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Version 1
-en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27S_Wonderful
From the 1927 musical Funny Face. Here's the original version in Eb.
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bernard clifton does the intro and then the whole song
then adele astaire (fred's older sister) does the same, & they sing a little harmony at the end
Ella Fitzgerald does it in Bb with the 2nd intro, and introduces some new lyrics,
which I put after the 2nd intro. 1959.
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I also used a couple of Barney Kessel licks from the 1955 Julie London version.
Pulling all of Barney's licks on "Easy Street" wore me out, I ain't doin' that again.
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[Intro]
AM7 Gb7 Bm7 E13 AM7
D Bm E Dbm
Life has just begun. Jack has found his jill.
Gbm Eb Abm E
Don't know what you've done, But I'm all-a-thrill.
DM7 E13 F7 Dbm DbmM7 Dbm7 Dbm6
How can words express Your divine appeal?
DM7 E13 E7 Dbm Gb7sus4 Gb7
You could never guess All the love I feel.
E Dbm Gbm B7 E
From now on, lady, I insist,
E Dbm Gbm Bm E7
For me no other girls exist.
[Verse]
AM7 Bbdim
's wonderful, 's marvellous
Bm7 E13 A6/9 Dbm7 Cm7 Bm7
You should care for me!
AM7 Bbdim
's awful nice, 's paradise,
Bm9 E13 A6/9 Ebm7 Ab7
's what I love to see.
[Bridge]
DbM7 Ebm7 Ab7 DbM7 Ebm7 Ab7
You've made my life so glamorous,
Dbm C7 Bm7 E7-9 E7
You can't blame me for feeling amorous!
[Chorus]
AM7 Gb7
Oh 's wonderful, 's marvellous,
DM7 E13 A6/9
That you should care for me!
[Intro]
D Bm E Dbm
Don't mind telling you, in my humble fash
Gbm Eb Abm E
That you thrill me through, with a tender pash,
DM7 E13 F7 Dbm DbmM7 Dbm7 Dbm6
When you said you care, 'magine my emoshe
DM7 E13 E7 Dbm Gb7sus4 Gb7
I swore then and there, permanent devosh,
E Dbm Gbm B7 E
You made all other men seem blah
E Dbm Gbm Bm E7
Just you alone filled me with ahhh
[Verse]
AM7 Bbdim
's magnifique, 's what I seek
Bm7 E13 AM7 Dbm7 Cm7 Bm7
You should care for me.
AM7 Bbdim
's elegant, 's what I want,
Bm9 E13 AM7 Ebm7 Ab7
's what I love to see.
[Bridge]
DbM7 Ebm7 Ab7 DbM7 Ebm7 Ab7
My dear it's four-leaf clover time;
Dbm C7 Bm7 E7-9 E7
From now on my heart's working overtime.
[Chorus and Outro]
AM7 Gb7
‘s exceptional, 's no bagatelle,
Bm7 E13
That you should care for...
Bm7 E13
That you should care for...
Bm7 E13 AM7
That you should care for me