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