Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

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D                     A                   G                                      A
   It's late in the evening . . . . . . . . she's wondering what clothes to wear
D                         A                      G                             A
   She puts on her makeup . . . . . . . . . and brushes her long blonde hair
G                      A                   Bm(strum)        A       G
   And then she asks me . . . . . . . . . do I look alright
                   G(fing)                   A                D...
   And I say yes . . . . you look wonderful tonight

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D               A                   G                          A
  
We go a party . . . . . . . . . . and everyone turns to see
D                     A                   G                   A
   This beautiful lady . . . . . . . . . . walking around with me
G                      A                     Bm(strum)        A   G
   And then she asks me . . . . . . . . do you feel alright
                G(fing)             A                D(strum)-||-D9-D-D4-D D-D9-
And I say yes . . . . I feel wonderful tonight

D       G-||-|        A||-         |||         Bm  |     A||            G-||-
I feel wonderful because I see the love light . . in your eyes
G-|         G|-||               A|| - |||                G | | | | | | |     A
And the wonder of it all . . . . is that you just don't realize
                    D...
How much I love you

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[Instrumental Verse]


D                      A                         G                                       A
   It's time to go home now . . . . . . . . . and I've got an aching head
D                          A                       G                                   A
   So I give her the car keys . . . . . . . . . and she helps me to bed
G                  A                    Bm(strum)        A       G
   And then I tell her . . . . . . . . as I turn out the light
              G(fing)                      A                 D .. D9-D-D4-D D-D9-
I say my darling . . . you were wonderful tonight
            G(fing)                      A                D(strum)
Oh my darling . . . you were wonderful tonight

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Transposition alert - Original is in G

Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight (YT)

Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight Live Video Version (YT)

Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight Royal Albert Hall 1990 (YT)

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