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