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