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Wonderful Tonight... - yunus guitarist:       mp3
  Artist: Eric Clapton  
  Tutorial: yunus guitarist
  Audio Clip from the Tutorial
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  Standard Tuning - 4//4 Time

HOLY COW! 84 Bars

Intro:
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   C                 G/B               F                 G
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----0---1---3s5-|
B|-----------3-1-3-|-----------3-1---|-----1-----3-1-3-|-----------------|
G|-----0-----------|-----0---------2-|---2---2---------|---0---0---0-----|
D|---2---2---------|---0---0---------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|

   C                 G/B               F               G
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _       _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-3-------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-----|-----0---1---3s5-|
B|-----------3-1-3-|-----------3-1---|-----1-----3-1-|-3---------------|
G|-----0-----------|-----0---------2-|---2---2-------|---0---0---0-----|
D|---2---2---------|---0---0---------|-3-------------|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-2---------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-3---------------|


Verse 1:
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   C                G/B              F                 G
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _       _   _   _   _     _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |
e|-3-------0-1-0---|---3-----------|---------0-1-0-0-|---------------|
B|-------1-------3-|---------0-----|-----1-----------|-----3-3-------|
G|-----0-----------|-------0---0---|---2---2---------|-----------0---|
D|---2-------------|-----0-------0-|-3---------------|---0-----0---0-|
A|-3---------------|-2-------------|-----------------|---------------|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-3-------------|
  It's late in the evening;     she's wondering what clothes to wear  

   C                G/B              F                 G
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _       _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-3-------0-1-0---|---3-----------|---------0-1-0-0-|-----------------|
B|-------1-------3-|---------0-----|-----1-----------|---3---3---------|
G|-----0-----------|-------0---0---|---2---2---------|-----------0-----|
D|---2-------------|-----0-------0-|-3---------------|-----0---0---0-2-|
A|-3---------------|-2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
  She puts on her make-up          and brushes her long blonde hair


Chorus:
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   F                 G                 C       G/B     Am
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _       _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-----1---5-5-5-3-|---------------|-----0-0-0-0h3---|---------------0-|
B|---1---1---------|---3-----0-----|---------------1-|-----------1-3---|
G|-----------------|-------0-------|---0-------------|-----2-----------|
D|-3-------3-------|-----0---------|-----------------|---2---2---------|
A|-----------------|-----------0-2-|-3-------2-------|-0-------0-------|
E|-----------------|-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  And then she asks me,     "Do I look    all right?"         And I say,

   F                 G **
    _   _   _   _     _   _ _     _ _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |
e|-1---------1---0-|-------0-----------|
B|-----1-----------|-3-3-----3-1-----1-|
G|---2---2-----2---|-----0-------0h2---|
D|-3-------3-------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-3-----------------|
  "Yes, you look wonderful

 
Interlude:
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   C                 C/B               F               G
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _       _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-----|-----0---1---3s5-|
B|-----------3-1-3-|-----------3-1---|-----1-----3-1-|-----------------|
G|-----0-----------|-----0---------2-|---2---2-------|---0---0---0-----|
D|---2---2---------|---0---0---------|-3-------------|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-2---------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-3---------------|
  Tonight."


Verse 2:
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   C                G/B              F                 G
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _       _   _   _   _     _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |
e|-3-------0-1-0---|---3-----------|---------0-1-0-0-|---------------|
B|-------1-------3-|---------0-----|-----1-----------|---3---3-------|
G|-----0-----------|-------0---0---|---2---2---------|-----------0---|
D|---2-------------|-----0-------0-|-3---------------|-----0---0---0-|
A|-3---------------|-2-------------|-----------------|---------------|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-3-------------|
  We go to a party and everyone                    turns to see

   C                G/B                F               G
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _       _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-3-------0-1-0---|---3-----------|---------0-1-0-0-|-----------------|
B|-------1-------3-|---------0-----|-----1-----------|---3---3---------|
G|-----0-----------|-------0---0---|---2---2---------|-----------0-----|
D|---2-------------|-----0-------0-|-3---------------|-----0---0---0-2-|
A|-3---------------|-2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
  This beautiful lady  that's walking               around with me


Chorus:
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  F                 G               C       G/B       Am
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _       _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-----1---5-5-5-3-|---------------|-----0-0-0-0h3---|---------------0-|
B|---1---1---------|---3-----0-----|---------------1-|-----------1-3---|
G|-----------------|-------0-------|---0-------------|-----2-----------|
D|-3-------3-------|-----0---------|-----------------|---2---2---------|
A|-----------------|-----------0-2-|-3-------2-------|-0-------0-------|
E|-----------------|-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  And then she asks me   "do you feel alright?"              And I say,

   F                 G  **               C
    _   _   _   _     _   _ _     _ _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |
e|-1---------1---0-|-------0-----------|-----------------|---------0---3-|
B|-----1-----------|-3-3-----3-1-----1-|---------1-------|---------------|
G|---2---2-----2---|-----0-------0h2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-----0---|
D|-3-------3-------|-------------------|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2-------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-3---------------|-3-------------|
E|-----------------|-3-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
  "Yes, I feel wonderful             tonight"


Bridge:
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   F                 G                 C       G/B       Am
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-5---5-5-----5---|-3---3-3-----1-1-|---0---0---3-----|-----------0-3s5-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|---------------1-|-----------------|
G|---5-------5---5-|---0-------0-----|-----0-------0---|-----2-----------|
D|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|---2---2---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------2-------|-0-------0-------|
E|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
  I feel wonderful because I see the love light in your eyes

   F                 G               F
    _   _   _   _     _   _     _     _   _     _     _     _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |
e|-5---5-----5-5-3-|-------------0-|-1---0---------|-----0-0-----0-|
B|-----------------|-----------3---|---------3-1-3-|---------3-1---|
G|---5---5---------|-----0---------|---2---2-------|---0-----------|
D|-3-------3-------|---0---0-------|-3-------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-----------------|-3-------3-----|---------------|-3-------------|
 And the wonder of it all is that you just don't realize 
                                                how much I love you

Interlude:
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   C                 C/B               F               G
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _       _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-----|-----0---1---3s5-|
B|-----------3-1-3-|-----------3-1---|-----1-----3-1-|-----------------|
G|-----0-----------|-----0---------2-|---2---2-------|---0---0---0-----|
D|---2---2---------|---0---0---------|-3-------------|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-2---------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-3---------------|

   C                 C/B               F               G
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _       _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-----|-----0---1---3s5-|
B|-----------3-1-3-|-----------3-1---|-----1-----3-1-|-----------------|
G|-----0-----------|-----0---------2-|---2---2-------|---0---0---0-----|
D|---2---2---------|---0---0---------|-3-------------|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-2---------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-3---------------|


Verse 3:
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   C                G/B              F               G
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _       _   _   _       _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-3-------0-1-0---|---3-----------|-----1-1---0---|-----------------|
B|-------1-------3-|---------0-----|-------------1-|-3-------0-------|
G|-----0-----------|-------0---0---|---2-----2-----|-----0-------0---|
D|---2-------------|-----0-------0-|-3-------------|---0---0---0---0-|
A|-3---------------|-2-------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-3---------------|
 It's time to go home now and I've got an aching   head

   C                 G/B             F               G
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _       _   _   _       _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-3-------0-1-0---|---3-----------|-------1-1-0---|-----------------|
B|-------1-------3-|---------0-----|-----1-------1-|-3-------0-------|
G|-----0-----------|-------0---0---|---2-----------|-----0-----0-----|
D|---2-------------|-----0-------0-|-3-------------|---0---0-----0-2-|
A|-3---------------|-2-------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-3---------------|
 So I give her the car keys and she helps me to   bed 


Chorus:
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   F                 G               C       G/B       Am
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _       _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-----1---5-5-5-3-|---------------|-----0-0-0-0h3---|---------------0-|
B|---1---1---------|---3-----0-----|---------------1-|-----------1-3---|
G|-----------------|-------0-------|---0-------------|-----2-----------|
D|-3-------3-------|-----0---------|-----------------|---2---2---------|
A|-----------------|-----------0-2-|-3-------2-------|-0-------0-------|
E|-----------------|-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
And then I tell her   "as I turn out the light"       light      I say,

   F                 G **                C       G/B       Am      g
    _   _   _   _     _   _ _     _ _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-1---------1---0-|-------0-----------|-----------------|---------------0-|
B|-----1-----------|-3-3-----3-1-----1-|-------1-------1-|-------1---3-----|
G|---2---2-----2---|-----0-------0h2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
D|-3-------3-------|-------------------|---2-------0-----|---2-------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-3-----------------|-----------------|---------3-------|
  "My Darling You are wonderful     tonight"

   F                 G **
    _   _   _   _     _   _ _     _ _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |
e|-1-1-------1---0-|-------0-----------|
B|-------1---------|-3-3-----3-1-----1-|
G|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0h2---|
D|-3-------3-------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-3-----------------|


Outro: (Same as Intro)
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   C                 C/B               F                 G
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----0---1---3s5-|
B|-----------3-1-3-|-----------3-1---|-----1-----3-1-3-|-----------------|
G|-----0-----------|-----0---------2-|---2---2---------|---0---0---0-----|
D|---2---2---------|---0---0---------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|

   C                 G/B               F               G
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _       _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-3-------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-----|-----0---1---3s5-|
B|-----------3-1-3-|-----------3-1---|-----1-----3-1-|-3---------------|
G|-----0-----------|-----0---------2-|---2---2-------|---0---0---0-----|
D|---2---2---------|---0---0---------|-3-------------|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-2---------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-3---------------|

   C 85

   |
e|-3-------|
B|-1-------|
G|-0-------|
D|---------|
A|-3-------|
E|---------|

.....................

Lyrics and Chords:
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Intro: C  G/B  F  G  (2 times)


Verse 1:
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C               G/B
It's late in the evening
F                    G
She's wondering what clothes to wear
C               G/B
She puts on her make up
F               G
And brushes her long blonde hair


Chorus:
------

F             G
And then she asks me
[C     G/B]     Am
"Do I look alright?"
            F             G          C
And I say, "Yes, you look wonderful tonight"


Interlude: C  G/B  F  G 


Verse 2:
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We go to a party
And everyone turns to see
This beautiful lady
That's walking around with me


Chorus:
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And then she asks me
"Do you feel alright?"
And I say, "Yes, I feel wonderful tonight"


Bridge:
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F
I feel wonderful
G                 [C         G/B]    Am 
Because I see the love light in your eyes
       F             G
And the wonder of it all
          F             G
Is that you just don't realize how much I love you


Interlude: C  G/B  F  G   (2 times)


Verse 3:
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It's time to go home now
And I've got an aching head
So I give her the car keys
And she helps me to bed


Chorus:
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And then I tell her
As I turn out the light
I said, "My darling, you are wonderful tonight"
Oh my darling, you are wonderful tonight


Outro:  C  G/B  F  G  (2 times)
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