Dm It takes a crane to build a crane Gm It takes two floors to make a story A# It takes an egg to make a hen A#m It takes the hen to make an egg F C There is no end to what I'm saying Dm It takes a thought to make a word Gm And it takes some words to make an action A# And it takes some work to make it work A#m It takes some good to make it hurt F C It takes some bad for satisfaction Dm Gm Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful C F Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle Dm Gm Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful C Ah la la la la ( Dm Gm C F ) ( Dm Gm C F ) Dm It takes a night to make it dawn Gm And it takes a day to make you yawn brother A# It takes some old to make you young A#m It takes some cold to know the sun F C It takes the one to have the other Dm And it takes no time to fall in love Gm But it takes you years to know what love is A# And it takes some fears to make you trust A#m It takes those tears to make it rust F C It takes the dust to have it polished Dm Gm Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful C F Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle Dm Gm Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful C Ah la la la la ( Dm Gm C F ) ( Dm Gm C F ) Dm It takes some silence to make sound Gm And It takes a loss before you found it A# And It takes a road to go nowhere A#m It takes a toll to make you care F C It takes a hole to make a mountain Dm Gm Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful C F Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle Dm Gm Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful C Ah la la la la ( Dm Gm C F ) ( Dm Gm A# A#m F C ) Dm Gm Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful C F Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle Dm Gm Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful C Ah la la la la ( Dm Gm C F )