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Songs From An American Movie Vol. 1: Learning How To Smile Tabs:

Wonderful Tab

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Wonderful
Words by Art P. Alexakis
Music By Everclear
Songs From An American Movie Volume 1: Learning How To
SmileIntro/Verse 1 riff (Chords are strummed slowly)
G         D5            C5          D5
e|-----3--------5-------------3-----------5------|
B|-----3--------7-------------5-----------7------|
G|----0--------7-------------5-----------7-------|
D|---0---------7-------------5-----------7-------|
A|---2--------5-------------3-----------5--------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------|
Intro Riff x1
G
I close my eyes when I get too sad.
D5
I think thoughts that I know are bad.
C5
Close my eyes and I count to ten.
D5
Hope it’s over when I open them.
G
I want the things that I had before,
D5
Like a Star Wars poster on my bedroom door.
C5
I wish I could count to ten,
D5
make everything be wonderful again.
G
Hope my Mom and I hope my Dad
D5
figure out why they get so mad.
C5
Hear them scream, hear them fight.
D5
They say bad words that make me want to cry.
G
I close my eyes when I go to bed
D5
and I dream of angels that make me smile.
C5
I feel better when I hear them say,
D5
"Everything will be wonderful some day."
C                        D
e|---3-----3------------------5-----5--------|
B|-----5-----5------------------7-----7------|
G|-------5------------------------7----------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-3------------------------5----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Promises mean everything when you’re little and the
G                G
e|----3-----3---3-------3-----3---3-----|
B|------3-----3---3-------3-----3---3---|
G|--------4-----------------4-----------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--3----------------3------------------|
world’s so big. I just don’t understand how
C                        D
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------7---------------|
D|--------------------------------------7------------------|
A|----------------------------------5----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
you can smile with all those tears in your eyes
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------------------4-7-4-----|
D|----------------5-7-------7---|
A|-----------5-5----------------|
E|------------------------------|
and tell me everything is wonderful now.
G5         E5 D5         E5 C5         E5 D5       E5
e|--10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                         |
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9-7-----------9-5-----------9-7---------9--|
D|--5-----------9-7-----------9-5-----------9-7---------9--|
A|--5-----------7-5-----------7-3-----------7-5---------7--|
E|--3------------------------------------------------------|
Please don’t tell me everything is
wonderful now.
G5                                E5
Go to school and I run and play.
D5                                  E5
I tell the kids that it’s all O.K.
C5                                      E5
I have to laugh so my friends don’t know,
D5                                             E5
when the bell rings I just don’t wanna go home.
G5                                   E5
I go to my room and I close my eyes,
D5                                     E5
I make believe that I have a new life.
C5                              E5
I do believe you when you say,
D5                                      E5
"Everything will be wonderful someday."
C5              E5 D5             E5
e|-3---------------7--5--------------7-|
B|-5---------------9--7--------------9-|
G|-5---------------9--7--------------9-|
D|-5---------------9--7--------------9-|
A|-3---------------7--5--------------7-|
E|-------------------------------------|
|                                     |
e|---3-----3------------5-----5--------|
B|-----5-----5------------7-----7------|
G|-------5------------------7----------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-3------------------5----------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Promises mean everything when you're little and the
G5         E      G5          E
e|-3-----------------3-----------------|
B|-3-----------------3-----------------|
G|-4-----------------4-----------------|
D|-5----------2-2-2--5-----------2-2-2-|
A|-5----------2-2-2--5-----------2-2-2-|
E|-3----------0-0-0--3-----------0-0-0-|
|                                     |
e|----3-----3---3-------3-----3---3----|
B|------3-----3---3-------3-----3---3--|
G|--------4-----------------4----------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--3----------------3-----------------|
world's so big, so big, I just don't understand how
C5              E5 D5
e|-3---------------7-------------------|
B|-5---------------9-------------------|
G|-5---------------9--7----------------|
D|-5---------------9--7----------------|
A|-3---------------7--5----------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
|                                     |
e|---3-----3------------5-----5--------|
B|-----5-----5------------7-----7------|
G|-------5------------------7----------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-3------------------5----------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
you can smile with all those tears in your eyes
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------------------4-7-4-----|
D|----------------5-7-------7---|
A|-----------5-5----------------|
E|------------------------------|
and tell me everything is wonderful now.
G5         E5 D5         E5 C5         E5 D5       E5
e|--10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-| x2
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                         |
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9-7-----------9-5-----------9-7---------9--|
D|--5-----------9-7-----------9-5-----------9-7---------9--|
A|--5-----------7-5-----------7-3-----------7-5---------7--|
E|--3------------------------------------------------------|
I don't wanna hear you tell me
everything is wonderful now
C5                        D5
e|-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
|                                                   |
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
I don't wanna hear you say I will understand someday.
G5               E      G5               E
e|-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
|                                                   |
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5--5--x--x--x--2-2-2--5--5--5--x--x--x---2-2-2-|
A|-5--5--5--x--x--x--2-2-2--5--5--5--x--x--x---2-2-2-|
E|-3--3--3--x--x--x--0-0-0--3--3--3--x--x--x---0-0-0-|
No,      no!              no,       no!
C5                        D5
e|-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
|                                                   |
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
I don't wanna hear you say you both have grown in a different way
G5               E      G5               E
e|-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
|                                                   |
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5--5--x--x--x--2-2-2--5--5--5--x--x--x---2-2-2-|
A|-5--5--5--x--x--x--2-2-2--5--5--5--x--x--x---2-2-2-|
E|-3--3--3--x--x--x--0-0-0--3--3--3--x--x--x---0-0-0-|
No,      no!              no,       no!
C5                        D5
e|-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
|                                                   |
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
I don't wanna meet your friend and I don't wanna start over again
G5              F#5            E                 D5
e|-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                  |
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------7---7---7---7---|
D|-5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4--2---2---2---2-----7---7---7---7---|
A|-5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4--2---2---2---2-----5---5---5---5---|
E|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2--0---0---0---0---------------------|
I just wanna my life to be the same just like it used to be.
C5               D5                          D5
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5----------------7--------------------------7--------|
D|-5----------------7--------------------------7--------|
A|-3----------------5--------------------------5--------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Someday’s I hate everything. Yeah, I hate everything.
D5
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------7-------------------|
D|-------------------7-------------------|
A|-------------------5-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Everyone and everything,
D5
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------7----7----7---7---7----|
D|------------------------7----7----7---7---7----|
A|------------------------5----5----5---5---5----|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Please don't tell me everything is Wonderful now!
G5      E5    D5      E5    C5      E5    D5      E5
e|---------------------------------------------------------| x2
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------9-9---7-7-7---9-9---5-5-5---9-9---7-7-7---9-9--|
D|--5-5-5---9-9---7-7-7---9-9---5-5-5---9-9---7-7-7---9-9--|
A|--5-5-5---7-7---5-5-5---7-7---3-3-3---7-7---5-5-5---7-7--|
E|--3-3-3--------------------------------------------------|
No! Please don't tell me everything is wonderful now
G5      E5    D5      E5    C5      E5    D5      E5
e|--10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-10-7-| x2
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                         |
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------9-9---7-7-7---9-9---5-5-5---9-9---7-7-7---9-9--|
D|--5-5-5---9-9---7-7-7---9-9---5-5-5---9-9---7-7-7---9-9--|
A|--5-5-5---7-7---5-5-5---7-7---3-3-3---7-7---5-5-5---7-7--|
E|--3-3-3--------------------------------------------------|
No! Please don't tell me everything is wonderful now
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----------------------------------------------(feedback)--|
E|-3--(let ring)----------------------------------------------|
|					                      |
| (Bass guitar) 					      |
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3----0-0----3-3-3---0-0----3-3-3---0-0----3-3-3---0-0--|
"Ohh Yeah, Yeah, everything is wonderful ow"
e|-7-8-10-8-7-8-7----------------------------------------7-8-10-8-7-8-7-|
B|---------------------12\-------------12\------------12\---------------|
G|---------------------12\-------------12\------------12\---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|					                                |
| (Bass guitar) 					                |
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3----0-0----3-3-3---0-0----3-3-3---0-0----3-3-3---0-0------------|
"Oh Yeah Everything is wonderful Now"
e|-10--10----------10--10----------------------(fades out)----|
B|---12--12\---------12--12\-----12~~-------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
|					                      |
| (Bass guitar) 					      |
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3----0-0----3-3-3---0-0----3-3-3---0-0----3-3-3---0-0--|
"Now...          Now...      Everything is."

