| D7 | D7/9 | D9 | G6 | G/F# | E7 | Am7 | Cdim | |
| I've | got | the | world on | a st | ring, s | ittin' on a | rainbow, |
| G | G/F# | E-9 | E | |
| Got the | string around my | fin - g | er; |
| Am7 D7 Am7 Cdim Im7 G Em7 Am7 |
| What a world, what a life -- I'm in love. |
| D7 | D7/9 | D9 | G6 | G/F# | E7 | Am7 | Cdim | |
| I've | got | a s | ong that | I si | ng, | I can make the | rain go |
| G | G/F# | E-9 | E | |
| Anytime I | snap my | fin - g | er; |
| Am7 | D7 | Am7 | Cdim | Am7 | G | Gdim | G | |
| Lucky | me, c | an't you | see? | I'm in l | ove. |
| Bridge: |
| G | G7 | B9 | G | E9 | |
| L | ife is a b | eautiful | thing | as long as I've got that s | tring; |
| G | G/F# | A7 | A7+5 | C | F7 | D7 | |
| I'd be a | silly so-and- | so | if I should ever let it g | o. |
| D7 | D7/9 | D9 | G6 | G/F# | E7 | Am7 | Cdim | |
| I've | got | the | world on | a s | tring, | sittin' on a | rainbow, |
| G | G/F# | E-9 | E | |
| Got the string ar | ound my | fin - g | er; |
| Am7 D7 Am7 Cdim Am7 G Gdim Am7alt Cm7 G6 |
| What a world, what a life -- I'm in love. |