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Sometimes I Wish

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1/61

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 61Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

in Open G tuning,
which I'm not overly familiar with in terms of chord shapes etc.
Tuning: Open G
D  (Low E down 1 step)
  G( Adown 1 step)
D
G
B
 D( Edown 1 step.
Chords used:
G:  000000
C:  X02012
Bm: X40404
 Am7X22012
I haven't put the strumming pattern in these, but you can hear how many times to do each one.
Intro:
                                                 (After first time)
e|---0----0----0----0----0----0---0-----0----0---------0----|
B|---0----0----0----0----0----0---0-----0----0---------0----|
G|---2--2p0--2s4--4p0--0h2--2p0---2s4-4s5--5s7---x2----7s2--|
D|---0----0----0----0----0----0---0-----0----0---------0----|
A|---0----0----0----0----0----0---0-----0----0---------0----|
E|---0----0----0----0----0----0---0-----0----0---------0----|
After second time:
e|---0----0----0---0------0----0--------0------0---0--0-----|
B|--15----12--15---12----12----8--------0------0---0--0-----|
G|---0----0----0---0------0----0--------11--11s12--9--7-x4--|
D|---0----0----0---0------0----0--x 2---0------0---0--0-----|
A|---0----0----0---0------0----0--------0------0---0--0-----|
E|---0----0----0---0------0----0--------0------0---0--0-----|
Verse riff (referred to as G riff):
e|---0----0----0----0-----------------------0-----0-|
B|---0----0----0----0-----------------------0-----0-|
G|-0h2--2p0--2s4--4p0---sometimes with----4s5---5s7-|
D|---0----0----0----0-----------------------0-----0-|
A|---0----0----0----0-----------------------0-----0-|
E|---0----0----0----0-----------------------0-----0-|
 Griff
Sometimes I wish I was born in another time
 Griff
A long long time ago
 Griff
Things were much harder then
 Griff
But I like the clothes they wore
And the way they did their hCair
       BmAt least it took some cCare
       BmThen they all went off to Cwar
                Bm   Griff
       You can never have it all
Same chord pattern:
e|--0----0-----0----0----0--0----0---|
B|--0----0-----0----0----0--0----0---|
G|--12---9---9s11---7--7s9--4--4s7---|
D|--0----0-----0----0----0--0----0---|
A|--0----0-----0----0----0--0----0---|
E|--0----0-----0----0----0--0----0---|
Then the chords:  C   Bm  Am7  
 Griff
Just a young man really
A long long time ago
You can never Am7have it Bmall
You can neCver have it Gall
You can it sAm7ome of the timeBm  
You can have most things Cnearly all the Gtime
But you can't have itC  
BmAll of the tAm7ime

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Sometimes I Wish

by Colin Hay

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Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

in Open G tuning,

which I'm not overly familiar with in terms of chord shapes etc.

Tuning: Open G

D (Low E down 1 step)

G A

( down 1 step)

D E

( down 1 step.

Chords used:

: 000000

: X02012

: X40404

Am7

X22012

I haven't put the strumming pattern in these, but you can hear how many times to do each one.

Intro:

(After first time)

e|---0----0----0----0----0----0---0-----0----0---------0----|

B|---0----0----0----0----0----0---0-----0----0---------0----|

G|---2--2p0--2s4--4p0--0h2--2p0---2s4-4s5--5s7---x2----7s2--|

D|---0----0----0----0----0----0---0-----0----0---------0----|

A|---0----0----0----0----0----0---0-----0----0---------0----|

E|---0----0----0----0----0----0---0-----0----0---------0----|

After second time:

e|---0----0----0---0------0----0--------0------0---0--0-----|

B|--15----12--15---12----12----8--------0------0---0--0-----|

G|---0----0----0---0------0----0--------11--11s12--9--7-x4--|

D|---0----0----0---0------0----0--x 2---0------0---0--0-----|

A|---0----0----0---0------0----0--------0------0---0--0-----|

E|---0----0----0---0------0----0--------0------0---0--0-----|

Verse riff (referred to as G riff):

e|---0----0----0----0-----------------------0-----0-|

B|---0----0----0----0-----------------------0-----0-|

G|-0h2--2p0--2s4--4p0---sometimes with----4s5---5s7-|

D|---0----0----0----0-----------------------0-----0-|

A|---0----0----0----0-----------------------0-----0-|

E|---0----0----0----0-----------------------0-----0-|

riff

Sometimes I wish I was born in another time

riff

A long long time ago

riff

Things were much harder then

riff

But I like the clothes they wore

And the way they did their hair

Bm C

At least it took some care

Bm C

Then they all went off to war

Bm G

riff

You can never have it all

Same chord pattern:

e|--0----0-----0----0----0--0----0---|

B|--0----0-----0----0----0--0----0---|

G|--12---9---9s11---7--7s9--4--4s7---|

D|--0----0-----0----0----0--0----0---|

A|--0----0-----0----0----0--0----0---|

E|--0----0-----0----0----0--0----0---|

C Bm Am7

Then the chords:

riff

Just a young man really

A long long time ago

Am7 Bm

You can never have it all

C G

You can never have it all

Am7 Bm

You can it some of the time

C G

You can have most things nearly all the time

But you can't have it

Bm Am7

All of the time

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