Intro
Eb---G#, Eb--Bb--Fm--G#-- x2
Verse 1:
Eb
Got a postcard
A postcard from
a better place
G#
And it read
I wish you were here
I wish you were
Eb
And the soundtrack
The soundtrack from
a better night
G#
And it sang
I wish you were here
You should have
stayed here
Refrain:
Cm
As life leaves my eyes I
A#
realize I must have died
G#
It looks like I didn’t make
it through the night
Chorus:
Eb
I never got to say goodbye
A#
I’ll never get to say anything
Fm
at all again to a world
G#
That barely knew I was alive
Eb
Sing a requiem for me
A#
Make it sad but sweet
Fm
A song about release
G#
A minor key symphony
Verse 2:
Eb
Found a letter
A letter from A
dear old friend
G#
And it said
"I wish you were here"
I wish you were
Eb
And a prayer
A prayer in A
familiar voice
G#
And she wept
I wish you were here
Why can’t you be here?
(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)
Bridge:
Cm
I got your flowers today
G#
So perfectly arranged
With a card attached
Cm
“I’m sorry you could not stay”
They came a little late
A#
I had to wait til they died
There’s no tears up here
But I’m sure that
Eb---G#(hold)
I would have cried
Verse 3:
Eb
To everyone I’ve loved
Fm
To all who once loved me
G#
I never meant to leave
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
Eb
Sing a requiem for me
A#
Make it sad but sweet
Fm
A song about release
G#(hold)
A minor key symphony