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Wish You Were Here
By: Riversyde
Key: B  
Intro          B       F#     E(x2)
Verse 1
BYou turned away F#with a broken sEmile     BBurned bridgeF#s route the milEes apart from
Bwhere hearts useF#d to be               E    BAnd I'm turneF#d away a broken Eman
BAllowed your heaF#rt another's haEnd,      Bnow I'm despeF#rate for memoriEes 
BAnd I wish you wF#ere hereE  
Fill
Verse 2
BMy lonely shadow F#paints the sidEewalk    Bpast the placF#es we would goE  
Aand the ghost of who we Ewere slowly come to life
AAnd I thought you should Eknow
Chorus
BI wish you were F#hereE  
BWant you wanted F#wasn't enough, Eyou got me talking to myself and now I
Bwish you were heF#reE  
Acounting stars, on the bEoulevard
Band I wish you wF#ere hereE  
Fill
Verse 3
Bso many things tF#hat I miss like Erunning the streets 
Bin bare feet, waF#y your hair and Echeek kissed
BLike in the pictF#ure on the windEow sill and I'm waiting still
AI've got a thousand wordEs to say, not one to be heard
ABut I thought that you sEhould know
Chorus
Fill
Chorus
Acounting stars, on the bEoulevard
Band I wish you wF#ere hereE  
Fill    
Aand I wiEsh you were here

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Wish You Were Here

by Riversyde

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Wish You Were Here

By: Riversyde

Key:

B F# E

Intro (x2)

Verse 1

B F# E B F# E

You turned away with a broken smile Burned bridges route the miles apart from

B F# E B F# E

where hearts used to be And I'm turned away a broken man

B F# E B F# E

Allowed your heart another's hand, now I'm desperate for memories

B F# E

And I wish you were here

Fill

Verse 2

B F# E B F# E

My lonely shadow paints the sidewalk past the places we would go

A E

and the ghost of who we were slowly come to life

A E

And I thought you should know

Chorus

B F# E

I wish you were here

B F# E

Want you wanted wasn't enough, you got me talking to myself and now I

B F# E

wish you were here

A E

counting stars, on the boulevard

B F# E

and I wish you were here

Fill

Verse 3

B F# E

so many things that I miss like running the streets

B F# E

in bare feet, way your hair and cheek kissed

B F# E

Like in the picture on the window sill and I'm waiting still

A E

I've got a thousand words to say, not one to be heard

A E

But I thought that you should know

Chorus

Fill

Chorus

A E

counting stars, on the boulevard

B F# E

and I wish you were here

Fill

A E

and I wish you were here

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