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                        WISH WE NEVER MET - Kathleen Wilhoite
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Tuning: Standard -- EADGBE
From Wilhoite's spectacular Pitch Like A Girl album.  For exact rhythms, just
listen to the song.  It's pretty easy to pick up on. :)
Pluck bass note twice on G, G/F#, Am, and C chords
On intro/outro and breaks, alternate C with Cmaj7
G-G/F#-Em-Em7-Am-C-D  
GDisapG/F#pointment Emstops byEm7  
From time to AmtimeC  
To see how I'm Ddoing
GHe came G/F#by last Emnight
Right Em7afer you AmleftC  
My life in Druins
D
When I don't get what I GwantG/F#  Em  
The Em7spoiled Amchild inCside breaks Ddown
GKickin', G/F#screamin', Emprayin' and Em7dreamin'
For a Amlove Clost and Dfound
But I Gwish we never, G/F#wish we never
EmWish we never Em7met
'Cause Amnow I've Cgot my
DHeart set on Gyou
G-G/F#-Em-Em7-Am-C-D  
HuGmiliG/F#ation Emasked me Em7out last AmnightC  
I had nothin' Delse to do
So we Gtook a G/F#cab to Emloopy Em7drunk
Had converAmsations CI couldn't Dget through
D
And other stranger's GeyesG/F#  Em  
Were Em7tryin' AmdesperateCly to meet Dmine
But I Glook away, G/F#tabs to pay, Emlies to sayEm7  
Like, "How are Amyou?" C"Well, I'm doin' Dfine."
Oh, but I Gwish we never, G/F#wish we never
EmWish we never Em7met
'Cause Amnow I've Cgot my
DHeart set on--
I Gwish we never, G/F#wish we never
EmWish we never Em7met
'Cause Amnow I've Cgot my
DHeart set on Gyou
G-G/F#-Em-Em7-Am-C-D  
(I don't think the Cadd9 here is right, but it sounds good enough when I play it.)
DAnd I don't get what I Cadd9want
From another stranger's GeyesG/F#  Em  
No, Em7I don't get what I AmwantC  D  
From another stranger's GeyesG/F#  Em  
Em7-Am-C-D  
I Gwish we never, G/F#wish we never
EmWish we never Em7met
'Cause Amnow I've Cgot my
DHeart set on Gyou
G-G/F#-E-Em7  
I'm set on AmyouC  
D-G  

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Wish We Never Met

by Kathleen Wilhoite

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G/F#

Em7

Cadd9

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WISH WE NEVER MET - Kathleen Wilhoite

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Tuning: Standard -- EADGBE

From Wilhoite's spectacular Pitch Like A Girl album. For exact rhythms, just

listen to the song. It's pretty easy to pick up on. :)

Pluck bass note twice on G, G/F#, Am, and C chords

On intro/outro and breaks, alternate C with Cmaj7

G G/F# Em Em7 Am C D

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G G/F# Em Em7

Disappointment stops by

Am C

From time to time

To see how I'm doing

G G/F# Em

He came by last night

Em7 Am C

Right afer you left

My life in ruins

G G/F# Em

When I don't get what I want

Em7 Am C D

The spoiled child inside breaks down

G G/F# Em Em7

Kickin', screamin', prayin' and dreamin'

Am C D

For a love lost and found

G G/F#

But I wish we never, wish we never

Em Em7

Wish we never met

Am C

'Cause now I've got my

D G

Heart set on you

G G/F# Em Em7 Am C D

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G G/F# Em Em7 Am C

Humiliation asked me out last night

I had nothin' else to do

G G/F# Em Em7

So we took a cab to loopy drunk

Am C D

Had conversations I couldn't get through

G G/F# Em

And other stranger's eyes

Em7 Am C D

Were tryin' desperately to meet mine

G G/F# Em Em7

But I look away, tabs to pay, lies to say

Am C D

Like, "How are you?" "Well, I'm doin' fine."

G G/F#

Oh, but I wish we never, wish we never

Em Em7

Wish we never met

Am C

'Cause now I've got my

Heart set on--

G G/F#

I wish we never, wish we never

Em Em7

Wish we never met

Am C

'Cause now I've got my

D G

Heart set on you

G G/F# Em Em7 Am C D

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(I don't think the Cadd9 here is right, but it sounds good enough when I play it.)

D Cadd9

And I don't get what I want

G G/F# Em

From another stranger's eyes

Em7 Am C D

No, I don't get what I want

G G/F# Em

From another stranger's eyes

Em7 Am C D

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G G/F#

I wish we never, wish we never

Em Em7

Wish we never met

Am C

'Cause now I've got my

D G

Heart set on you

G G/F# E Em7

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Am C

I'm set on you

D G

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