (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

F#m
E/G#
A
Bm
E

Verse 1
F#m 
F#m 
 (F sharp minor)  (F sharp minor) 
F#m 
E/G# 
A 
 (F sharp minor) Here I go out  (E/G#) to  (A major) see again
E/G# 
F#m 
The sunshine  (E/G#) fills  my  (F sharp minor) hair
E/G# 
A 
E/G# 
and  (E/G#) dreams hang in  (A major) the air  (E/G#) 
F#m 
E/G# 
A 
 (F sharp minor) Gulls in the sky  (E/G#) and    in my  (A major) blue eyes
E/G# 
F#m 
You know it  (E/G#) feels  un (F sharp minor) fair,
E/G# 
A 
E/G# 
there's  (E/G#) magic  eve (A major) rywhere  (E/G#) 

Chorus 1
F#m 
E/G# 
 (F sharp minor) Look at me  (E/G#) standing
A 
Bm 
 (A major) here on my  (B minor) own again,
F#m 
E/G# 
A 
Bm 
 (F sharp minor) up straight in the  (E/G#) sunshine  (A major)  (B minor) 
F#m 
A 
No need to  (F sharp minor) run   and hide,  (A major) 
F#m 
Bm 
E 
it's a  (F sharp minor) wonderful,  (B minor) wonderful  (E major) life
F#m 
A 
No need to  (F sharp minor) laugh or cry,  (A major) 
F#m 
Bm 
E 
it's a wonderful,  (F sharp minor)  (B minor) wonderful  (E major) life

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Verse 2

The sun's in your eyes,

the heat is in your hair

They seem to hate you

because you're there

And I need a friend,

oh, I need a friend

To make me happy,

not stand there on my own

Chorus 2
F#m 
E/G# 
 (F sharp minor) Look at me  (E/G#) standing
A 
Bm 
 (A major) here on my  (B minor) own again,
F#m 
E/G# 
A 
Bm 
 (F sharp minor) up straight in the  (E/G#) sunshine  (A major)  (B minor) 
F#m 
A 
No need to  (F sharp minor) run   and hide,  (A major) 
F#m 
Bm 
E 
it's a  (F sharp minor) wonderful,  (B minor) wonderful  (E major) life
F#m 
A 
No need to  (F sharp minor) laugh or cry,  (A major) 
F#m 
Bm 
E 
it's a  (F sharp minor) wonderful,  (B minor) wonderful  (E major) life

Verse 3
F#m 
E/G# 
A 
 (F sharp minor) Mmm,  (E/G#) mmh,    (A major) mmh
E/G# 
F#m 
Mmm, mmh,  (E/G#) mmh,   mmh,  (F sharp minor) mmh
E/G# 
A 
E/G# 
Mmm,  (E/G#) mmh,   mmh, mmh,  (A major) mmh  (E/G#) 
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) I need a friend,
E/G# 
A 
oh,  (E/G#) I  (A major) need a friend
E/G# 
F#m 
To make me  (E/G#) happy,  (F sharp minor) 
E/G# 
A 
E/G# 
 (E/G#) not    so a (A major) lone  (E/G#) 

Chorus 3
F#m 
E/G# 
 (F sharp minor) Look at me  (E/G#) here
A 
Bm 
 (A major) here on my  (B minor) own again,
F#m 
E/G# 
A 
Bm 
 (F sharp minor) up straight in the  (E/G#) sunshine  (A major)  (B minor) 
F#m 
A 
No need to  (F sharp minor) run   and hide,  (A major) 
F#m 
Bm 
E 
it's a  (F sharp minor) wonderful,  (B minor) wonderful  (E major) life
F#m 
A 
No need to  (F sharp minor) laugh or cry,  (A major) 
F#m 
Bm 
E 
it's a  (F sharp minor) wonderful,  (B minor) wonderful  (E major) life
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) It's a wonderful life,
it's a wonderful life,
it's a wonderful life

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F#m
E/G#
A
Bm
E

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: F# minorBPM: 106

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Wonderful Life by Katie Melua, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F# minor. It suits players who want to learn Wonderful Life the way Katie Melua intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Wonderful Life

Katie Melua

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