Wonderful Tonight Uke tab by Eric Clapton

5 Chords used in the song: G, Bm7, C, D, Em

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Artist: 
Year:  1977
Difficulty: 
3.5
(Intermediate)
Key: G, EmChords and Tablature
A|--------------------------------------------------------
E|-----5b--3--3h5--------5b--3-----------3-5-3-------3----
C|--2-----------------2--------4-----2-4-------4-2-4------
G|--------------------------------------------------------

A|-----------------------------------------------2--3--5/7--5--
E|----5b--3--3h5-------5b--3---------5b--3--3h5--3--5--7/8--7--
C|---------------------------4---------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------


G chordG Bm7 chordBm7
It's late in the evening
C chordC D chordD
She's wondering what clothes to wear
G chordG Bm7 chordBm7
She puts on her make-up
C chordC D chordD
And brushes her long brown hair
C chordC D chordD G chordG D chordD Em chordEm
And then she asks me, do I look alright
C chordC D chordD G chordG Bm7 chordBm7 C chordC D chordD
And I say yes, you look wonderful tonight

[Riff]

G chordG Bm7 chordBm7 C chordC D chordD
We go to a party and everyone turns to see
G chordG Bm7 chordBm7 C chordC D chordD
This beautiful lady, who’s walking around with me
C chordC D chordD G chordG Bm7 chordBm7 Em chordEm
And then she asks me, do you feel alright
C chordC D chordD G chordG
And I say yes, I feel wonderful tonight

Em chordEm C chordC G chordG
I feel wonderful because I see the love
Bm7 chordBm7 Em chordEm
light in your eyes
C chordC D chordD C chordC
And the wonder of it all is that you just
D chordD G chordG Bm7 chordBm7 C chordC D chordD
Don't realize how much I love you

[Riff]

G chordG Bm7 chordBm7
It's time to go home now
C chordC D chordD
Cause I've got this aching head
G chordG Bm7 chordBm7 C chordC D chordD
So I give her the car keys and she helps me into bed
C chordC D chordD G chordG Bm7 chordBm7 Em chordEm
And then I tell her as I turn out the light
C chordC D chordD G chordG
I said my darling you were wonderful tonight

[Riff]

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About this song: Wonderful Tonight

"Wonderful Tonight" is written by Eric Clapton. It was included on Clapton's 1977 album Slowhand and released as a single the following year. In 1988, Clapton appeared in the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert as a guest guitarist for Dire Straits. The group became his backing musicians for a surprise performance of "Wonderful Tonight" during their set. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mINPdUFVjSE

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