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Key : Em 
Capo : No 
BPM : 60
Intro : 
 Em7|  G|  Em7|  G|  Em7|  A7sus|  Em7|  A7sus4|  G| G  
 Em7|  G|  Em7|  G|  Em7|  A7sus|  Em7|  A7sus4|  G| 
Verse: 
                        C| D  
  So, so you think you can tell,
            |                   Am| G  
  Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain.
                     |                      D|                   C| Am  
  Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail, a smile from a veil,
                     | G  
  Do you think you can tell?
                        |                    C| D  
  And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts,
              |                  Am|                            G| D  
  Hot ashes for trees, hot air for a cool breeze, cold comfort for change,
                |                           C|                     Am|  G  
  And did you ex- change a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
Interlude :
    Em7|  G|  Em7|  G|  Em7|  A7sus|  Em7|  A7sus4|  G|
Chorus:
                               C| D  
  How I wish, how I wish you were here.
           |                                      Am|                   G  
  We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl,  ___ year after year,
                                      D| C  
  ____ Running over the same old ground. _What have we found?
             |                  Am| G  
  The same old fears. Wish you were here!
Outro :
    Em7|  G|  Em7|  G|  Em7|  A7sus|  Em7|  A7sus4|  G| G  
    Em7|  G|  Em7|  G|  Em7|  A7sus|  Em7|  A7sus4|  G| G  
   Em7

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Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

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Skill · find home

E minor

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

Wish You Were Here

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Wish You Were Here

by David Gilmour

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

A7sus

A7sus4

Key : Em

Capo : No

BPM : 60

Intro :

Em7 G Em7 G Em7 A7sus Em7 A7sus4 G G

| | | | | | | | |

Em7 G Em7 G Em7 A7sus Em7 A7sus4 G

| | | | | | | | |

Verse:

C D

So, so you think you can tell,

Am G

| |

Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain.

D C Am

| | |

Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail, a smile from a veil,

Do you think you can tell?

C D

| |

And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts,

Am G D

| | |

Hot ashes for trees, hot air for a cool breeze, cold comfort for change,

C Am G

| | |

And did you ex- change a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?

Interlude :

Em7 G Em7 G Em7 A7sus Em7 A7sus4 G

| | | | | | | | |

Chorus:

C D

How I wish, how I wish you were here.

Am G

| |

We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, ___ year after year,

D C

____ Running over the same old ground. _What have we found?

Am G

| |

The same old fears. Wish you were here!

Outro :

Em7 G Em7 G Em7 A7sus Em7 A7sus4 G G

| | | | | | | | |

Em7 G Em7 G Em7 A7sus Em7 A7sus4 G G

| | | | | | | | |

Em7

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