Wish You Were Here

Intro :
C G F

C
take it slow, tell me all
G
how you’ve grown
F
just for me, could we all reminisce..?

C G
better yet, here’s a pen, make a list
F
fill it full with all the things i’ve missed..

G
‘cause i can barely drive past the school
Am
without stopping to think of you
F
and how we used to act a fool..

G
but worst of all i wish i called
Am Em
at least a thousand times or more
F
just to hear what i’ve been missing..

Reff :
C G
if a picture is all that i have
F
i can picture the times that we won’t get back
Am
if i picture it now it don’t seem so bad
G C
either way i still wish you were here..

G
don’t say everything’s meant to be
F
‘cause you know it’s not what i believe..
Am
can’t help but think that it should’ve been me
G C
either way i still wish you were here..

Int.
C G F

C
thinking back on the days
G
where we all used to say
F
i know anywhere’s better than here..

C
in the back of the class
G
where we grew up too fast
F
living life like there’s nothing to fear..

G
but the ice on the road
Am
driving home all alone singing
F
along to a song from three summers ago..

G Am
the one that made you remember it..
Em F
now i’ll always remember it..
(i’ll always remember it)
G C
as the song that your life ended with..

Reff :
G
if a picture is all that i have
F
i can picture the times that we won’t get back
Am
if i picture it now it don’t seem so bad
G C
either way, i still wish you were here..

G
don’t say everything’s meant to be
F
‘cause you know it’s not what i believe
Am
can’t help but think that it should’ve been me
G Am
either way, i still wish you were here..

F C
and they say you’re in a better place
(they say you’re in a better place)
Am
but a better place is right here with me
F G
yeah, they say you’re in a better place
(they say you’re in a better place)
C
too bad it’s not what i believe..

Reff :
G
‘cause a picture is all that i have
F
to remind me that you’re never coming back
Am
if i picture it now it just makes me sad
G C
and right now i just wish you were here..

G
don’t say everything’s meant to be
F
‘cause you know it’s not what i believe
Am
can’t help but think that it should’ve been me
G C
in the end i just wish you were here..

G
yeah, they say you’re in a better place
(they say you’re in a better place)
F
either way i still wish you were here..
‘cause they say you’re in a better place
Am
(they say you’re in a better place)
G C
in the end i just wish you were here..