Wishing You Were
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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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S M A S H I N G P U M P K I N S
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W I S H I N G Y O U W E R E
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DEMO [MELLON COLLIE ERA]
(c) Billy Corgan - 1994
http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/
Standard Tuning
E A D G B E
Tempo = 60 BPM
Time Signature = 4/4
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Transcribed by
PADDY MCMULLAN
pmtabs (@t) gmail [dot] com
Version 1.0
26th December 2009
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Song Notes:
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Some of these lyrics are undoubtedly incorrect, but it's extremely difficult
to figure out what is being sang during certain parts of the song, most likely
due to the low quality of the recording. I am using lyrics I've found on
various websites, but if you have a more correct interpretation of them please
send them to me.
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Chords Used:
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A A7M G G6 GM7
E||----0----||----4----||---------||----0----||----2----||
B||----2----||----2----||----3----||----0----||----3----||
G||----2----||----2----||----0----||----0----||----0----||
D||----2----||----2----||----0----||----0----||----0----||
A||----0----||----0----||----2----||----2----||----x----||
E||---------||---------||----3----||----3----||----3----||
BCadd11 E D
||----2----||----0----||----0----||----2----||
||----4----||----1----||----0----||----3----||
||----4----||----0----||----1----||----2----||
||----4----||----3----||----2----||----0----||
||----2----||----3----||----2----||---------||
||---------||---------||----0----||---------||
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Piano Arranged for Acoustic Guitar
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To mimic the piano simply strum each chord twice (two quarter notes each).
Passages during which there are arpeggios are tabbed in full.
||--A0----0----GM72------------| |
||--2----2----3---------3--| |
||--2----2----0-------0----|*|
||--2----2----0-----0------|*| x 2
||--0----0----x------------| |
||------------3---3--------| |
A________GM7Wishing you were Areal,
So GM7I could wish you Amine.
GM7Wishing you were Areal,
I cling to GM7all that is Bdivine.
A AM7woman lies with the Bdewdrops,
Her AM7courage with the staGrs.
Cadd11 G
Wishing you were real,
So I could Cadd11spy you Cadd11from afar.
||--A0----0----0--------0--||
||--2----2----2--------2--||
||--2----2----2------2-2--||
||--2----2----2----2---2--||
||--0----0----0--------0--||
||------------------------||
AAimed at her myGM7ths of horsefAlies,
And GM7spider eyes.
ASpun to her GM7gilded webs of Ahope,
And GM7mercy crimBes.
AM7Wishing you were Breal,
So AM7I could wish you Gmine.
Cadd11 G
Wishing you were real,
I cling to Cadd11all that Cadd11is divine.
||--E0----0----D2---------2--||
||--0----0----3-------3-3--||
||--1----1----2-----2---2--||
||--2----2----0---0-----0--||
||--2----2-----------------||
||--0----0-----------------||
E________DWishing you were Ereal,
DWishing you were Ereal. D
||--0----0----2---------2--||
||--0----0----3-------3-3--||
||--1----1----2-----2---2--||
||--2----2----0---0-----0--||
||--2----2-----------------||
||--0----0-----------------||
GCadd11 G
________We'll take our secrets to the grave,
Cadd11 A
Safely held beneath the thoughts.
The GM7secrets will be lAost
While I'm forGM7ever notB.
Am7I'm wishing you were Breal,
My AM7face is blistered Gtrue.
Cadd11 G
Wishing you were real,
So that I could Cadd11always Cadd11wish for you.
||--A0----0---------0--0----||
||--2----2---------2--2----||
||--2----2-------2-2--2----||
||--2----2-----2---2--2----||
||--0----0---0-----0--0----||
||-------------------------||
A________GM7Wishing you were Areal,
GM7Wishing you were Areal,
GM7Wishing you were Areal,
GM7Wishing you were Areal,
GM7________AWishing GM7you were Areal. GM7
||--0----0----2------------|
||--2----2----3---------3--|
||--2----2----0-------0----|
||--2----2----0-----0------|
||--0----0----x------------|
||------------3---3--------|
|--A0----0----GM72-----------|--A0----0----G60----------|
|--2----2----3---0-------|--2----2----0----------|
|--2----2----0------2----|--2----2----0---2------|
|--2----2----0--------4--|--2----2----0-------4--|
|--0----0----x-----------|--0----0----x----------|
|------------3-----------|------------3----------|
|--A0----0----G60----------|--A0----0----G60----------|--A0------------||
|--2----2----0----------|--2----2----0----------|--2------------||
|--2----2----0---2------|--2----2----0---2------|--2------------||
|--2----2----0-------4--|--2----2----0-------4--|--2------------||
|--0----0----x----------|--0----0----x----------|--0------------||
|------------3----------|------------3----------|---------------||
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Wishing You Were
by The Smashing Pumpkins
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S M A S H I N G P U M P K I N S
-
W I S H I N G Y O U W E R E
================================================================================
DEMO [MELLON COLLIE ERA]
(c) Billy Corgan - 1994
http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/
Standard Tuning
E A D G B E
Tempo = 60 BPM
Time Signature = 4/4
-----------------------------
Transcribed by
PADDY MCMULLAN
pmtabs (@t) gmail [dot] com
Version 1.0
26th December 2009
-----------------------
-----------
Song Notes:
-----------
Some of these lyrics are undoubtedly incorrect, but it's extremely difficult
to figure out what is being sang during certain parts of the song, most likely
due to the low quality of the recording. I am using lyrics I've found on
various websites, but if you have a more correct interpretation of them please
send them to me.
