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What You Are

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[Intro]
 C  C  C  F
[Verse 1]
 CAll the ladies,  Fon the lake they start to CdanceG7sus4  C  
 CIts been a long time,  Fdon't you wish you had the Cchance
[Chorus 1]
 GWhat do you wish you were?
GDo you wish you were the Emsilence on the Fmoon?C  
 CNobody Gknows Cbut Fmaybe you will be CsoonC  
[Verse 2]
 CI used to think the    Fsidewalk was the CwayG7sus4  C  
 CAlways waiting   Ffor my lucky Cday
[Verse 3]
COver and over Fevery patch of Cgray
COne day inside me   FI was lucky anyCway...
[Chorus 2]
 GWhat do you wish you were?
 GDo you wish you were the Emlight of every Fstar?
 CNobody Gknows Cbut, Fmaybe that's just what you Care
[Bridge]
 EmAll night count all the singing Fstars
 EmAlright is where you want to Fknow you Gare
[Instrumental]
C  F  C  F  C
[Outro]
 GWhat do you wish you were?
GDo you wish you were the Emlight of every Fstar?
 CNobody Gknows.. Cbut Fmaybe that's just what you Care
 CNobody Gknows.. Cbut Fmaybe that's just what you Care
 CNobody Gknows.. Cbut Fmaybe that's just what you Care

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What You Are

by Patty Griffin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G7sus4

[Intro]

C C C F

[Verse 1]

C F C G7sus4 C

All the ladies, on the lake they start to dance

C F C

Its been a long time, don't you wish you had the chance

[Chorus 1]

What do you wish you were?

G Em F C

Do you wish you were the silence on the moon?

C G C F C C

Nobody knows but maybe you will be soon

[Verse 2]

C F C G7sus4 C

I used to think the sidewalk was the way

C F C

Always waiting for my lucky day

[Verse 3]

C F C

Over and over every patch of gray

C F C

One day inside me I was lucky anyway...

[Chorus 2]

What do you wish you were?

G Em F

Do you wish you were the light of every star?

C G C F C

Nobody knows but, maybe that's just what you are

[Bridge]

Em F

All night count all the singing stars

Em F G

Alright is where you want to know you are

[Instrumental]

C F C F C

[Outro]

What do you wish you were?

G Em F

Do you wish you were the light of every star?

C G C F C

Nobody knows.. but maybe that's just what you are

C G C F C

Nobody knows.. but maybe that's just what you are

C G C F C

Nobody knows.. but maybe that's just what you are

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