I Wish I Was Chords
I Wish I Was by The Avett Brothers is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords G, C, Am, Bm, Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G
verse 1
G C
I wish I was a flame dancing in a candle
G C
Lighting up your living room high on the mantle
Am C
I could bring some romance without any scandal
G C G
And then when you were done you'd just put me out
G C
I wish I was a tune you sang in your kitchen
G C
Putting your groceries away and washing your dishes
Am C
I could float around your tongue and ease the tension
G C G
And then when you were done you'd just quiet down
C
But if I get too close
G
Will the magic fade?
Bm Em
Would I turn you off or away?
C
If I pull you in
G
Would I push you out
Bm C
Of something here you care about?
Am C
Well I'm at a loss for what to do
D
But I'm drawn to you
verse 2
G C
I wish I was a sweater wrapped around your hips
G C
And when it got too cold into me you'd slip
Am C
And when the sun came back you would hang me up
G C G
And I would watch you while you undress
C
But if I get too close
G
Will the magic fade?
Bm Em
Would I turn you off or away?
C
If I pull you in
G
Would I push you out
Bm C
Of something here you care about?
Am C
Well I'm at a loss for what to do
D D
But I'm drawn to you
Interlude
C G
C G
C G
C G
Am C
verse 3
G
I'm not a song
C
I am not a sweater
G
I'm not a fire
C
I am something better
Am C
I'm a man in love writing you a letter
G
Will you take it
C
Will you keep it
Am
Will you read it
C
Believe it
G
I love you
C
I'm sorry.