Chords for Nanci Griffith: If Wishes Were Changes - Night Music
Tempo:
124.55 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
Am
C
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] This next song would have never come [N] to be if it hadn't been for a film by Wim Wenders called The Wings of Desire.
So to all the angels in that movie and to Peter Falk, this one's for you.
[F]
I wish that you loved me the way that I love you.
I wish I had angels who sang in my dreams.
If wishes were dreams, yes, [Fm] we'd [Am] all live in roses.
[F] And there wouldn't [Am] be children [F] who cried in their sleep.
And he wishes I loved him the way that I love him.
If wishes were changes, I'd [Bb] dry all [C] his [F] tears.
If wishes were changes, [Bb] I'd make him [Am] my anchor.
[Bb] And he'd [Am] be my angel [F] who sang through the years.
[C]
[Bb] [F] The blishing.
If wishes were [Bb] changes, there'd be [F] no goodbyes.
Some [C] are [Bb]
[F] happier there.
[Bb] Because wishing [Am] won't bring [F] back the love in your eyes.
Love.
I wish that I had your [Bb] wings of [F] desire.
I wish I [C] had seen [Bb] you as [F] I see you now.
I wouldn't feel sorrow.
You left [Am] here inside me.
[Bb] But wishing [Am] won't change right [F] from wrong for you now.
[C] [Bb] To the blue [F] day of wishing.
If wishes were changes, [Bb] there'd be no [C] [F] goodbyes.
[C] Some are home [Bb] to the heart [F] I have given.
But [Fm] wishing [Am] won't bring [C] back [F] the love in your eyes.
[C]
[Bb]
[C] [F]
[Am] [Bb]
[F]
[C] And [F] I wish that you loved me [Bb] the way that I [F] love.
I wish I had [Am] angels [Bb] singing my [F] dreams.
If wishes were changes, [Bb] we'd all [Am] live in roses.
[Bb] And there wouldn't [A] be children [F] who cried in their sleep.
If wishes [Am] were changes, [Bb] we'd all [A] live in [F] roses.
[Bb] And there wouldn't [F]
be children who cried in their sleep.
No.
No, no, no, no, no.
[Dm] No.
[G] [Bm]
So to all the angels in that movie and to Peter Falk, this one's for you.
[F]
I wish that you loved me the way that I love you.
I wish I had angels who sang in my dreams.
If wishes were dreams, yes, [Fm] we'd [Am] all live in roses.
[F] And there wouldn't [Am] be children [F] who cried in their sleep.
And he wishes I loved him the way that I love him.
If wishes were changes, I'd [Bb] dry all [C] his [F] tears.
If wishes were changes, [Bb] I'd make him [Am] my anchor.
[Bb] And he'd [Am] be my angel [F] who sang through the years.
[C]
[Bb] [F] The blishing.
If wishes were [Bb] changes, there'd be [F] no goodbyes.
Some [C] are [Bb]
[F] happier there.
[Bb] Because wishing [Am] won't bring [F] back the love in your eyes.
Love.
I wish that I had your [Bb] wings of [F] desire.
I wish I [C] had seen [Bb] you as [F] I see you now.
I wouldn't feel sorrow.
You left [Am] here inside me.
[Bb] But wishing [Am] won't change right [F] from wrong for you now.
[C] [Bb] To the blue [F] day of wishing.
If wishes were changes, [Bb] there'd be no [C] [F] goodbyes.
[C] Some are home [Bb] to the heart [F] I have given.
But [Fm] wishing [Am] won't bring [C] back [F] the love in your eyes.
[C]
[Bb]
[C] [F]
[Am] [Bb]
[F]
[C] And [F] I wish that you loved me [Bb] the way that I [F] love.
I wish I had [Am] angels [Bb] singing my [F] dreams.
If wishes were changes, [Bb] we'd all [Am] live in roses.
[Bb] And there wouldn't [A] be children [F] who cried in their sleep.
If wishes [Am] were changes, [Bb] we'd all [A] live in [F] roses.
[Bb] And there wouldn't [F]
be children who cried in their sleep.
