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I Wish It Was Me

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Etham - I Wish it was Me
All chords are bar chords other than the first Em in the Chorus and Post-Chorus.
[Intro]
Bm  C  Em  D
[Verse 1]
    Bm  CKnown each other since forever
    Em  DYou always seemed to have my heart
    Bm  CYou said that we'd end up together
    Em  DBut I never knew where to start
[Pre-Chorus]
AmAnd every time you Cfind somebody
EmAnd tell me how you tDhink that they're the one
AmIt's hard for me to Ctake
You loved me in a Emway that I don't Dwant
[Chorus]
You Glook at me like I'm someone
You oEmnly need when it goes wrong
But you lCook at him like he's your missing piece
And daEmrling, I wish it was Dme, I wish it was me
[Verse 2]
    Bm  CAlways hoped I'd be the reason
    Em  DThe reason you can't sleep at night
    Bm  CThe one you miss so much, you're barely breathing
    Em  DThe face you see when you turn out the lights
[Pre-Chorus]
AmAnd every time you've Cgot nobody
EmI'm thinking maybe I Dcould be the one
AmIt's hard for me to Ctake
You loved me in a Emway that I don't Dwant
[Chorus]
You Glook at me like I'm someone
You oEmnly need when it goes wrong
But you lCook at him like he's your missing piece
And daEmrling, I wish it was Dme
[Post-Chorus]
The mGusic fades, the lights come on
And EmI just want to take you home
But you wChispered to him that you're ready to leave
And darEmling, I wish it was Dme, I wish it was me
[Bridge]
AmAnd I almost told you Bmabout a million times
CAlways tripping over woDrds I never seem to find
AmJust a little closer, Bmit's getting harder to hide
EmI keep lDosing the Clights
But the Emanswer's right Dthere in your Ceyes
[Chorus]
You Glook at me like I'm someone
You oEmnly need when it goes wrong
But you lCook at him like he's your missing piece
And daEmrling, I wish it was Dme,
You Glook at me like I'm someone
You oEmnly need when it goes wrong
But you lCook at him like he's your missing piece
And daEmrling, I wish it was Dme,
[Post-Chorus]
The mGusic fades, the lights come on
And EmI just want to take you home
But you wChispered to him that you're ready to leave
And darEmling, I wish it was Dme, I wish it was me

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I Wish It Was Me

by Etham

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Etham - I Wish it was Me

All chords are bar chords other than the first Em in the Chorus and Post-Chorus.

[Intro]

Bm C Em D

[Verse 1]

Bm C

Known each other since forever

Em D

You always seemed to have my heart

Bm C

You said that we'd end up together

Em D

But I never knew where to start

[Pre-Chorus]

Am C

And every time you find somebody

Em D

And tell me how you think that they're the one

Am C

It's hard for me to take

Em D

You loved me in a way that I don't want

[Chorus]

You look at me like I'm someone

You only need when it goes wrong

But you look at him like he's your missing piece

Em D

And darling, I wish it was me, I wish it was me

[Verse 2]

Bm C

Always hoped I'd be the reason

Em D

The reason you can't sleep at night

Bm C

The one you miss so much, you're barely breathing

Em D

The face you see when you turn out the lights

[Pre-Chorus]

Am C

And every time you've got nobody

Em D

I'm thinking maybe I could be the one

Am C

It's hard for me to take

Em D

You loved me in a way that I don't want

[Chorus]

You look at me like I'm someone

You only need when it goes wrong

But you look at him like he's your missing piece

Em D

And darling, I wish it was me

[Post-Chorus]

The music fades, the lights come on

And I just want to take you home

But you whispered to him that you're ready to leave

Em D

And darling, I wish it was me, I wish it was me

[Bridge]

Am Bm

And I almost told you about a million times

C D

Always tripping over words I never seem to find

Am Bm

Just a little closer, it's getting harder to hide

Em D C

I keep losing the lights

Em D C

But the answer's right there in your eyes

[Chorus]

You look at me like I'm someone

You only need when it goes wrong

But you look at him like he's your missing piece

Em D

And darling, I wish it was me,

You look at me like I'm someone

You only need when it goes wrong

But you look at him like he's your missing piece

Em D

And darling, I wish it was me,

[Post-Chorus]

The music fades, the lights come on

And I just want to take you home

But you whispered to him that you're ready to leave

Em D

And darling, I wish it was me, I wish it was me

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