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