I Wish You Were Here
Alpha Blondy
ReggaeMedium for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Em
G
Am
C
D
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: Em G Em G Am G C So, D So you think you can tell Am Heaven from Hell, G Blue skies from pain D Can you tell a green field C From a cold steel rail? Am A smile from a veil? G Do you think you can tell? ( Em G Em G Am G ) C Did they get you to trade D Your heroes for ghosts? Am Hot ashes for trees? G Hot air for a cool breeze? D Cold comfort for change? C Did you exchange Am A walk on part in the war G For a lead role in a cage? C D How I wish, how I wish you were here Am We're just two lost souls G Swimming in a fish bowl, D Year after year, Am Running over the same old ground. G What have we found? C The same old fears G Wish you were here
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Chord set
Em · G · Am · C · D
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.