Wonderful Life chords by Tom Odell

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: E

Intro:

Gmaj7 A Bm Gmaj7 x3

Verse 1:
    Gmaj7             A       Bm                     Gmaj7
The little boy at the airport waving his father goodbye
                 A       Bm                   Gmaj7
The lover in the bedroom saying, "I'm sorry I lied"
                  A                 Bm         Gmaj7
The small plastic window fills with iridescent 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                     Gmaj7
The spider in the kitchen tryna stay out of the cold
    Gmaj7                A         Bm                        Gmaj7
The parents' girl in the bathroom, wearing her grandmother's gold
                 A        Bm                 Gmaj7
Church bells are ringing, somebody must have died
                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                     Gmaj7
The skinhead in the handcuffs blowing his mother a kiss
                   A       Bm                       Gmaj7
The student at the protest wiping the blood off her lips
                 A           Bm               Gmaj7
The fireworks exploding, the clock strikes midnight
                 A         Bm                   Gmaj7
And I'm sat here watching, gripping the wheel so tight

Chorus:
                 Em7
What a wonderful life
A7                      Dmaj7
  What a wonderful life
Gmaj7                 Em7
  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 want to die, die
       G       A       Bm F#m
No, no I don't want to die