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"Wouldn't It Be Nice"
(Brian Wilson / Tony Asher)
[Intro]
   Av      v      F#mv      v        Bmv      v      Dv      v
e|--------17-------------------|--------17--14--------14-----|
B|-----14-----17-14--15-17--14-|-----15--------15--17-----15-|
G|-14--------------------------|-14--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
   Av      v      F#mv      v        Cv      v      v      v
e|--------17-------------------|--------17-------------------|
B|-----14-----17-14--15-17--14-|------------17-----15-17-----|
G|-14--------------------------|-14------------17---------17-|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Wouldn't it be Fnice if we were older
And we wouldn't Bbhave to wait so Gm7long
And C7wouldn't it be Fnice to live together
In the kind of Bbworld where we beGm7longC7  
[Bridge]
 Dm7/AYou know it's gonna make it Eb/Fthat much better
 Dm7/AWhen we can say goodnight and Am7stay toGm7getherC7  
[Verse 2]
Wouldn't it be Fnice if we could wake up
In the morning Bbwhen the day is Gm7new
And C7after having Fspent the day together
Hold each other Bbclose the whole night Gm7throughC7  
[Bridge]
 Dm7/AWhat happy times together Eb/Fwe'd be spending
 Dm7/AI wish that every kiss was Am7never Gm7endingC7  
Oh, wouldn't it be Fnice
   v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
e|-----------------|---------------|
B|-----------------|---------------|
G|-----2-----2-3-2-|---------------|
D|-----------------|-------3---3---|
A|-----------------|---3-5-------5-|
E|-----------------|---------------|
[Middle 8] 
(guitar repeats first two bars of intro)
 Dmaj7Maybe if we Gmaj7think and wish and hope and pray it F#m7might come trueBm7  
 Dmaj7Baby, then there Gmaj7wouldn't be a single thing we F#m7couldn't doBm7  
We could be F#m7married (we could be Bm7married)
                 F#m7- last two bars of iC7ntro -
And then we'd be happy (then we'd be happy)
Oh, wouldn't it be Fnice
[Coda]
(slow down)
 Dm7/AYou know it seems the more we Eb/Ftalk about it
 Dm7/AIt only makes it worse to Am7live witGm7hout it
But let's Am7talk aGm7bout itC7  
(resume original tempo)
Wouldn't it be Fnice
Good night, baby
Sleep tight, baby... (fade)

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Wouldnt It Be Nice

by The Beach Boys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Gm7

Dm7/A

Eb/F

Am7

Dmaj7

Gmaj7

F#m7

Bm7

"Wouldn't It Be Nice"

(Brian Wilson / Tony Asher)

[Intro]

A F#m Bm D

v v v v v v v v

e|--------17-------------------|--------17--14--------14-----|

B|-----14-----17-14--15-17--14-|-----15--------15--17-----15-|

G|-14--------------------------|-14--------------------------|

D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

A F#m C

v v v v v v v v

e|--------17-------------------|--------17-------------------|

B|-----14-----17-14--15-17--14-|------------17-----15-17-----|

G|-14--------------------------|-14------------17---------17-|

D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Wouldn't it be nice if we were older

Bb Gm7

And we wouldn't have to wait so long

C7 F

And wouldn't it be nice to live together

Bb Gm7 C7

In the kind of world where we belong

[Bridge]

Dm7/A Eb/F

You know it's gonna make it that much better

Dm7/A Am7 Gm7 C7

When we can say goodnight and stay together

[Verse 2]

Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up

Bb Gm7

In the morning when the day is new

C7 F

And after having spent the day together

Bb Gm7 C7

Hold each other close the whole night through

[Bridge]

Dm7/A Eb/F

What happy times together we'd be spending

Dm7/A Am7 Gm7 C7

I wish that every kiss was never ending

Oh, wouldn't it be nice

v v v v v v v v

e|-----------------|---------------|

B|-----------------|---------------|

G|-----2-----2-3-2-|---------------|

D|-----------------|-------3---3---|

A|-----------------|---3-5-------5-|

E|-----------------|---------------|

[Middle 8]

(guitar repeats first two bars of intro)

Dmaj7 Gmaj7 F#m7 Bm7

Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come true

Dmaj7 Gmaj7 F#m7 Bm7

Baby, then there wouldn't be a single thing we couldn't do

F#m7 Bm7

We could be married (we could be married)

F#m7 C7

- last two bars of intro -

And then we'd be happy (then we'd be happy)

Oh, wouldn't it be nice

[Coda]

(slow down)

Dm7/A Eb/F

You know it seems the more we talk about it

Dm7/A Am7 Gm7

It only makes it worse to live without it

Am7 Gm7 C7

But let's talk about it

(resume original tempo)

Wouldn't it be nice

Good night, baby

Sleep tight, baby... (fade)

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