Intro
Eb---G#, Eb--Bb--Fm--G#-- x2
Verse 1:
Db
Got a postcard
G postcard from
a better place
F#
And it read
I wish you were here
I wish you were
Db
And the soundtrack
The soundtrack from
a better night
F#
And it sang
I wish you were here
You should have
stayed here
Refrain:
A#m
As life leaves my eyes I
Ab
realize I must have died
F#
It looks like I didn’t make
it through the night
Chorus:
Db
I never got to say goodbye
Ab
I’ll never get to say anything
D#m
at all again to a world
F#
That barely knew I was alive
Db
Sing a requiem for me
Ab
Make it sad but sweet
D#m
G song about release
F#
G minor key symphony
Verse 2:
Db
Found a letter
G letter from G
dear old friend
F#
And it said
"I wish you were here"
I wish you were
Db
And a prayer
G prayer in G
familiar voice
F#
And she wept
I wish you were here
Why can’t you be here?
(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)
Bridge:
A#m
I got your flowers today
F#
So perfectly arranged
With a card attached
A#m
“I’m sorry you could not stay”
They came a little late
Ab
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:
Db
To everyone I’ve loved
D#m
To all who once loved me
F#
I never meant to leave
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
Db
Sing a requiem for me
Ab
Make it sad but sweet
D#m
G song about release
G#(hold)
G minor key symphony