Intro
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Verse 1:
Fb
Got a postcard
A# postcard from
a better place
A
And it read
I wish you were here
I wish you were
Fb
And the soundtrack
The soundtrack from
a better night
A
And it sang
I wish you were here
You should have
stayed here
Refrain:
C#m
As life leaves my eyes I
Cb
realize I must have died
A
It looks like I didn’t make
it through the night
Chorus:
Fb
I never got to say goodbye
Cb
I’ll never get to say anything
F#m
at all again to a world
A
That barely knew I was alive
Fb
Sing a requiem for me
Cb
Make it sad but sweet
F#m
A# song about release
A
A# minor key symphony
Verse 2:
Fb
Found a letter
A# letter from A#
dear old friend
A
And it said
"I wish you were here"
I wish you were
Fb
And a prayer
A# prayer in A#
familiar voice
A
And she wept
I wish you were here
Why can’t you be here?
(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)
Bridge:
C#m
I got your flowers today
A
So perfectly arranged
With a card attached
C#m
“I’m sorry you could not stay”
They came a little late
Cb
I had to wait til they died
There’s no tears up here
But I’m sure that
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I would have cried
Verse 3:
Fb
To everyone I’ve loved
F#m
To all who once loved me
A
I never meant to leave
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
Fb
Sing a requiem for me
Cb
Make it sad but sweet
F#m
A# song about release
G#(hold)
A# minor key symphony