Chords with lyrics
"I Wish You Could Be Here"
(Paul Simon - Bruce Woodley)
Intro:
acoustic guitars and bass [2X]:
G6G6 Fmaj7/G
v v v v v v v v
-------7-----0---|-----|-------------0---|-----
---8-------------|-----|-------10--------|-----
-9---------------|--%--|-9-10------------|--%--
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ tacet 1st time
Verse 1:
G6G6
Lookin' from ....
Fmaj7/G
At the freshly ...
G6G6
That sparkles ...
Fmaj7/G
Upon the street ...
E minorEm
And the crackle ...
FaddG
Is laughing in ....
C majorC
And the room is ...
FF C majorC Bb majorBb D MajorD
I wish you ....
[repeat second half of intro]
Verse 2:
Sundays in ...
There's not a lot ...
I've been listening ....
But my thoughts ...
I try to ...
But the words ...
And I know there's ...
FF C majorC Bb majorBb
I wish you ...
FF C majorC Bb majorBb D MajorD
I wish you ...
[repeat intro]
[key change to AbAb - acoustic guitars remain in G+G (capo I)]
Ab6Ab6
I keep listening for ...
Gbmaj7/Ab
Or your key ...
Ab6Ab6
I sure could use ...
Gbmaj7Gbmaj7
But we've been ...
F minorFm
The winter's ...
GbaddAb
A augmentedA long time ...
DbDb
I've got lots of ...
GbGb DbDb CbCb
I wish you could ...
GbGb DbDb CbCb
I wish you ..
GbGb DbDb CbCb Eb MajorEb
I wish you ...
[repeat intro (in AbAb) to fade]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers