Chords for Chas and Dave - Wish I Could Write A Love Song (1982)
Tempo:
99.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
E
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [E] [C#]
[F#] [D]
[G] [D] I've tried to [G] write a love song [C] [G] that shows the way [D] I feel
[C] But [D] perhaps I just [G] ain't got it [C] Perhaps [D] I never [G] will
I wish that I [C] could write down words [G] that I'd want [D] you to see
[A] [G] Wish I could write [C] a love song [G] [D] just to you [G] and me
I'll [C] write the words down and [D] change them all around
[G] Cause I ain't too sure [C] they look all wrong It's [D] just another song
It's [G] all been done before and it's got [C] to mean much more
[D]
[G] [D] [G] I [E] wish that I could [A] write a love song [D] that shows the [G] way I feel
But [E] perhaps I [A] just ain't [F#m] got it [A] [D] Perhaps I [G] never will
[Em] Rock and roll [A]
songs come [D] easy Rock and roll [B]
songs are [C] dead [B] easy
[D#] [E]
[C#] Perhaps it's simply that [F#] I love you
[D] More than words [G] can say
[B]
[E] Is [C#] [F#] [D#m] [F#]
[D] [G]
it that [D] I [G] feel silly when [C] I let [G] my feelings [D] show
Or [C] am I [D] afraid [G] to give too much [C] In case [D] one [G] day you go
If I give in [C] to my emotions [G] then I might [D] get hurt
[G] If one day [C] you run away [G] with my [D] uncle
[G] But I'm making [C] fun again Trust me to [D] make a joke
And if [G]
anything wish I could [C] think of lies Wish [D] I could make up rhymes
Can't [G] think of anything [C] good to sing
[G]
[D] I [E] [D] [G] wish [E] that I could write [A] a love song that [D] shows the way [G] I feel
But [E] perhaps I just [A] ain't got it [D] Perhaps I never [G] will
[Bm] [Em] Rock and roll [A] songs come easy [D] Rock and roll [B] songs are [C] dead [B] easy
[D#]
[E] Perhaps [C#] it's simply [F#] that I love you [D] More than words [G] can say
[B] [E] Perhaps [C#] I'll write [F#] a love song [D#m] [F#] [D] Just for you [G] one night
[F#] [D]
[G] [D] I've tried to [G] write a love song [C] [G] that shows the way [D] I feel
[C] But [D] perhaps I just [G] ain't got it [C] Perhaps [D] I never [G] will
I wish that I [C] could write down words [G] that I'd want [D] you to see
[A] [G] Wish I could write [C] a love song [G] [D] just to you [G] and me
I'll [C] write the words down and [D] change them all around
[G] Cause I ain't too sure [C] they look all wrong It's [D] just another song
It's [G] all been done before and it's got [C] to mean much more
[D]
[G] [D] [G] I [E] wish that I could [A] write a love song [D] that shows the [G] way I feel
But [E] perhaps I [A] just ain't [F#m] got it [A] [D] Perhaps I [G] never will
[Em] Rock and roll [A]
songs come [D] easy Rock and roll [B]
songs are [C] dead [B] easy
[D#] [E]
[C#] Perhaps it's simply that [F#] I love you
[D] More than words [G] can say
[B]
[E] Is [C#] [F#] [D#m] [F#]
[D] [G]
it that [D] I [G] feel silly when [C] I let [G] my feelings [D] show
Or [C] am I [D] afraid [G] to give too much [C] In case [D] one [G] day you go
If I give in [C] to my emotions [G] then I might [D] get hurt
[G] If one day [C] you run away [G] with my [D] uncle
[G] But I'm making [C] fun again Trust me to [D] make a joke
And if [G]
anything wish I could [C] think of lies Wish [D] I could make up rhymes
Can't [G] think of anything [C] good to sing
[G]
[D] I [E] [D] [G] wish [E] that I could write [A] a love song that [D] shows the way [G] I feel
But [E] perhaps I just [A] ain't got it [D] Perhaps I never [G] will
[Bm] [Em] Rock and roll [A] songs come easy [D] Rock and roll [B] songs are [C] dead [B] easy
[D#]
[E] Perhaps [C#] it's simply [F#] that I love you [D] More than words [G] can say
[B] [E] Perhaps [C#] I'll write [F#] a love song [D#m] [F#] [D] Just for you [G] one night
Key:
G
D
C
E
A
G
D
C
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] I've tried to [G] write a love song _ _ [C] _ [G] that shows the way [D] I feel
_ _ [C] But [D] perhaps I just [G] ain't got it [C] Perhaps [D] I never [G] will
