I Wish I Was Single Again Chords
by Wilf Carter
I Wish I Was Single Again by Wilf Carter is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G
Verso 1:
G
Oh, I wished I was single again, again,
D
I wished I was single again,
G C
Oh when I was single my pockets did jingle,
D G
Oh I wished I was single again, again,
D G
Oh I wished I was single again
Verso 2:
G
Well, my wife up and died, oh then, oh then,
D
My wife up and died, oh then
G C
My wife up and died and I laughed till I cried
D G
To think I was single again, again,
D G
To think I was single again
Interlude
G D G C G
(Yodeling)
Verso 3:
G
Oh, I went to the funeral, oh then, oh then
D
I went to the funeral, oh then
G C
I went to the funeral and I danced Yankee Doodle
D G
To think I was single again, again,
D G
Oh, to think I was single again
Verso 4:
G
But I married me another, oh then, oh then
D
I married me another, oh then
G C
I married me another, 'twas the devil's grandmother
D G
Lord, I wished I was single again, again,
D G
Oh, I wished I was single again
Interlude
G D G C G
(Yodeling)
G D G
(Yodeling)
Verso 5:
G
Go get me a hammer, oh then, oh then
D
Go get me a hammer, oh then
G C
Go get me a hammer, I'll kill her, God-- bless her
D G
I wished I was single again
Verso 6:
G
Oh, I wished I was single again, again,
D
I wished I was single again,
G C
Oh when I was single my pockets did jingle,
D G
Oh I wished I was single again, again,
D G
Oh I wished I was single again
Outro
G D G
(Yodeling)