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[Chords]
E      0-2-2-1-0-0
G#m    4-6-6-4-4-4
A      5-7-7-6-5-x
F#m    2-4-4-2-2-2
C#m    x-4-6-6-5-4
B      7-9-9-8-7-x
B7     x-2-4-2-4-2
F#m13  2-4-x-2-4-2
[Verse]
  EDo you G#mthrow it Ain the Ewell
Wishing you G#mhad someAone to Etell
What it was G#mthat you Awished fEor
So it couldn’t G#mcome true AanymF#more
[Verse 2]
I’ve C#mthrown so G#mmuch aF#mway
These times C#mdie and G#mstay alive
   F#mI’ve gC#mone and I'vG#me   sF#mtayed
And the both C#mhappened at the G#msame time
   F#mI know C#mwhich one G#mI like
And Awhich one I Bhate
[Solo Rhythm]
   C#m     G#m     F#m     E     B7/F#x2
[Bridge]
You C#mnever change to G#mfire if you’re F#miceE  B7/F#  
C#mEven if you melt on a G#mtable and dF#mryE  B7/F#  
And that C#mtable is burned, I’ll G#mtell you F#mwhyE  B7/F#  
Coz you sAtayed by going awBay
And Alife changes not you   Blife changes not you
[Break]
Ohh   EohhF#m13h   ohhG#mhhhhA  B  
[Bridge 2]
AEvery time is contBained in now
ANow is only time aBnything happens
AThough one moments shot in inBfinity’s rounds
ANow is the one time anyBthing happens
[Break 2]
EHere, heF#m13re, heG#mre, here, Ahere, Bhere
EHere, heF#m13re, heG#mre, here, Ahere, Bhere, C#mhere
End

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Wishing

by John Frusciante

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

F#m

C#m

B7/F#

F#m13

[Chords]

E 0-2-2-1-0-0

G#m 4-6-6-4-4-4

A 5-7-7-6-5-x

F#m 2-4-4-2-2-2

C#m x-4-6-6-5-4

B 7-9-9-8-7-x

B7 x-2-4-2-4-2

F#m13 2-4-x-2-4-2

[Verse]

E G#m A E

Do you throw it in the well

G#m A E

Wishing you had someone to tell

G#m A E

What it was that you wished for

G#m A F#m

So it couldn’t come true anymore

[Verse 2]

C#m G#m F#m

I’ve thrown so much away

C#m G#m

These times die and stay alive

F#m C#m G#m F#m

I’ve gone and I've stayed

C#m G#m

And the both happened at the same time

F#m C#m G#m

I know which one I like

A B

And which one I hate

[Solo Rhythm]

C#m G#m F#m E B7/F#

[Bridge]

C#m G#m F#m E B7/F#

You never change to fire if you’re ice

C#m G#m F#m E B7/F#

Even if you melt on a table and dry

C#m G#m F#m E B7/F#

And that table is burned, I’ll tell you why

A B

Coz you stayed by going away

A B

And life changes not you life changes not you

[Break]

E F#m13 G#m A B

Ohh ohhh ohhhhhh

[Bridge 2]

A B

Every time is contained in now

A B

Now is only time anything happens

A B

Though one moments shot in infinity’s rounds

A B

Now is the one time anything happens

[Break 2]

E F#m13 G#m A B

Here, here, here, here, here, here

E F#m13 G#m A B C#m

Here, here, here, here, here, here, here

End

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