_ _ _ I wish that I [C] could write down words _ [G] _ that I'd want [D] you to see
_ [A] _ [G] Wish I could write [C] a love song _ [G] _ [D] just to you [G] and me
I'll [C] write the words down and [D] change them all around
[G] Cause I ain't too sure _ _ _ [C] they look all wrong It's [D] just another song
It's [G] all been done before and it's got [C] to mean much more
_ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ [G] I [E] wish that I could [A] write a love song [D] that _ shows the [G] way I feel
But _ [E] perhaps I [A] just ain't [F#m] got it [A] _ [D] Perhaps I [G] never will
_ [Em] _ Rock and roll [A]
songs come [D] easy Rock and roll [B]
songs are [C] dead [B] easy
[D#] _ _ [E] _
[C#] Perhaps it's simply that [F#] I love you _
[D] More than words [G] can say
[B]
[E] Is _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D#m] _ [F#] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ it that [D] I [G] feel silly when [C] I let [G] my feelings [D] show
Or [C] am I [D] afraid [G] to give too much [C] In case [D] one [G] day you go _
If I give in [C] to my emotions _ [G] then I might [D] get hurt _
_ [G] If one day [C] you run away _ [G] with my [D] uncle
[G] But I'm making [C] fun again Trust me to [D] make a joke
And if [G]
anything wish _ _ I could [C] think of lies Wish [D] I could make up rhymes
Can't [G] think of anything [C] good to sing
_ _ [G]
[D] I _ _ [E] _ [D] _ [G] wish [E] that I could write [A] a love song that [D] _ shows the way [G] I feel
_ But [E] perhaps I just [A] ain't got it _ [D] _ Perhaps I never [G] will
_ [Bm] _ [Em] Rock and roll [A] songs come easy [D] _ Rock and roll [B] songs are [C] dead [B] easy
_ [D#] _
_ [E] Perhaps [C#] it's simply [F#] that I love you _ [D] _ More than words [G] can say
[B] [E] Perhaps _ _ [C#] I'll write [F#] a love song [D#m] _ [F#] [D] Just for you [G] one night
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] I've tried to [G] write a love song _ _ [C] _ [G] that shows the way [D] I feel
_ _ [C] But [D] perhaps I just [G] ain't got it [C] Perhaps [D] I never [G] will
_ _ _ I wish that I [C] could write down words _ [G] _ that I'd want [D] you to see
_ [A] _ [G] Wish I could write [C] a love song _ [G] _ [D] just to you [G] and me
I'll [C] write the words down and [D] change them all around
[G] Cause I ain't too sure _ _ _ [C] they look all wrong It's [D] just another song
It's [G] all been done before and it's got [C] to mean much more
_ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ [G] I [E] wish that I could [A] write a love song [D] that _ shows the [G] way I feel
But _ [E] perhaps I [A] just ain't [F#m] got it [A] _ [D] Perhaps I [G] never will
_ [Em] _ Rock and roll [A]
songs come [D] easy Rock and roll [B]
songs are [C] dead [B] easy
[D#] _ _ [E] _
[C#] Perhaps it's simply that [F#] I love you _
[D] More than words [G] can say
[B]
[E] Is _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D#m] _ [F#] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ it that [D] I [G] feel silly when [C] I let [G] my feelings [D] show
Or [C] am I [D] afraid [G] to give too much [C] In case [D] one [G] day you go _
If I give in [C] to my emotions _ [G] then I might [D] get hurt _
_ [G] If one day [C] you run away _ [G] with my [D] uncle
[G] But I'm making [C] fun again Trust me to [D] make a joke
And if [G]
anything wish _ _ I could [C] think of lies Wish [D] I could make up rhymes
Can't [G] think of anything [C] good to sing
_ _ [G]
[D] I _ _ [E] _ [D] _ [G] wish [E] that I could write [A] a love song that [D] _ shows the way [G] I feel
_ But [E] perhaps I just [A] ain't got it _ [D] _ Perhaps I never [G] will
_ [Bm] _ [Em] Rock and roll [A] songs come easy [D] _ Rock and roll [B] songs are [C] dead [B] easy
_ [D#] _
_ [E] Perhaps [C#] it's simply [F#] that I love you _ [D] _ More than words [G] can say
[B] [E] Perhaps _ _ [C#] I'll write [F#] a love song [D#m] _ [F#] [D] Just for you [G] one night
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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