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I Wish You Would:The Yardbirds.
Debut single in 1964 but didn't chart.
On album - For Your Love - in 1965.
Album made the charts at #96.
These aren't the original lyrics and are
group's interpretation.
INTRO: RIFF: played all the way through. All
in G until interlude. Switches to F, then back
to G. Watch/listen to YouTube version.
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#1.
GEarly in the morning, 'bout the break of day..
that's when my baby went away.
Come on now, baby, I wish you would..
You know, pretty baby, I love you so good.
#2.
GCome on now, baby what you tryin' to do?
Trying to love me and some other man, too.
Come on now, baby, I love you so.
You know, pretty baby, I hate to see you go.
CHORUS:
GAll my life..I want to hold you..in my arms..
all night..(INTERLUDE:HARMONICA:)F  G  
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#3.
GEarly in the morning, 'bout the break of day..
that's when my baby went away.
Come on now, baby, I wish you would..
You know, pretty baby, I love you so good.
#4.
GCome on now, baby what you tryin' to do?
Trying to love me and some other man, too.
Come on now, baby, I love you so.
You know, pretty baby, I hate to see you go.
OUTRO:
GAll my life..I want to hold you..in my arms..
all night..F  G  
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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I Wish You Would

by The Yardbirds

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I Wish You Would:The Yardbirds.

Debut single in 1964 but didn't chart.

On album - For Your Love - in 1965.

Album made the charts at #96.

These aren't the original lyrics and are

group's interpretation.

INTRO: RIFF: played all the way through. All

in G until interlude. Switches to F, then back

to G. Watch/listen to YouTube version.

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-------3-------------3-3----------------|

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#1.

Early in the morning, 'bout the break of day..

that's when my baby went away.

Come on now, baby, I wish you would..

You know, pretty baby, I love you so good.

#2.

Come on now, baby what you tryin' to do?

Trying to love me and some other man, too.

Come on now, baby, I love you so.

You know, pretty baby, I hate to see you go.

CHORUS:

All my life..I want to hold you..in my arms..

F G

all night..(INTERLUDE:HARMONICA:)

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-----0---0----0-0--------0--------------|

-------3-------------3-3----------------|

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-----3----------------------------------|

#3.

Early in the morning, 'bout the break of day..

that's when my baby went away.

Come on now, baby, I wish you would..

You know, pretty baby, I love you so good.

#4.

Come on now, baby what you tryin' to do?

Trying to love me and some other man, too.

Come on now, baby, I love you so.

You know, pretty baby, I hate to see you go.

OUTRO:

All my life..I want to hold you..in my arms..

F G

all night..

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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