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Doris - I Wish I Knew
[Intro]
 Eb|   G|  Cm| Cm  
 G#|  Bb|  Eb| Eb  
 Eb|   G|  Cm| Cm  
 G#|  G#|  G#| G#  
I Ebwish GI knew Cmhow
it G#feels Bbto be Ebfree
I Ebwish GI could Cmbreak
all the Fchains holding Bbme
I Ebwish GI could Cmsay
all the G#things that BbI should Ebsay
I'd say 'em Ebloud Gsay 'em Ebclear
for the G#whole round Bbworld to Ebhear
EbI wish GI could Cmshare
all the G#love that's Bbin my Ebheart
  EbRemove Gall the Cmbars
that Fkeep us Bbapart
And I Ebwish Gyou could Cmknow
what it G#means Bbto be Ebme
Then you'd Ebsee Gand Cmagree
that every G#man Bbshould be Ebfree
  EbI wish GI could Cmgive
what I'm G#longBbing to Ebgive
  EbI Gwish I could Cmlive
  Flike I'm longing to Bblive
And I Ebwish GI could Cmdo
all the G#things that BbI can Ebdo
And I'm Ebway Gover Cmdue
you know I'll be   G#  Bbstarting Ebanew
  EbI Gwish I Cmcould be
like a G#bird Bbin the Ebsky
  EbHow Gsweet it would Cmbe
if I Ffound out I could Bbfly
EbSo long Gto this Cmsong
and look G#down Bbat the Ebsea
And I Ebsing 'Gcause I Cmknow, G#you know!
[Outro]
And I sing 'cause I know, hey!
And I sing 'cause I know, yeah!
And I sing 'cause I know, oh!
And I sing 'cause I know, yeah!
And I sing 'cause I know, oh!
And I sing 'cause I know, yeah!

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I Wish I Knew

by Doris

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Doris - I Wish I Knew

[Intro]

Eb G Cm Cm

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G# Bb Eb Eb

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Eb G Cm Cm

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G# G# G# G#

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Eb G Cm

I wish I knew how

G# Bb Eb

it feels to be free

Eb G Cm

I wish I could break

F Bb

all the chains holding me

Eb G Cm

I wish I could say

G# Bb Eb

all the things that I should say

Eb G Eb

I'd say 'em loud say 'em clear

G# Bb Eb

for the whole round world to hear

Eb G Cm

I wish I could share

G# Bb Eb

all the love that's in my heart

Eb G Cm

Remove all the bars

F Bb

that keep us apart

Eb G Cm

And I wish you could know

G# Bb Eb

what it means to be me

Eb G Cm

Then you'd see and agree

G# Bb Eb

that every man should be free

Eb G Cm

I wish I could give

G# Bb Eb

what I'm longing to give

Eb G Cm

I wish I could live

F Bb

like I'm longing to live

Eb G Cm

And I wish I could do

G# Bb Eb

all the things that I can do

Eb G Cm

And I'm way over due

G# Bb Eb

you know I'll be starting anew

Eb G Cm

I wish I could be

G# Bb Eb

like a bird in the sky

Eb G Cm

How sweet it would be

F Bb

if I found out I could fly

Eb G Cm

So long to this song

G# Bb Eb

and look down at the sea

Eb G Cm G#

And I sing 'cause I know, you know!

[Outro]

And I sing 'cause I know, hey!

And I sing 'cause I know, yeah!

And I sing 'cause I know, oh!

And I sing 'cause I know, yeah!

And I sing 'cause I know, oh!

And I sing 'cause I know, yeah!

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