I Wish I Knew Chords

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I Wish I Knew by Vaughn Monroe is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords Am7, D7, G, Fdim, Am, Cdim, F#7, Bm, D, A7, Bm7, E9, D9, Em, Em7, F7, E7 and Gdim. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			
  Am7                  D7            G 
Is this the night I've waited oh so long for 
   Fdim     Am   Am7 Cdim       G  Am7 Fdim 
Is this my dream at  last come true 
   Am7            D7                  G 
Are you the on my heart has saved its song for 
   F#7    Bm   D   A7     Am7    D7 
How can I tell?  I wish I knew 
Am7                                              Cdim 
I wish I knew some - one like you could love me 
G         D   G                      Bm7  E9 Am7 
I wish I knew you place no - one above me 
              D9         G         Em Em7 
Did I mistake this for a real romance 
         A7      Cdim  A7 D   G   Am7 D+ 
I wish I knew, but only   you can answer 
Am7                                             Cdim 
If you don't care, why let me hope and pray so 
G              D   G                  Bm7 E9    Am7 
Don't lead me on; if I'm a fool, just say so 
                     D9  Am7 D7  G          F7 E7 
Should I keep dreaming    on, or just forget you 
Am7                   Cdim G   Gdim  E9  F7  G 
What shall I do,  I wish I knew 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante