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Mr. Wonderful
Words and Music by Jerry Bock, David Weiss and Larry Holofcener - 1956
Chorus:
C - Dm7 G7
C D7 G7 -              Dm7  E7
Am            Am7 D#dim C              Gm6 A7
Dm7 -              D7 Dm            Bb7 G7            C     G7
C - Dm7 G7
C D7 G7 -              Dm7  E7
Am            Am7 D#dim C              Gm6 A7
Dm7 -              G7 C              Dm7 C
Bridge:
Gm7 C7 F -
Am7 D7 G7 -               C     G7
Chorus:
C - Dm7 G7
C D7 G7 -              Dm7  E7
Am            Am7 D#dim C              Gm6 A7
Dm7 -             G7 C -             (End)
8-beat intro. Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
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Chorus:
Why this feeling? Why this glow?
Why the thrill when you say "Hello?"
It's a strange and tender magic you do.
Mister Wonderful, that's you!
Why this trembling when you speak?
Why this joy when you touch my cheek?
I must tell you what my heart knows is true.
Mister Wonderful, that's you!
 
Bridge:
And why this longing to know your charms?
To spend forever here in your arms?
 
Chorus:
Oh, there's much more I could say,
But the words keep slipping away,
And I'm left with one point of view.
Mister Wonderful, that's you!
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Watch the WineLand Banjo Band play "Mr. Wonderful" (youtube)
 
Listen to Paul Buskirk play "Mr Wonderful"on the Tenor Banjo (youtube timestamp :30)
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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