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How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

E
A×
BDiagram coming soon
C#mDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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E                    A 
I wish that I was older 
                            E 
old enough to be yours 
      A 
Hmmm... 
 
        E                A 
And I wish that I was wiser 
                                          E 
Wise enough to be strong-minded 
                         A 
To keep up with the words you say, 
                         B 
it makes me feel so young 
 A 
ooooh 
 
                                  E 
And I don't know where this is going 
             B 
I just been hoping 
A                                             E 
   And I can see by your smile that you're glowing 
B 
Inside out 
A                                          E 
   Let's not pretend like it's not what it is 
                           B 
when I just started to realize 
           A 
That I love you 
C#m B E 
Oooh 
 
         E                  A 
And I wish that we were strangers 
                           E 
Strange enough to go unnoticed 
          A 
from this crowd 
 
     E                     A 
And I wish that we were closer 
                          E 
Close enough for me to hold you 
                                    A                          B 
When you're alone and nights become to long to bare 
 
 
A                                  E 
And I don't know where this is going 
             B 
I just been hoping 
A                                             E 
   And I can see by your smile that you're glowing 
B 
Inside out 
A                                          E 
   Let's not pretend like it's not what it is 
                           B 
when I just started to realize 
           A 
That I love you 
C#m B E 
Oooh 
 
E A B C#m 
 
C#m                  A                      E            B-A 
You hold your head up high though it's hard to... Oooh 
 
C#m            A                     E               B-A 
I can't keep back I know I just want you... Oooh 
 
                                  E 
And I don't know where this is going 
             B 
I just been hoping 
A                                             E 
   And I can see by your smile that you're glowing 
B 
Inside out 
A                                          E 
   Let's not pretend like it's not what it is 
                           B 
when I just started to realize 
           A 
That I love you 
C#m B E 
Oooh 
          
 

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Chord set

E · A · B · C#m

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.