-----------------------
Chords Used:
-----------------------
A A7M G G6 GM7
E||----0----||----4----||---------||----0----||----2----||
B||----2----||----2----||----3----||----0----||----3----||
G||----2----||----2----||----0----||----0----||----0----||
D||----2----||----2----||----0----||----0----||----0----||
A||----0----||----0----||----2----||----2----||----x----||
E||---------||---------||----3----||----3----||----3----||
B E D
Cadd11
||----2----||----0----||----0----||----2----||
||----4----||----1----||----0----||----3----||
||----4----||----0----||----1----||----2----||
||----4----||----3----||----2----||----0----||
||----2----||----3----||----2----||---------||
||---------||---------||----0----||---------||
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Piano Arranged for Acoustic Guitar
================================================================================
To mimic the piano simply strum each chord twice (two quarter notes each).
Passages during which there are arpeggios are tabbed in full.
A GM7
||--0----0----2------------| |
||--2----2----3---------3--| |
||--2----2----0-------0----|*|
||--2----2----0-----0------|*| x 2
||--0----0----x------------| |
||------------3---3--------| |
A GM7 A
________Wishing you were real,
GM7 A
So I could wish you mine.
GM7 A
Wishing you were real,
GM7 B
I cling to all that is divine.
AM7 B
A woman lies with the dewdrops,
AM7 G
Her courage with the stars.
G
Cadd11
Wishing you were real,
Cadd11 Cadd11
So I could spy you from afar.
A
||--0----0----0--------0--||
||--2----2----2--------2--||
||--2----2----2------2-2--||
||--2----2----2----2---2--||
||--0----0----0--------0--||
||------------------------||
A GM7 A
Aimed at her myths of horseflies,
GM7
And spider eyes.
A GM7 A
Spun to her gilded webs of hope,
GM7 B
And mercy crimes.
AM7 B
Wishing you were real,
AM7 G
So I could wish you mine.
G
Cadd11
Wishing you were real,
Cadd11 Cadd11
I cling to all that is divine.
E D
||--0----0----2---------2--||
||--0----0----3-------3-3--||
||--1----1----2-----2---2--||
||--2----2----0---0-----0--||
||--2----2-----------------||
||--0----0-----------------||
E D E
________Wishing you were real,
D E
Wishing you were real. D
||--0----0----2---------2--||
||--0----0----3-------3-3--||
||--1----1----2-----2---2--||
||--2----2----0---0-----0--||
||--2----2-----------------||
||--0----0-----------------||
G G
Cadd11
________We'll take our secrets to the grave,
A
Cadd11
Safely held beneath the thoughts.
GM7 A
The secrets will be lost
GM7 B
While I'm forever not.
Am7 B
I'm wishing you were real,
AM7 G
My face is blistered true.
G
Cadd11
Wishing you were real,
Cadd11 Cadd11
So that I could always wish for you.
A
||--0----0---------0--0----||
||--2----2---------2--2----||
||--2----2-------2-2--2----||
||--2----2-----2---2--2----||
||--0----0---0-----0--0----||
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A GM7 A
________Wishing you were real,
GM7 A
Wishing you were real,
GM7 A
Wishing you were real,
GM7 A
Wishing you were real,
GM7 A GM7 A
________Wishing you were real. GM7
||--0----0----2------------|
||--2----2----3---------3--|
||--2----2----0-------0----|
||--2----2----0-----0------|
||--0----0----x------------|
||------------3---3--------|
A GM7 A G6
|--0----0----2-----------|--0----0----0----------|
|--2----2----3---0-------|--2----2----0----------|
|--2----2----0------2----|--2----2----0---2------|
|--2----2----0--------4--|--2----2----0-------4--|
|--0----0----x-----------|--0----0----x----------|
|------------3-----------|------------3----------|
A G6 A G6 A
|--0----0----0----------|--0----0----0----------|--0------------||
|--2----2----0----------|--2----2----0----------|--2------------||
|--2----2----0---2------|--2----2----0---2------|--2------------||
|--2----2----0-------4--|--2----2----0-------4--|--2------------||
|--0----0----x----------|--0----0----x----------|--0------------||
|------------3----------|------------3----------|---------------||
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