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I Wish I Was A Girl

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[Intro]
E    Esus4     E    Esus4
[Verse 1]
  EThe devil's in the Esus4dreaming, he tells you I'm not Esleeping in my hotel room aEsus4lone
  EWith nothing to beEsus4lieve in, you dive into the Etraffic rising up, and it's so quiet
You're surprised and then you G#mwake
[Pre Chorus]
     G#mFor all the things you're Alosing you might as well reEsign yourself to Esus4try and make a Echange
   G#mI'm going down to AHollywood, they're gonna make a Bmovie from the things that they find crawling
 Bround my brain
[Chorus]
     AI Bwish I was a C#mgirl so Bthat you could beAlieve me
And I coBuld shake this statC#mic everytime BI try to sleeAp
  I wish Bfor all the worlC#md that I coBuld say, "Hey ElizEabeth, you know, I'm doing alF#right these Adays"
[Solo]
E    Esus4     E    Esus4
[Verse 2]
The dEevil's in the Esus4dreaming, you see yourself desEcending from a building to the ground
   EYou watch the sky reEsus4ceding, you spin to see the Etraffic rising up and it's so quiet
You're surprised and then you G#mwake
[Pre Chorus]
     G#mFor all the things you're Alosing you might as well reEsign yourself to Esus4try and make a Echange
  G#mI'm going down to AHollywood, they're gonna make a Bmovie from the things that they find crawling
 Bround my brain
[Chorus]
     AI Bwish I was a C#mgirl so Bthat you could beAlieve me
And I coBuld shake this statC#mic everytime BI try to sleeAp
  I wish Bfor all the worlC#md that I coBuld say, "Hey ElizEabeth, you know, I'm doing alF#right these Adays"
[Solo]
E
[Bridge]
And in one of these Adreams
You forEgive me
It makes me think of  the bad deF#mcisions
That Akeep you at home, how could Eanyone else have Achanged?
   F#mBut these are wrong conclusions
That Aleave you alone, How could Eeveryone reAarrange?
How could Eeveryone else have changed? AWhat I see,  I bF#melieveA  G#m  
[Pre Chorus]
     G#mFor all the things you're Alosing you might as well reEsign yourself to Esus4try and make a Echange
  G#mI'm going down to AHollywood, they're gonna make a Bmovie from the things that they find crawling
Bround my brain
[Chorus]
     AI Bwish I was a C#mgirl so Bthat you could beAlieve me
And I coBuld shake this statC#mic everytime BI try to sleeAp
  I wish Bfor all the worlC#md that I coBuld say, "Hey ElizEabeth, you know, I'm doing alF#right these Adays"
[Solo]
A     A     A
F#m      A B
F#m      A B
[Outro]
Well I can't F#msleep at Eni-Bght
Well I can't F#msleep at Eni-Bght
Well I can't F#msleep at Eni-Bght
Well I can't F#msleep at Eni-Bght

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I Wish I Was A Girl

by Counting Crows

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

G#m

C#m

F#m

[Intro]

E Esus4 E Esus4

[Verse 1]

E Esus4 E Esus4

The devil's in the dreaming, he tells you I'm not sleeping in my hotel room alone

E Esus4 E

With nothing to believe in, you dive into the traffic rising up, and it's so quiet

G#m

You're surprised and then you wake

[Pre Chorus]

G#m A E Esus4 E

For all the things you're losing you might as well resign yourself to try and make a change

G#m A B

I'm going down to Hollywood, they're gonna make a movie from the things that they find crawling

round my brain

[Chorus]

A B C#m B A

I wish I was a girl so that you could believe me

B C#m B A

And I could shake this static everytime I try to sleep

B C#m B E F# A

I wish for all the world that I could say, "Hey Elizabeth, you know, I'm doing alright these days"

[Solo]

E Esus4 E Esus4

[Verse 2]

E Esus4 E

The devil's in the dreaming, you see yourself descending from a building to the ground

E Esus4 E

You watch the sky receding, you spin to see the traffic rising up and it's so quiet

G#m

You're surprised and then you wake

[Pre Chorus]

G#m A E Esus4 E

For all the things you're losing you might as well resign yourself to try and make a change

G#m A B

I'm going down to Hollywood, they're gonna make a movie from the things that they find crawling

round my brain

[Chorus]

A B C#m B A

I wish I was a girl so that you could believe me

B C#m B A

And I could shake this static everytime I try to sleep

B C#m B E F# A

I wish for all the world that I could say, "Hey Elizabeth, you know, I'm doing alright these days"

[Solo]

[Bridge]

And in one of these dreams

You forgive me

F#m

It makes me think of the bad decisions

A E A

That keep you at home, how could anyone else have changed?

F#m

But these are wrong conclusions

A E A

That leave you alone, How could everyone rearrange?

E A F#m A G#m

How could everyone else have changed? What I see, I believe

[Pre Chorus]

G#m A E Esus4 E

For all the things you're losing you might as well resign yourself to try and make a change

G#m A B

I'm going down to Hollywood, they're gonna make a movie from the things that they find crawling

round my brain

[Chorus]

A B C#m B A

I wish I was a girl so that you could believe me

B C#m B A

And I could shake this static everytime I try to sleep

B C#m B E F# A

I wish for all the world that I could say, "Hey Elizabeth, you know, I'm doing alright these days"

[Solo]

A A A

F#m A B

[Outro]

F#m E B

Well I can't sleep at ni-ght

F#m E B

Well I can't sleep at ni-ght

F#m E B

Well I can't sleep at ni-ght

F#m E B

Well I can't sleep at ni-ght

About I Wish I Was A Girl Chords by Counting Crows

Learn how to play I Wish I Was A Girl by Counting Crows with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “I Wish I Was A Girl chords”, “I Wish I Was A Girl guitar chords”, or “Counting Crows I Wish I Was A Girl chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy I Wish I Was A Girl chords and for experienced players who want accurate I Wish I Was A Girl lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, Esus4, G#m, A, B, C#m.

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What key is "I Wish I Was A Girl" in?

The chords for "I Wish I Was A Girl" show the original chord names (including E, Esus4, G#m, A, B, C#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.