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Wish You Were Here

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[Intro]
A E Dsus2
[Verse 1]
ATake it slow, tell me all how you've gErown
Just for Dsus2me, could we all reminisce?
ABetter yet, here's a pen, make a Elist
Fill it Dsus2full of all the things I've missed
[Bridge 1]
Cause I could baErely drive past the school
F#mWithout stopping to C#mthink of you
And Dsus2how we used to act the fool
But Eworst of all I wish I'd called at lF#meast a thousand C#mtimes or more
Dsus2Just to hear, what I've been missing
[Chorus]
AIf a picture is all that I hEave
I can picture the times that we Dsus2won't get back
If I picture it now it don't F#mseem so bad
Either Eway, I still wish you were Ahere
Don't say everything's meant to Ebe
Cause you know it's not what I Dsus2believe
Can't help but think that it should've been F#mme
Either Eway I still wish you were here
A E Dsus2
[Verse 2]
Dsus2Thinking bAack on the days when we all used to Esay
"I know aDsus2nywhere's better than here"
In the bAack of the class, where we grew up too fEast
Living Dsus2life like there's nothing to fear
[Bridge 2]
But the Eice on the road, driving F#mhome all C#malone
Singing Dsus2along to a song from three summers ago
The one that mEade you remember itF#m  
C#mNow I'll aDsus2lways remember it
As the sEong that your life Aended with
[Chorus]
AIf a picture is all that I hEave
I can picture the times that we Dsus2won't get back
If I picture it now it don't F#mseem so bad
Either wEay, I still wish you were Ahere
Don't say everything's meant to Ebe
Cause you know it's not what I Dsus2believe
Can't help but think that it should've been F#mme
Either wEay I still wish you were here
F#m
[Bridge 3]
F#mAnd they Dsus2say you're in a better plaAce
But a better place is right here with F#mme
Yeah, they Dsus2say you're in a better plaEce
Too bad it's not what I belieAve
[Chorus]
*strum once*
Cause a picture is all Ethat I have
To remind me that you're never Dsus2coming back
If I picture it now it just F#mmakes me sad
And right nEow I just wish you were here
A
Don't say everything's meant to Ebe
Cause you know it's not what I Dsus2believe
Can't help but think that it should've been F#mme
In the eEnd I still wish you were here
[Outro]
F#mYeah, they Dsus2say you're in a better plaAce
Either wEay I still wish you were here
F#mCause they Dsus2say you're in a better plaAce
In the eEnd, I just wish you were here
A

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A major

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Wish You Were Here

by Neck Deep

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Dsus2

F#m

C#m

[Intro]

A E Dsus2

[Verse 1]

A E

Take it slow, tell me all how you've grown

Dsus2

Just for me, could we all reminisce?

A E

Better yet, here's a pen, make a list

Dsus2

Fill it full of all the things I've missed

[Bridge 1]

Cause I could barely drive past the school

F#m C#m

Without stopping to think of you

Dsus2

And how we used to act the fool

E F#m C#m

But worst of all I wish I'd called at least a thousand times or more

Dsus2

Just to hear, what I've been missing

[Chorus]

A E

If a picture is all that I have

Dsus2

I can picture the times that we won't get back

F#m

If I picture it now it don't seem so bad

E A

Either way, I still wish you were here

Don't say everything's meant to be

Dsus2

Cause you know it's not what I believe

F#m

Can't help but think that it should've been me

Either way I still wish you were here

A E Dsus2

[Verse 2]

Dsus2 A E

Thinking back on the days when we all used to say

Dsus2

"I know anywhere's better than here"

A E

In the back of the class, where we grew up too fast

Dsus2

Living life like there's nothing to fear

[Bridge 2]

E F#m C#m

But the ice on the road, driving home all alone

Dsus2

Singing along to a song from three summers ago

E F#m

The one that made you remember it

C#m Dsus2

Now I'll always remember it

E A

As the song that your life ended with

[Chorus]

A E

If a picture is all that I have

Dsus2

I can picture the times that we won't get back

F#m

If I picture it now it don't seem so bad

E A

Either way, I still wish you were here

Don't say everything's meant to be

Dsus2

Cause you know it's not what I believe

F#m

Can't help but think that it should've been me

Either way I still wish you were here

F#m

[Bridge 3]

F#m Dsus2 A

And they say you're in a better place

F#m

But a better place is right here with me

Dsus2 E

Yeah, they say you're in a better place

Too bad it's not what I believe

[Chorus]

*strum once*

Cause a picture is all that I have

Dsus2

To remind me that you're never coming back

F#m

If I picture it now it just makes me sad

And right now I just wish you were here

Don't say everything's meant to be

Dsus2

Cause you know it's not what I believe

F#m

Can't help but think that it should've been me

In the end I still wish you were here

[Outro]

F#m Dsus2 A

Yeah, they say you're in a better place

Either way I still wish you were here

F#m Dsus2 A

Cause they say you're in a better place

In the end, I just wish you were here

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