No.
No, no, no, no, no.
[Dm] No.
[G] [Bm]
Key:
F
Bb
Am
C
Fm
F
Bb
Am
[Em] _ This next song would have never come [N] to be if it hadn't been for a film by Wim Wenders called The Wings of Desire.
So to all the angels in that movie and to Peter Falk, this one's for you.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I wish that you loved me the way that I love you.
I wish I had angels who sang in my dreams.
If wishes were dreams, yes, [Fm] we'd [Am] all live in roses.
[F] And there wouldn't [Am] be children [F] who cried in their sleep. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And he wishes I loved him the way that I love him.
If wishes were changes, I'd [Bb] dry all [C] his [F] tears.
If wishes were changes, [Bb] I'd make him [Am] my anchor.
[Bb] And he'd [Am] be my angel [F] who sang through the years. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [F] _ The blishing.
If wishes were [Bb] changes, there'd be [F] no _ goodbyes.
_ Some [C] are _ [Bb] _ _
[F] happier there.
[Bb] Because wishing [Am] won't bring [F] back the love in your eyes. _
_ Love. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I wish that I had your [Bb] wings of [F] desire.
_ I wish I [C] had seen [Bb] you as [F] I see you now.
I wouldn't feel sorrow.
You left [Am] here inside me.
[Bb] But wishing [Am] won't change right [F] from wrong for you now. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] To the blue [F] day of wishing.
If wishes were changes, [Bb] there'd be no [C] _ [F] goodbyes.
_ _ [C] Some are home [Bb] to the heart [F] I have given.
But [Fm] wishing [Am] won't bring [C] back [F] the love in your eyes.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] And [F] I wish that you loved me [Bb] the way that I [F] love.
I wish I had [Am] angels [Bb] singing my [F] dreams.
If wishes were changes, [Bb] we'd all [Am] live in roses.
[Bb] And there wouldn't [A] be children [F] who cried in their sleep.
If wishes [Am] were changes, [Bb] we'd all [A] live in [F] roses.
[Bb] And there wouldn't [F]
be children who cried _ in their sleep.
_ _ No. _ _
No, no, no, no, no. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] No. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
So to all the angels in that movie and to Peter Falk, this one's for you.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I wish that you loved me the way that I love you.
I wish I had angels who sang in my dreams.
If wishes were dreams, yes, [Fm] we'd [Am] all live in roses.
[F] And there wouldn't [Am] be children [F] who cried in their sleep. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And he wishes I loved him the way that I love him.
If wishes were changes, I'd [Bb] dry all [C] his [F] tears.
If wishes were changes, [Bb] I'd make him [Am] my anchor.
[Bb] And he'd [Am] be my angel [F] who sang through the years. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [F] _ The blishing.
If wishes were [Bb] changes, there'd be [F] no _ goodbyes.
_ Some [C] are _ [Bb] _ _
[F] happier there.
[Bb] Because wishing [Am] won't bring [F] back the love in your eyes. _
_ Love. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I wish that I had your [Bb] wings of [F] desire.
_ I wish I [C] had seen [Bb] you as [F] I see you now.
I wouldn't feel sorrow.
You left [Am] here inside me.
[Bb] But wishing [Am] won't change right [F] from wrong for you now. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] To the blue [F] day of wishing.
If wishes were changes, [Bb] there'd be no [C] _ [F] goodbyes.
_ _ [C] Some are home [Bb] to the heart [F] I have given.
But [Fm] wishing [Am] won't bring [C] back [F] the love in your eyes.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] And [F] I wish that you loved me [Bb] the way that I [F] love.
I wish I had [Am] angels [Bb] singing my [F] dreams.
If wishes were changes, [Bb] we'd all [Am] live in roses.
[Bb] And there wouldn't [A] be children [F] who cried in their sleep.
If wishes [Am] were changes, [Bb] we'd all [A] live in [F] roses.
[Bb] And there wouldn't [F]
be children who cried _ in their sleep.
_ _ No. _ _
No, no, no, no, no. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] No. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _