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Cara Dillon - I Wish I Was
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[INTRO:]   G      D          G    D  G  
[VERSE 1:]
DI wish I Gwas__D__ CinG__ heaven high
N.C.             D        G   C  G  
For night and day____, I just wait and cry
DAnd from my Garms_D__ CheG__ flew one night
ToC__ where I GcaDnnGot find
[VERSE 2:]
DI wish I Ghad__D__ CthGe_ wings to fly
N.C.           D     G   C                 G  D  
For in this world__ he__ left no sign
Maybe GsomeDday CheG'll bring me back
ToC__ where I GcaDnnGot find
[INTERLUDE:]    (## repeat 8 x ##)
CDa da Gda da da DdaD  
[VERSE 3:]
HaGd_ I the Dheart CtoG__ tell him then
N.C.            D     G   C             G  D  
He might have stayed until the end
Maybe GsomeDday CweG'll meet again
ToC__ where I GcaDnnGot find
[OUTRO:]    (## repeat 8 x to end ##)
CDa da Gda da da Dda

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I Wish I Was

by Cara Dillon

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cara Dillon - I Wish I Was

CAPO: 3rd Fret

G D G D G

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

D G D C G

I wish I was____ in__ heaven high

D G C G

N.C.

For night and day____, I just wait and cry

D G D C G

And from my arms___ he__ flew one night

C G D G

To__ where I cannot find

[VERSE 2:]

D G D C G

I wish I had____ the_ wings to fly

D G C G D

N.C.

For in this world__ he__ left no sign

G D C G

Maybe someday he'll bring me back

C G D G

To__ where I cannot find

[INTERLUDE:] (## repeat 8 x ##)

C G D D

Da da da da da da

[VERSE 3:]

G D C G

Had_ I the heart to__ tell him then

D G C G D

N.C.

He might have stayed until the end

G D C G

Maybe someday we'll meet again

C G D G

To__ where I cannot find

[OUTRO:] (## repeat 8 x to end ##)

C G D

Da da da da da da

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