{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":742876,"song":"Sometimes I Wish","artist":"Colin Hay","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11586785-sometimes-i-wish-chords-by-colin-hay/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/742876?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"in Open G tuning,\r\nwhich I'm not overly familiar with in terms of chord shapes etc.\r\n\r\nTuning: Open G\r\nD  (Low E down 1 step)\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  ([ch]A[/ch] down 1 step)\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]B[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] ([ch]E[/ch] down 1 step.\r\n\r\nChords used:\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]:  000000\r\n[ch]C[/ch]:  X02012\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]: X40404\r\n[ch]Am7[/ch] X22012\r\n\r\nI haven't put the strumming pattern in these, but you can hear how many times to do each one.\r\n\r\n[tab]Intro:\r\n                                                 (After first time)\r\ne|---0----0----0----0----0----0---0-----0----0---------0----|\r\nB|---0----0----0----0----0----0---0-----0----0---------0----|\r\nG|---2--2p0--2s4--4p0--0h2--2p0---2s4-4s5--5s7---x2----7s2--|\r\nD|---0----0----0----0----0----0---0-----0----0---------0----|\r\nA|---0----0----0----0----0----0---0-----0----0---------0----|\r\nE|---0----0----0----0----0----0---0-----0----0---------0----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]After second time:\r\ne|---0----0----0---0------0----0--------0------0---0--0-----|\r\nB|--15----12--15---12----12----8--------0------0---0--0-----|\r\nG|---0----0----0---0------0----0--------11--11s12--9--7-x4--|\r\nD|---0----0----0---0------0----0--x 2---0------0---0--0-----|\r\nA|---0----0----0---0------0----0--------0------0---0--0-----|\r\nE|---0----0----0---0------0----0--------0------0---0--0-----|[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse riff (referred to as G riff):\r\n\r\n[tab]e|---0----0----0----0-----------------------0-----0-|\r\nB|---0----0----0----0-----------------------0-----0-|\r\nG|-0h2--2p0--2s4--4p0---sometimes with----4s5---5s7-|\r\nD|---0----0----0----0-----------------------0-----0-|\r\nA|---0----0----0----0-----------------------0-----0-|\r\nE|---0----0----0----0-----------------------0-----0-|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] riff\r\nSometimes I wish I was born in another time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] riff\r\nA long long time ago[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] riff\r\nThings were much harder then[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] riff\r\nBut I like the clothes they wore[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the way they did their hair[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\n       At least it took some care[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\n       Then they all went off to war[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch] riff\r\n       You can never have it all[/tab]\r\n\r\nSame chord pattern:\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]e|--0----0-----0----0----0--0----0---|\r\nB|--0----0-----0----0----0--0----0---|\r\nG|--12---9---9s11---7--7s9--4--4s7---|\r\nD|--0----0-----0----0----0--0----0---|\r\nA|--0----0-----0----0----0--0----0---|\r\nE|--0----0-----0----0----0--0----0---|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nThen the chords: [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] riff\r\nJust a young man really[/tab]\r\n\r\nA long long time ago\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am7[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou can never have it all[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou can never have it all[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am7[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou can it some of the time[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou can have most things nearly all the time[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut you can't have it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nAll of the time[/tab]\r","plain_text":"in Open G tuning,\nwhich I'm not overly familiar with in terms of chord shapes etc.\n\nTuning: Open G\nD  (Low E down 1 step)\nG  (A down 1 step)\nD\nG\nB\nD (E down 1 step.\n\nChords used:\n\nG:  000000\nC:  X02012\nBm: X40404\nAm7 X22012\n\nI haven't put the strumming pattern in these, but you can hear how many times to do each one.\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse riff (referred to as G riff):\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSame chord pattern:\n\n\n\n\n\nThen the chords: C Bm Am7\n\n\n\n\nA long long time ago","chords":["G","D","E","A","B","C","Bm","Am7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}