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Chords used:
      Bm799777
      D7x57575
      D9X5455x
       G355433
     F#7242352
 C#7-9x4343x
[Verse]
BmWon't step down cause D7I'm up on this cloD9ud
GThings just have to F#7wait for a while C#7-9  
BmWon't stop now cause tD7he last time I did D9  
GI almost lost my selF#7f and a frienC#7-9d
BmWhen I found you deep D7insiD9deG  F#7  C#7-9  
BmLord I didn't realise D7what I fouD9nd
GI let you slip awF#7ay and I'm dyC#7-9ing
[Chorus]
BmWish I could have said D7somD9ething good
GWish I could have doF#7ne what I C#7-9should
BmWish I could have said D7somD9ething good
GWish I,         wF#7ish I could have C#7-9done my best 
Bm                    D7  D9
GWish I could have doF#7ne my besC#7-9t 
Bm                    D7  D9
GWish I could have F#7done my besC#7-9t 
[Verse]
BmWhen I think of all those D7promises I D9gave
GSeems like it wasn't F#7even one that I C#7-9kept.
BmNow you ask me how I am D7before good bD9ye
GThen let me answers F#7in a while because C#7-9I'm fine
[Chorus]
BmWish I could have said D7somD9ething good
GWish I could have doF#7ne what I C#7-9should
BmWish I could have said D7somD9ething good
GWish I,         wF#7ish I could have C#7-9done my best 
Bm                    D7  D9
GWish I could have doF#7ne my best C#7-9  
Bm                    D7  D9
GWish I could have F#7done my besC#7-9t 
[Bridge]
BmWhen I found you deep D7insiD9de
G                F#7          C#7-9
BmLord I didn't realise D7what I fouD9nd
GI let you slip awF#7ay and I'm dyC#7-9ing
[Chorus]
BmWish I could have said D7somD9ething good
GWish I could have doF#7ne what I C#7-9should
BmWish I could have said D7somD9ething good
GWish I,         wF#7ish I could have C#7-9done my best 
Bm                    D7  D9
GWish I could have doF#7ne my best C#7-9  
Bm                    D7  D9
GWish I could have F#7done my best C#7-9  

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Wish I

by Eric Gadd

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#7

C#7-9

Chords used:

799777

x57575

X5455x

355433

F#7

242352

C#7-9

x4343x

[Verse]

Bm D7 D9

Won't step down cause I'm up on this cloud

G F#7 C#7-9

Things just have to wait for a while

Bm D7 D9

Won't stop now cause the last time I did

G F#7 C#7-9

I almost lost my self and a friend

Bm D7 D9 G F#7 C#7-9

When I found you deep inside

Bm D7 D9

Lord I didn't realise what I found

G F#7 C#7-9

I let you slip away and I'm dying

[Chorus]

Bm D7 D9

Wish I could have said something good

G F#7 C#7-9

Wish I could have done what I should

Bm D7 D9

Wish I could have said something good

G F#7 C#7-9

Wish I, wish I could have done my best

Bm D7 D9

G F#7 C#7-9

Wish I could have done my best

Bm D7 D9

G F#7 C#7-9

Wish I could have done my best

[Verse]

Bm D7 D9

When I think of all those promises I gave

G F#7 C#7-9

Seems like it wasn't even one that I kept.

Bm D7 D9

Now you ask me how I am before good bye

G F#7 C#7-9

Then let me answers in a while because I'm fine

[Chorus]

Bm D7 D9

Wish I could have said something good

G F#7 C#7-9

Wish I could have done what I should

Bm D7 D9

Wish I could have said something good

G F#7 C#7-9

Wish I, wish I could have done my best

Bm D7 D9

G F#7 C#7-9

Wish I could have done my best

Bm D7 D9

G F#7 C#7-9

Wish I could have done my best

[Bridge]

Bm D7 D9

When I found you deep inside

G F#7 C#7-9

Bm D7 D9

Lord I didn't realise what I found

G F#7 C#7-9

I let you slip away and I'm dying

[Chorus]

Bm D7 D9

Wish I could have said something good

G F#7 C#7-9

Wish I could have done what I should

Bm D7 D9

Wish I could have said something good

G F#7 C#7-9

Wish I, wish I could have done my best

Bm D7 D9

G F#7 C#7-9

Wish I could have done my best

Bm D7 D9

G F#7 C#7-9

Wish I could have done my best

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