Chords for Sometimes I Wish
Tempo:
76.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
E
C
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [D]
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Sometimes I wish I was born in another time, a long long time ago.
Things were [G] much harder then, but I lacked clothes through war.
And the way they did their hair, at least they took some care.
Then they all went off to war, you could never [D] have [G] it all.
[D] [G] [D] Sometimes I wish I was born in another time, say in 1924.
[D] People didn't have much [G] money then, [D] in fact most folks [G] were poor.
Then what about those cars, and the sound of those guitars,
and the voice of old King Cole, soothed me to my soul.
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[Am] [G] Sometimes I wish I was born in another time, 1754.
[D] I'd go drinking with old Raffy Burns, whose words [G] are made of gold.
Oh Christ we need him now, instead of talking asher cow.
But now he's drifted up to heaven, he was only, [D] he was [G] only 37.
[D] Just a young man really, [G] cut down in his prime.
Sometimes I wish I was born in another time, a long long time ago.
Things were much harder then, but I lacked clothes through war.
And the way they did [G] their hair, at least they showed some care.
Then they all went off to war, you could never [C]
have it all.
[E] You could never have [G]
it all.
You can have it [C] some of the time, [G] you can have most [E] things, nearly [G] all of the time.
But you can't [E] have it all [G] the [D] time.
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Sometimes I wish I was born in another time, a long long time ago.
Things were [G] much harder then, but I lacked clothes through war.
And the way they did their hair, at least they took some care.
Then they all went off to war, you could never [D] have [G] it all.
[D] [G] [D] Sometimes I wish I was born in another time, say in 1924.
[D] People didn't have much [G] money then, [D] in fact most folks [G] were poor.
Then what about those cars, and the sound of those guitars,
and the voice of old King Cole, soothed me to my soul.
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[Am] [G] Sometimes I wish I was born in another time, 1754.
[D] I'd go drinking with old Raffy Burns, whose words [G] are made of gold.
Oh Christ we need him now, instead of talking asher cow.
But now he's drifted up to heaven, he was only, [D] he was [G] only 37.
[D] Just a young man really, [G] cut down in his prime.
Sometimes I wish I was born in another time, a long long time ago.
Things were much harder then, but I lacked clothes through war.
And the way they did [G] their hair, at least they showed some care.
Then they all went off to war, you could never [C]
have it all.
[E] You could never have [G]
it all.
You can have it [C] some of the time, [G] you can have most [E] things, nearly [G] all of the time.
But you can't [E] have it all [G] the [D] time.
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Key:
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D
E
C
Am
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_ _ Sometimes I wish I was born in another time, _ _ a long long time ago. _
_ Things were [G] much harder then, _ but I lacked clothes through war.
And the way they did their hair, _ _ at least they took some care. _ _
Then they all went off to war, _ you could never [D] _ have [G] _ it all.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ Sometimes I wish I was born in another time, say in _ 1924.
_ [D] _ _ People didn't have much [G] money then, _ [D] in fact most folks [G] were poor.
Then what about those cars, _ and the sound of those guitars,
and _ the voice of old King Cole, _ _ soothed me to my soul.
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_ [Am] _ _ [G] Sometimes I wish I was born in another time, _ _ _ 1754. _ _
[D] I'd go drinking with old Raffy Burns, _ whose words [G] are made of gold.
Oh Christ we need him now, _ _ instead of talking asher cow. _
But now he's drifted up to heaven, _ he was only, [D] _ he was [G] only 37.
_ [D] Just a young man really, _ _ [G] cut down in his prime.
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_ Sometimes I wish I was born in another time, _ _ a long long time ago. _ _ _
Things were much harder then, _ but I lacked clothes through war.
And the way they did [G] their hair, _ _ at least they showed some care.
_ Then they all went off to war, _ you could never [C] _ _
have it all.
[E] You could never have [G]
it all.
You can have it [C] some of the time, _ [G] you can have most [E] things, nearly [G] all of the time.
But you can't [E] have it all [G] the _ [D] _ time.
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_ _ Sometimes I wish I was born in another time, _ _ a long long time ago. _
_ Things were [G] much harder then, _ but I lacked clothes through war.
And the way they did their hair, _ _ at least they took some care. _ _
Then they all went off to war, _ you could never [D] _ have [G] _ it all.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ Sometimes I wish I was born in another time, say in _ 1924.
_ [D] _ _ People didn't have much [G] money then, _ [D] in fact most folks [G] were poor.
Then what about those cars, _ and the sound of those guitars,
and _ the voice of old King Cole, _ _ soothed me to my soul.
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_ [Am] _ _ [G] Sometimes I wish I was born in another time, _ _ _ 1754. _ _
[D] I'd go drinking with old Raffy Burns, _ whose words [G] are made of gold.
Oh Christ we need him now, _ _ instead of talking asher cow. _
But now he's drifted up to heaven, _ he was only, [D] _ he was [G] only 37.
_ [D] Just a young man really, _ _ [G] cut down in his prime.
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_ Sometimes I wish I was born in another time, _ _ a long long time ago. _ _ _
Things were much harder then, _ but I lacked clothes through war.
And the way they did [G] their hair, _ _ at least they showed some care.
_ Then they all went off to war, _ you could never [C] _ _
have it all.
[E] You could never have [G]
it all.
You can have it [C] some of the time, _ [G] you can have most [E] things, nearly [G] all of the time.
But you can't [E] have it all [G] the _ [D] _ time.
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