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I Wish I Knew

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[Intro]
C  E7  Am  C  F   C
C  F  C    D   G
C  E7  Am  C  F   C
C  E7  D  C  G  C
[Verse]
I wish E7I knew Amhow Cit would Ffeel to be Cfree
I wish FI could Cbreak all these Dchains holding Gme
I Cwish G/BI could Amsay all the Fthings I should Csay
Say them E7loud, say them Amclear
For the Fwhole wide world to ChearG  
[Verse]
I Cwish E7I could Amshare Call the Flove that's in my Cheart
Remove Fall the Cbars that still Dkeep us aGpart
I Cwish G/Byou could Amknow what it Fmeans to be Cme
Then you'd see E7and aAmgree
Every Fman should be Cfree
[Verse]
I wish E7I could Amgive Call I'm Flonging to Cgive
I wish FI could Clive like I'm Dlonging to Glive
I Cwish G/BI could Amdo all the Fthings that I can Cdo
Though I'm E7way overAmdue
I'd be Fstarting aCnewAb  
[Verse]
Well, I Dbwish F7I could Bbmbe like a Dbbird in the Gbsky
And how Dbsweet Gbit would Dbbe if I Ebfound I could Abfly
I'd Dbsoar Ab/Cto the Bbmsun and look Gbdown at the Dbsea
Then I'd F7sing 'cause I Bbmknow
How it Gbfeels to be Bbmfree
Yes, I'd F7sing 'cause I Bbmknow
How it Gbfeels Abto be Dbfree

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I Wish I Knew

by Judith Durham

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Bbm

Ab/C

[Intro]

C E7 Am C F C

C F C D G

C E7 Am C F C

C E7 D C G C

[Verse]

E7 Am C F C

I wish I knew how it would feel to be free

F C D G

I wish I could break all these chains holding me

C G/B Am F C

I wish I could say all the things I should say

E7 Am

Say them loud, say them clear

F C G

For the whole wide world to hear

[Verse]

C E7 Am C F C

I wish I could share all the love that's in my heart

F C D G

Remove all the bars that still keep us apart

C G/B Am F C

I wish you could know what it means to be me

E7 Am

Then you'd see and agree

F C

Every man should be free

[Verse]

E7 Am C F C

I wish I could give all I'm longing to give

F C D G

I wish I could live like I'm longing to live

C G/B Am F C

I wish I could do all the things that I can do

E7 Am

Though I'm way overdue

F C Ab

I'd be starting anew

[Verse]

Db F7 Bbm Db Gb

Well, I wish I could be like a bird in the sky

Db Gb Db Eb Ab

And how sweet it would be if I found I could fly

Db Ab/C Bbm Gb Db

I'd soar to the sun and look down at the sea

F7 Bbm

Then I'd sing 'cause I know

Gb Bbm

How it feels to be free

F7 Bbm

Yes, I'd sing 'cause I know

Gb Ab Db

How it feels to be free

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