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With Every Wish - Bruce Springsteen
|  E|  E|  E| E  
Ol' catfish in the lake we called him Big Jim
When I was a kid my only wish ws to get my line in Bhim
Skipped Achurch one SundEay rowed out and Athrow'd in my Eline
Jim took that Ahook pole and Eme right Aover Ethe Bside
Went driftin' Adown past old Etires and rusAty cans of Ebeer
The Aangel of the Elake whispered Ain Emy Bear
"Before you Achoose your Ewish son
You Abetter think Efirst
With Aevery C#mwish there Acomes Ba cEurse."
I fell in love with beautiful Doreen
She was the prettiest thing this old town'd ever sBeen
I Acourted hEer and I mAade her mEine
But I grew jAealous whenever Eanother Aman'd
Come walkin' dEown the lBine
And my jealAousy made me tEreat her hAard and crueEl
She sighed, "BAobby oh BEobby you're Asuch Ea Bfool.
Don't you know before you Achoose your Ewish
You'd bAetter think fEirst
                 A          C#m       A    B       E|  E|
'Cause with every wish there comes a curse."
(Trumpet solo) |  A|  A|  E|  E|  A|  A|  E|  E|  A|  A|
               |  C#m|  C#m|  B|  E| E  
These days I sit around and laugh at the many rivers I've crossed
But on the far banks there's always another forest where a man can get Blost
Well Athere in the Ehigh trees love's Abluebird gElides
Guiding us 'Across to aEnother river on Athe Eother Bside
And there somAeone is Ewaitin' with a lAook in her Eeyes
And though my hAeart's grown Eweary
And more than a Alittle Ebit Bshy
Tonight I'll dArink from her wEaters to qAuench my tEhirst
And leave the angels  to worry
With Aevery C#mwish
|  C#m   A   B|  E|  E|  A|  A|  E|  E|  A|  A|
|  E|  E|  A|  A|  E|  E|  B|  B|  E|  E  
-E0--A0--B2--C#m4--
-0--2--4--5--
-1--2--4--6--
-2--2--4--6--
-2--0--2--4--
-0-----------

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With Every Wish

by Bruce Springsteen

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C#m

With Every Wish - Bruce Springsteen

E E E E

| | | |

Ol' catfish in the lake we called him Big Jim

When I was a kid my only wish ws to get my line in him

A E A E

Skipped church one Sunday rowed out and throw'd in my line

A E A E B

Jim took that hook pole and me right over the side

A E A E

Went driftin' down past old tires and rusty cans of beer

A E A E B

The angel of the lake whispered in my ear

A E

"Before you choose your wish son

A E

You better think first

A C#m A B E

With every wish there comes a curse."

I fell in love with beautiful Doreen

She was the prettiest thing this old town'd ever seen

A E A E

I courted her and I made her mine

A E A

But I grew jealous whenever another man'd

E B

Come walkin' down the line

A E A E

And my jealousy made me treat her hard and cruel

A E A E B

She sighed, "Bobby oh Bobby you're such a fool.

A E

Don't you know before you choose your wish

A E

You'd better think first

A C#m A B E E

| |

'Cause with every wish there comes a curse."

A A E E A A E E A A

C#m C#m B E E

| | | | |

These days I sit around and laugh at the many rivers I've crossed

But on the far banks there's always another forest where a man can get lost

A E A E

Well there in the high trees love's bluebird glides

A E A E B

Guiding us 'cross to another river on the other side

A E A E

And there someone is waitin' with a look in her eyes

A E

And though my heart's grown weary

A E B

And more than a little bit shy

A E A E

Tonight I'll drink from her waters to quench my thirst

And leave the angels to worry

A C#m

With every wish

C#m A B E E A A E E A A

| | | | | | | | | |

E E A A E E B B E E

| | | | | | | | | |

E A B C#m

-0--0--2--4--

-0--2--4--5--

-1--2--4--6--

-2--2--4--6--

-2--0--2--4--

-0-----------

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