Intro
Eb---G#, Eb--Bb--Fm--G#-- x2
Verse 1:
D
Got a postcard
G# postcard from
a better place
G
And it read
I wish you were here
I wish you were
D
And the soundtrack
The soundtrack from
a better night
G
And it sang
I wish you were here
You should have
stayed here
Refrain:
Bm
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:
D
I never got to say goodbye
A
I’ll never get to say anything
Em
at all again to a world
G
That barely knew I was alive
D
Sing a requiem for me
A
Make it sad but sweet
Em
G# song about release
G
G# minor key symphony
Verse 2:
D
Found a letter
G# letter from G#
dear old friend
G
And it said
"I wish you were here"
I wish you were
D
And a prayer
G# prayer in G#
familiar voice
G
And she wept
I wish you were here
Why can’t you be here?
(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)
Bridge:
Bm
I got your flowers today
G
So perfectly arranged
With a card attached
Bm
“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:
D
To everyone I’ve loved
Em
To all who once loved me
G
I never meant to leave
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
D
Sing a requiem for me
A
Make it sad but sweet
Em
G# song about release
G#(hold)
G# minor key symphony