[Em]It takes a crane to build a [Em] crane
it takes two floors to make a [Am] story
it takes an egg to make a [C]hen
it takes a hen to make an [C]egg
there is no end to what i'm [G]saying [D]
it takes a thought to make a [Em] word
and it takes some words to make an [Am]action
and it takes some work to make it [C]work
it takes some good to make it[C] hurt
it takes some bad for satis[G]faction [D]
[Em] ah la la la la la la la [Am]life is wonderful
[D]ah la la la la la la life goes [G] full circle
[Em]ah la la la la la la [Am] life is wonderful
[D]ah la la la la
[Em]ah mmmm
it takes a night to make it[Em] dawn
and it takes a day to make you yawn [Am]brother
and it takes some old to make you [C]young
it takes some cold to know the [C]sun
it takes the one to have the [G]other [D]
and it takes no time to fall in [Em]love
but it takes you years to know what [Am]love is
and it takes some fears to make you[C] trust
it takes those tears to make it [C]rust
it takes the dust to have it [G]polished, yea [D]
[Em]ah la la la la la la [Am]life is wonderful
[D]ha la la la la la la life goes [G] full circle
[Em]ha la la la la la la [Am] life is wonderful
[D]ha la la la
it is [Em]so
[Em]and it is so
it takes some silence to make [Em]sound
and it takes a loss before you [Am]found it
and it takes a road to go no[C]where
it takes a toll to make you [C]care
it takes a hole to make a [G]mountain [D]
[Em]ha la la la la la la [Am]life is wonderful
[D]ha la la la la la la life goes [G] full circle
[Em]ha la la la la la la [Am]life is wonderful
[D]ha la la la la la la life is [G] meaningful
[Em]ha la la la la la la [Am]life is wonderful
[D]ha la la la la la