Samuel Cooke (born January 22, 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi; died December 11, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) was a popular and influential American gospel, R&B, soul and pop singer-songwriter recognized as one of the true founders of soul music. Often referred to as The King of Soul, Cooke had 29 Top 40 hits in the U.S. between 1957 and 1964 including major hits You Send Me, A Change Is Gonna Come, Chain Gang and Wonderful World. Cooke was also
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{title:What a Wonderful World} {st:Sam Cooke}
What a [F#m]wonderful, won[D]derful world [E7]this could [A]be What a [F#m]wonderful, won[D]derful, won[Bm7]derful, won[Bm7]derful world[A]
[A]Don't know much about [F#m]history, [Bm]don't know much [E7]biology [A]Don't know much about a [F#m7]science book,[C#m7][Bm7] Don't know much about the [E7]French I took [A]But I do know that [D]I love you [A]And I know that if you [D]love me too[C#m7][Bm7] What a [F#m7]wonderful, won[D]derful [Bm7]world this could [A]be
[A]Don't know much about [F#m]geography, [Bm]don't know much trigo[E7]nometry [A]Don't know much about [F#m7]algebra,[C#m7][Bm7] don't know what a slide [E7]rule is for [A]But I do know one and [D]one is two [A]And if this one could [D]be with you[C#m7][Bm7] What a [F#m7]wonderful, won[D]derful, won[Bm7]derful [A]world
Now [E7]I don't claim to [A]be an 'A' student, [E7]but I'm tryin' to [A]be I think that [F#m7]maybe by [C#m7]being an [F#m7]'A' student [B7]baby, baby I could win your [Bm7]love for [A]me - [Bm]ee - ee
[A]Don't know much about the [F#m]middle ages, [Bm]Looked at the pictures and I [E7]turned the pages [A]Don't know nothin' 'bout no [F#m7]rise and fall[C#m7][Bm7] Don't know nothin' 'bout [E7]nothin' at all [A]But I do know that [D]I love you [A]And I know that if you [D]loved me too[C#m7][Bm7] What a [F#m7]wonderful [D]world [Bm7]this would [A]be
What a [F#m7]wonderful, won[D]derful, won[Bm7]derful [A]world
What a [F#m7]wonderful, won[D]derful, won[Bm7]derful [A]world