Chords for I've Got The World On A String

Tempo:
111 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

F

Bb

C

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I've Got The World On A String chords
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[Gm] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Gm] [C]
[Am] [F] Merry [Gm] month of May, [Am] sunny skies [Gm] of blue, clouds [F] have rolled away [Abm] and the sun peeps [E] through,
[Abm]
[Gm] may express [D] [Gm] [C]
[F] happiness.
[Gm]
[Bb] [Am] [Bb] [F] Joy you may [Gm] define in [Am] a thousand [Gm] ways, but a [F] case like mine needs a special phrase to
[Gm] reveal [Eb] how I
[Gm] feel.
[C]
[Bb] [E] I've [F] got the world [A] on a [D] string,
[Bb] sitting [Bbm] on a rainbow,
[F] got the string [Am]
around my [Gb] [Abm] finger.
[Db] What [Gm] a [C] world, [Gm] what a life, [C] I'm [F] in love.
[Dm]
[Gm] [C]
[F] I've got a [Cm] song that [D] I sing, [Bb] I can [Bbm] make the rain go, [F] anytime I [Am] move my [Gb] [Abm] finger.
[Db]
[Gm] Lucky [C] me, [Gm] can't [C] you see [F] I'm in [Eb] love.
[F]
[Em] Life is a beautiful thing,
[A] as long as I [Am] hold the string.
[Bm] [D] I'd be a [G] silly so and so, if I should ever [Gm] let go.
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] I've got the [Cm] world [D] on a string, [Bb]
sitting [Bbm] on a rainbow, [F]
got the string around [C] my [Gb] [B] finger.
[Gm]
What a world, [Bb] what a life, [C] I'm in [Ab]
[Ebm] love.
[F] [Bbm]
[Db] [Dbm] [Ab]
[Bm] [Dbm] [Fm]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [F]
[Gm] [Bb]
[E] I've [F] got the [Cm] world on a [Bm] string, [Bb] sitting [Bbm] on a rainbow, [F] got a string around my [C] [Bm] finger.
[B] [Bb] What [Gm] a world, [Bb] what a life, [C]
I'm in love.
[F] [Bb] [Ab]
[Db] [F]
[G]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Am
2311
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
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Learn the basic chords of Tony Bennett - Ive Got The World On A String chords, with this master sequence: Am, Gm, F, Gm, C, F, Dm, Gm and C. A strategic approach would be to train at 55 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 111. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Gb Major.

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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] Merry [Gm] month of May, [Am] sunny skies [Gm] of blue, _ clouds [F] have rolled away _ [Abm] and the sun peeps [E] through,
[Abm] _
[Gm] may express [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] happiness.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Bb] _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ [F] Joy you may [Gm] define in [Am] a thousand [Gm] _ ways, but a [F] case like mine needs a special phrase _ to
[Gm] reveal _ _ [Eb] how _ _ _ I _
[Gm] feel.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ I've [F] got the _ world [A] on a [D] string, _ _
[Bb] _ _ sitting [Bbm] on a rainbow, _ _
[F] _ _ got the string _ [Am]
around my [Gb] _ [Abm] finger.
_ [Db] What [Gm] _ _ a [C] world, _ [Gm] what a life, _ [C] _ _ I'm [F] in _ love.
_ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] I've got a [Cm] song that [D] I sing, [Bb] _ _ I can [Bbm] make the rain go, [F] _ _ _ anytime _ I [Am] move my [Gb] _ [Abm] finger.
_ _ [Db] _
_ [Gm] _ _ Lucky [C] _ me, _ [Gm] _ _ can't [C] you see [F] I'm in _ [Eb] love.
[F] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] Life is a beautiful _ _ _ thing, _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ as long as I [Am] hold the string. _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ I'd be a [G] silly so and so, _ _ _ _ _ _ if I should ever [Gm] let go.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ I've got the [Cm] world [D] on a string, _ [Bb] _
_ sitting [Bbm] on a rainbow, _ [F] _
_ got the string around [C] my [Gb] _ [B] finger.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _
What a world, [Bb] what a _ life, [C] _ I'm in [Ab] _ _
[Ebm] love.
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[E] _ _ I've [F] got the [Cm] world on a [Bm] string, _ _ [Bb] _ _ sitting [Bbm] on a rainbow, _ [F] _ _ got a string around my [C] _ _ [Bm] finger.
[B] _ _ _ [Bb] _ What [Gm] a world, _ [Bb] what a life, _ [C] _
I'm in love.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Sings A String Of Harold Arlen album.

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