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This song is in the key of:
Ebm
[Intro]
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7 Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7 B7 Bbm7 Ebm7
[Verse 1]
Bmaj9I've got to see you
Gbmaj9Wherever you are
And Bmaj9I've got to be there
I'm Gbmaj9wishing on stars
I've Bmaj9got to reveal what's inGbmaj9side of my heart
But the Dbm7words escape me
Gbm7And I'm paralyBmaj9zed
So Gb/Bbhelpless when Ab7susI
Look Ab7into your eDb7susyes
[Chorus]
And Bmaj7how I wish you only knewBbm7  Ebm11  Db6  
Bmaj7What I feel inside for youBbm7  Ebm11  Db6  
You Bmaj7probably haven't got a clueBbm7  
But I wish you Eb7susknew
Eb7How I love you baby
[Verse 2]
Bmaj9Honestly I know it's Gbmaj9silly of me
To wBmaj9ant you so badly
But Gbmaj9keep it concealed
See, my Bmaj9inferiority cGbmaj9omplex kicks in,
And the Dbm7words escape me
Gbm7And I'm paralyBmaj9zed
So Gb/Bbhelpless when Ab7susI
Look Ab7into your eDb7susyes
[Chorus]
And Bmaj7how I wish you only knewBbm7  Ebm11  Db6  
Bmaj7What I feel inside for youBbm7  Ebm11  Db6  
You Bmaj7probably haven't got a clueBbm7  
But I wish you Eb7susknew
Eb7How I love you baby
(spoken)
Bmaj9I don't know if anyone else out there tonightBbm7  
Ebm7knows what it feels like
Bmaj9To want somebody so bad
     Bbm7that nothing ... and nobody
Bmaj7Can ever seem to fill that void
Bbm7But that's the Ebm11situation that I'm talking about right now
     Bmaj9And if you feel me,
Sing a Bbm7song with me, come on
[Chorus]
Oh, Bmaj7how I wish you only knewBbm7  Ebm11  Db6  
Bmaj7What I feel inside for youBbm7  Ebm11  Db6  
You Bmaj7probably haven't got a clueBbm7  
But I wish you Eb7susknew
Eb7How I love you baby
[Chorus]
Oh,  Bmaj7how I wish you only knewBbm7  Ebm11  Db6  
Bmaj7What I feel inside for youBbm7  Ebm11  Db6  
You Bmaj7probably haven't got a clueBbm7  
But I wish you Eb7susknew
Eb7How I love you baby
Bmaj7Oooh, Still Gbmaj9love youBmaj9  
Doo doo doot doo dooGbmaj9  

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I Wish You Knew

by Mariah Carey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bmaj7

Bbm7

Ebm7

Bmaj9

Gbmaj9

Dbm7

Gbm7

Gb/Bb

Ab7sus

Ab7

Db7sus

Ebm11

Db6

Eb7sus

Eb7

This song is in the key of:

Ebm

[Intro]

Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7 Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7

Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7 B7 Bbm7 Ebm7

[Verse 1]

Bmaj9

I've got to see you

Gbmaj9

Wherever you are

Bmaj9

And I've got to be there

Gbmaj9

I'm wishing on stars

Bmaj9 Gbmaj9

I've got to reveal what's inside of my heart

Dbm7

But the words escape me

Gbm7 Bmaj9

And I'm paralyzed

Gb/Bb Ab7sus

So helpless when I

Ab7 Db7sus

Look into your eyes

[Chorus]

Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm11 Db6

And how I wish you only knew

Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm11 Db6

What I feel inside for you

Bmaj7 Bbm7

You probably haven't got a clue

Eb7sus

But I wish you knew

Eb7

How I love you baby

[Verse 2]

Bmaj9 Gbmaj9

Honestly I know it's silly of me

Bmaj9

To want you so badly

Gbmaj9

But keep it concealed

Bmaj9 Gbmaj9

See, my inferiority complex kicks in,

Dbm7

And the words escape me

Gbm7 Bmaj9

And I'm paralyzed

Gb/Bb Ab7sus

So helpless when I

Ab7 Db7sus

Look into your eyes

[Chorus]

Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm11 Db6

And how I wish you only knew

Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm11 Db6

What I feel inside for you

Bmaj7 Bbm7

You probably haven't got a clue

Eb7sus

But I wish you knew

Eb7

How I love you baby

(spoken)

Bmaj9 Bbm7

I don't know if anyone else out there tonight

Ebm7

knows what it feels like

Bmaj9

To want somebody so bad

Bbm7

that nothing ... and nobody

Bmaj7

Can ever seem to fill that void

Bbm7 Ebm11

But that's the situation that I'm talking about right now

Bmaj9

And if you feel me,

Bbm7

Sing a song with me, come on

[Chorus]

Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm11 Db6

Oh, how I wish you only knew

Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm11 Db6

What I feel inside for you

Bmaj7 Bbm7

You probably haven't got a clue

Eb7sus

But I wish you knew

Eb7

How I love you baby

[Chorus]

Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm11 Db6

Oh, how I wish you only knew

Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm11 Db6

What I feel inside for you

Bmaj7 Bbm7

You probably haven't got a clue

Eb7sus

But I wish you knew

Eb7

How I love you baby

Bmaj7 Gbmaj9 Bmaj9

Oooh, Still love you

Gbmaj9

Doo doo doot doo doo

About I Wish You Knew Chords by Mariah Carey

Learn how to play I Wish You Knew by Mariah Carey with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “I Wish You Knew chords”, “I Wish You Knew guitar chords”, or “Mariah Carey I Wish You Knew chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy I Wish You Knew chords and for experienced players who want accurate I Wish You Knew lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Ebm, Bmaj7, Bbm7, Ebm7, B7, Bmaj9.

FAQ — I Wish You Knew by Mariah Carey

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What key is "I Wish You Knew" in?

The chords for "I Wish You Knew" show the original chord names (including Ebm, Bmaj7, Bbm7, Ebm7, B7, Bmaj9). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.