Level: 3
Tuning: Standard

What a Wonderful World has become one of Louis Armstrong's most popular songs. It was written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss. The original plan in 1967 was for the gravel-voiced, quirky jazz legend Armstrong to release the song as a piece that might quell some of the racial and political unrest in America, given its optimism and celebration of life. It hit the charts in England but took another 20 years thanks to its inclusion in the Robin Williams movie Good Morning, Vietnam, to finally claim a spot on the U.S. top 40 charts. Armstrong, sadly, was long dead by this time. It's a beautiful song and Ernie has arranged it in the key of C using first position chords and an alternating bass.