[Intro]D[Verse 1]D
I wonder why it is the
F#7Bm
sky's so quiet tonight
Em7F#7
There's not a cloud
Bm7
in sight
Em7A
Just burning stars
D
It seems strange to me,
F#7Bm
the way the waves obey
EmF#7Bm
The moon that shines above
Em7A
And draws them to eternity
[Chorus]D
I wonder why it is that
F#Bm7
you are here with me
GAD
I wonder why
[Instrument]F#7Bm7Em7Bm7Em7Asus4A[Verse 2]
(D) D
I wonder why it is the
F#7Bm
sea's so calm tonight
Em7F#7Bm7
The sands are ghostly white
Em7A
Beneath the moon
D
It seems strange to me
F#7Bm
to stand in endless space
EmF#7Bm
And know that in this place
Em7
I'm held within its
A
timeless sway
[Chorus]D
I wonder why it is that
F#Bm7
you are here with me
GAD
I wonder why
[Bridge]Gm7C7
The wisdom of the world
Fmaj7A#maj7
with all its mystery
Em7
Is strangely haunting
A7Dmaj7
me on this great shore
G#m7C#7
I know no book can teach,
F#maj7Bmaj7
but I can feel tonight
Em7A7
The sky above, the sea below
A7
And you my love
[Chorus]
(D) D
Tonight the world is mine,
F#7Bm7
we're on the edge of time
GAD
I wonder why
[Instrument]Gm7C7Fmaj7A#maj7Em7A7Dmaj7G#m7C#7Fmaj7Bmaj7Em7A7Em7A7F#7B7[Verse 3]
(E) E
I wonder why it is the
G#C#m
sky's so quiet tonight
F#mG#mC#m
There's not a cloud in sight
F#mB
Just burning stars
E
It seems strange to me,
G#mG#7C#m
that breeze in holy light
G#m7C#m
We soar in wingless flight
F#m7B
Amidst this vast eternity
E
Tonight this world of mine
G#m7C#m7
is on the edge of time
[Outro]F#mBE
I wonder why
F#mBE
I wonder why
F#mBE
I wonder why
F#m B E*
I wonder why
Watch: I Wonder Why
From Art Garfunkel - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.
How to play I Wonder Why: key, chords and progression
These are I Wonder Why chords by Art Garfunkel feat. Kenny Rankin on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.
I Wonder Why by Art Garfunkel & Kenny Rankin is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 30 chords in all: D, F#7, Bm, Em7, Bm7, A, Em, F#, G, Asus4, Gm7 and C7 and 18 more.
Listen for A – D – F#7 – Bm (V – I – III7 – vi in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – doh – mi – lah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, E7, Am, Dm7, Am7, G, Dm, E, F, Gsus4 (60% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
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I Wonder Why chords: questions
What key is I Wonder Why in?
I Wonder Why by Art Garfunkel & Kenny Rankin is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).
What chords are in I Wonder Why?
I Wonder Why uses 30 chords: D, F#7, Bm, Em7, Bm7, A, Em, F#, G, Asus4, Gm7, C7 and 18 more.
What is the chord progression of I Wonder Why?
The main progression is A – D – F#7 – Bm (V – I – III7 – vi).
Is I Wonder Why easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, E7, Am, Dm7, Am7, G, Dm, E, F, Gsus4 (60% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).
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