Chords for Peggy Lee - I've got the world on a string

Tempo:
98.05 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Bb

Dm

G

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Peggy Lee - I've got the world on a string chords
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[D] [Eb] [Gb]
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [G]
[Cm] [G] I've got [Bb] the [Dm] world on a [G] string, [Cm] sitting on [F] a rainbow, [Gm] [Cm] got the string [Dm] around my [Dbm] finger.
[Bb] [C] What [Dm] a world, [Gm] what a [Dm] life, I'm [Fm] in love.
[G] [C] [Ab]
[Dm] I've got a song that [G] I sing, [Cm] I can make [Am] the rain go, [Gm]
[Cm] anytime [Dm] I move my [Dbm] finger.
[Cm] Lucky me, can't you see, I'm in [Eb] love.
[Bb] [Dm] And [Dbm] life is a beautiful [C]
thing, [Gb] as long as [F] I hold the [Am] string, [Dm] [Em]
I'd be [Dm] a silly [C] so-and-so,
[Gm] if I should ever [Cm] let go.
[F] [Ab]
[Bb] I've got the world [G] on a [Abm] string, [Cm] sitting [F] on a [Gm] rainbow, [Cm] got the [Dm] string around my [Dbm] [Gb] finger.
[Cm]
What a world, [F] what a [Cm] life, [Eb] I'm in love.
[Bb] I've [C]
[D] [Dm]
[G] [A]
[Am] [C]
[Cm]
[F] [Bb] got the world on [Cm] a string, sitting on a [Bb] rainbow, [Cm] got the string [G] around [Bb] my [C] finger.
[Dbm] [Cm] What a world, [F] what a life, [C] [Bb] I'm in love.
[Eb] [Bbm] [Dm] [Dbm] [Eb] [Bb] [Db]
[Gm]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
G
2131
C
3211
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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To learn Peggy Lee - Ive Got The World On A String chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Gm, Cm, F, Dm, Dbm, Cm, G, Bb, Dm, G and Cm in sequence. For best results, commence at 49 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 98. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Bb Major.

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_ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _
[Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ I've got [Bb] the [Dm] world on a [G] string, [Cm] sitting on [F] a rainbow, _ [Gm] _ [Cm] got the string [Dm] around my [Dbm] finger.
[Bb] _ [C] What [Dm] a world, [Gm] what a [Dm] life, I'm [Fm] in love.
[G] _ _ [C] _ [Ab] _
[Dm] I've got a song that [G] I sing, [Cm] I can make [Am] the rain go, [Gm] _ _
[Cm] anytime [Dm] I move my [Dbm] finger. _
[Cm] _ Lucky me, can't you see, I'm in [Eb] love. _
[Bb] [Dm] And [Dbm] life is a beautiful [C] _
thing, _ [Gb] _ as long as [F] I hold the [Am] string, [Dm] _ [Em] _
I'd be [Dm] a silly [C] so-and-so, _ _
[Gm] _ if I should ever [Cm] let go.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab]
[Bb] I've got the world [G] on a [Abm] string, [Cm] sitting [F] on a [Gm] rainbow, _ _ [Cm] got the [Dm] string around my [Dbm] [Gb] finger.
[Cm] _
What a world, [F] what a [Cm] life, _ [Eb] I'm in love.
_ [Bb] I've _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] got the world on [Cm] a string, sitting on a [Bb] rainbow, _ [Cm] got the string [G] around [Bb] my [C] finger.
[Dbm] _ [Cm] What a world, [F] what a life, [C] [Bb] I'm in love.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Dm] _ _ [Dbm] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Db] _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler.

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