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Frank Sinatra - I’ve Got The World On A String Chords

Chord reference Dm7, Dm, F, G7, G, C, A7, Em7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Dm7] [Dm] [F] [G7] [G] [C] [Dm7] [G7] I’ve got the [C]world on a [A7]string, [Dm7]sitting on a [G]rain[G7]bow, [C]Got that [Am]string, a[F]round my [Em7]fin[A7]ger

[Dm7]What a [Dm]world, [F]what a [G7]life, [G]I’m in [C]love. [Dm7] [G7]

I’ve got a [C]song that I [A7]sing, [Dm7]I can make the rain [G]go, [G7] [C]Any[Am]time I [F]move my [Em7]fin[A7]ger [Dm7]Lucky [Dm]me, [F]can’t you [G7]see, [G]I’m in [C]love. [G7] [C]

Life is a beautiful [B7]thing, [E7] As long as [E]I hold the [Em]string, [A7] I’d be a silly so and [Am7]so, [D7]if I should ever let [Dm7]go. [G7]

I’ve got the [C]world on a [A7]string, [Dm7]sitting on a [G]rain[G7]bow, [C]Got that [Am]string a[F]round my [Em7]fin[A7]ger; [Dm7]What a [Dm]world, [F]what a [G7]life, [G]I’m in [C]love. [Dm7] [Dm] [F] [G7] [G] [C]

Life is a beautiful [B7]thing, [E7] As long as [E]I hold the [Em]string, [A7] I’d be a silly so and [Am7]so, [D7]if I should ever let [Dm7]go. [G7]

I’ve got the [C]world on a [A7]string, [Dm7]sitting on a [G]rain[G7]bow, [C]Got that string a[F]round my [Em7]fin[A7]ger; [Dm7]What a [Dm]world, and [F]this is the [G7]life, [E7]hey [A7]now, [G]I’m, [Dm7]so in [C]love. [G] [G7] [C]

Artist Frank Sinatra
Album This Is Sinatra!
Genres Jazz, Pop
Year 1956
Key C

How to Play I've Got The World On A String on Guitar?

Frank Sinatra - I've Got The World On A String can be played in the key of C using the Dm7, Dm, F, G7, G, C, A7, Em7 chords.

  • For Dm7, To play Dm7, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A, D ring open, mute G.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play I've Got The World On A String with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.