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Laura Average	#1 by Laura at Sep 26, 2007 at 3:35 AM EST
	Eh... sorry I don't read German. Kinda wish I did though. Aren't ALL everclear's songs amazing? Heh, a lowervase "e" in everclear just looks right too. I know they did the entire booklet for SMFTA in lowercase, and I think for American Movie Part I. Is Part II good enough to buy? It's the only one I haven't heard songs off of yet.

No Picture Athena-beana-fo Average	#2 by Athena-beana-fo-feena -katrina-gina-go-zeena-fe-fi-fo...ATHENA at Sep 29, 2007 at 7:06 AM EST
	this song is amazing. it explains the life of a child whos caught in between their parents devorce or fighting, and wishes they could have their old life back when everything was wonderful...

No Picture Georg Average	#3 by Georg Åström at Oct 1, 2007 at 1:14 AM EST
	I know this song may be about divorce.( That already almost happen to my parents)But it means much much more to me. My grandpa had been in the hospital for a couple of months and he wasn't getting any better.Well one evening we had just finished eating dinner we got a call from the hopital saying that my grandpa had died.At that moment I started singing that song in my head. I just wanted someone to tell me everthing is going to be wonderful again.Everything was going to be ok

No Picture EL Jeffro Wanna Be	#4 by EL Jeffro at Oct 1, 2007 at 4:39 AM EST
	I can't even describe how I felt the first I heard this song, the truth is, I cried for the first time in ages. Can't believe how that song, "sings" my life... 1 2 3 4 Next

No Picture austin Average	#5 by austin wheeler at Oct 3, 2007 at 12:00 AM EST
	hey,did anyone notice that this post for everclear does not have any negetive comments???probably the first i've seen on here,wow!!!!that rocks....ok,continue with comments now:)

No Picture Bryant Wanna Be	#6 by Bryant Matthews at Oct 3, 2007 at 10:49 PM EST
	I always thought this song from his daughters point of view during his break up with his wife. It's definitley sung from a childs perspective. BTW the video to this is pretty good, except for that kid with the dreads.... man that kid's annoying.

No Picture Joan Macrise Wanna Be	#7 by Joan Macrise Corrado at Oct 4, 2007 at 3:06 AM EST
	This song is very straight forward in what it means. One of the few songs that describes divorce with as much feeling as I feel about it. The end is the most powerful, the vocals make him sound like he feels all the pain and anger and loss that many of us know too well.