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Lindisfarne - Wish You Were Here
[INTRO:]     Em     C  G  
[VERSE 1:]
Lately I've seen things to astound meC  
Got me crying in my EmbeerG  
Sure much craziness surrounds meC  
Sometimes feel the end is Emnear
Ohh, how I Gwish Cyou were Ghere
[VERSE 2:]
Been travelling down this road for a lifetimeC  
Been travelling down this road for EmyearsG  
Had my share of all the good timesC  
Laughed a bit and shed some Emtears
Ohh, how I Gwish Cyou were Ghere
[CHORUS:]
EmAll my life I've tried to build some Cbridges in the air
EmWalked through walls I didn't know were Gthere
And Cafter all these Dyears, it's Emfinally come Cclear
EmOhh, how I Gwish Cyou were Ghere
[INTERLUDE:]       G     C     Em        G     C  Em  
             Ohh, how I Gwish Cyou were Ghere
[CHORUS:]
EmAll my life I've tried to build some Cbridges in the air
EmWalked through walls I didn't know were Gthere
And Cafter all these Dyears, it's Emfinally come Cclear
EmOhh, how I Gwish Cyou were Ghere
[VERSE 3:]
Been round the world once or twice, more or lessC  
Flown like a bird across the EmseaG  
Hanging round with my head in a messC  
There's only one place for Emme
Ohh, how I Gwish Cyou were Ghere
EmOhh, how I Gwish Cyou were Ghere
EmOhh, how I Gwish Cyou were Ghere

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Wish You Were Here

by Lindisfarne

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Lindisfarne - Wish You Were Here

Em C G

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

Lately I've seen things to astound me

Em G

Got me crying in my beer

Sure much craziness surrounds me

Sometimes feel the end is near

G C G

Ohh, how I wish you were here

[VERSE 2:]

Been travelling down this road for a lifetime

Em G

Been travelling down this road for years

Had my share of all the good times

Laughed a bit and shed some tears

G C G

Ohh, how I wish you were here

[CHORUS:]

Em C

All my life I've tried to build some bridges in the air

Em G

Walked through walls I didn't know were there

C D Em C

And after all these years, it's finally come clear

Em G C G

Ohh, how I wish you were here

G C Em G C Em

[INTERLUDE:]

G C G

Ohh, how I wish you were here

[CHORUS:]

Em C

All my life I've tried to build some bridges in the air

Em G

Walked through walls I didn't know were there

C D Em C

And after all these years, it's finally come clear

Em G C G

Ohh, how I wish you were here

[VERSE 3:]

Been round the world once or twice, more or less

Em G

Flown like a bird across the sea

Hanging round with my head in a mess

There's only one place for me

G C G

Ohh, how I wish you were here

Em G C G

Ohh, how I wish you were here

Em G C G

Ohh, how I wish you were here

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