The Kinks - Wonderboy: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Wonderboy" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Wonderboy Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Kinks

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Wonderboy" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

 G
Wonder boy, life's just begun.
D7
Turn your sorrow into wonder
G
Dream alone, don't sigh, don't groan
D7
Life is only what you wonder.

Day is as light as your brightest dream
Night is as dark as you feel it ought to be
Time is as fast as the slowest thing
Life is only

Chorus:
 G      D# G
Wonder boy,
 G      D# G
Wonder boy.
 C                            G  D
Everybody is looking for the sun.
C
People strain their eyes to see,
     D               D7/C
But I see you and you see me,
    D/B        D/A
And ain't that wonder?

Wonder Boy, some mother's son
Life is full of work and plunder
Easy go, life is not real
Life is only what you conjure

G  D#  G
Wonder boy,
         G        E    A7
And the world is joy, every single
 D A D7 D/C D/B D/A
day.
          G    D# G
It's the real McCoy,
 G     D# G
Wonder boy.

Chorus:
Everybody's looking for the sun
People strain their eyes to see
But I see you and you see me
And ain't that wonder?

Wonder Boy, some mother's son
Turn your sorrow into wonder
Dream alone, go have your fun

Life is only, life is only
Life is only


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A7

Guitar chord A7

B

Guitar chord B

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D7

Guitar chord D7

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Wonderboy" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Wonderboy" by The Kinks.

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