Chords for Paal Flaata - Wish I Was (Mickey Newbury)
Tempo:
138.45 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
Em
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[E] I wish I was a willow tree leaning on a lazy [G]
breeze
train through rainy [Em] Georgia
wish I was a grain of sand [D] laying in a baby's hand
[G] into [Em] the ocean
A [C] willow tree is [D] strong [Em] enough to bend
[C] Never like the [D]
oak that [Bm] lives in the fear of the wind
breeze
train through rainy [Em] Georgia
wish I was a grain of sand [D] laying in a baby's hand
[G] into [Em] the ocean
A [C] willow tree is [D] strong [Em] enough to bend
[C] Never like the [D]
oak that [Bm] lives in the fear of the wind
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[E] _ _ I wish I was a willow tree _ _ leaning on a lazy [G]
breeze
_ _ [F] Moving like a [C] midnight train through rainy [Em] Georgia
_ I _ _ _ wish I was a grain of sand _ _ [D] laying in a baby's hand
_ Falling [C] like a diamond chain [G] into [Em] the ocean _ _
A _ [C] _ willow tree is [D] strong _ [Em] enough to bend _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ Never like the [D]
oak that [Bm] lives in the fear of the _ _ wind
[C] A grain of sand [D] is all I ever wanted to [Em] be
_ Lay _ _ _ [C] _ me down [D] and let that [Bm] water wash right over [B] _
me
_ _ _ Wash over [Em]
me
_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
wish I was an old guitar _ _ [D] sitting in a beat-up car
_ _ [C]
Hidden ever too big far from here to [Em]
Texas
_ _ Then _ [C] I wouldn't be ashamed [D] to look up my old [Em]
friends
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Devil be so [D] proud to see [B] me strung up _ _ _ again
[C]
A grain of sand is [D] all I ever wanted to [Em]
be
_ Lay _ _ _ [C] _
me down [D] and let that water [B]
wash right over me _ _ _
Wash over [Em] _ me _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ Nobody _ [D] wants you [Em] _ when you're down [G] and out
_ [Am] _ _ Nobody [D]
wants you [F] who knows your _ _ name
[Am] _ Just [D] another face lost [Em] _ in the crowded [C] street _ _ _ _ _
In the [B] crowded _ street _
_ _ _ Oh, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I wish I was a willow tree _ _ _ _ [D] leaning on a lazy breeze
_ _ [C] Moving like a midnight train through rainy [Em] Georgia
_ _ A _ _ [C] willow tree is [D] strong enough [Em] to bend
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Never like the [D] oak that lives in [B]
the fear of the _ _ _ [C] wind
A grain of sand is [D] all I ever wanted to [Em]
be
_ Lay _ _ _ [C] _
me down [D] and let that [B] water wash right over me _ _ _
_ Wash [Em] over me _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Wash over me _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Wash over me _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
breeze
_ _ [F] Moving like a [C] midnight train through rainy [Em] Georgia
_ I _ _ _ wish I was a grain of sand _ _ [D] laying in a baby's hand
_ Falling [C] like a diamond chain [G] into [Em] the ocean _ _
A _ [C] _ willow tree is [D] strong _ [Em] enough to bend _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ Never like the [D]
oak that [Bm] lives in the fear of the _ _ wind
[C] A grain of sand [D] is all I ever wanted to [Em] be
_ Lay _ _ _ [C] _ me down [D] and let that [Bm] water wash right over [B] _
me
_ _ _ Wash over [Em]
me
_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
wish I was an old guitar _ _ [D] sitting in a beat-up car
_ _ [C]
Hidden ever too big far from here to [Em]
Texas
_ _ Then _ [C] I wouldn't be ashamed [D] to look up my old [Em]
friends
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Devil be so [D] proud to see [B] me strung up _ _ _ again
[C]
A grain of sand is [D] all I ever wanted to [Em]
be
_ Lay _ _ _ [C] _
me down [D] and let that water [B]
wash right over me _ _ _
Wash over [Em] _ me _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ Nobody _ [D] wants you [Em] _ when you're down [G] and out
_ [Am] _ _ Nobody [D]
wants you [F] who knows your _ _ name
[Am] _ Just [D] another face lost [Em] _ in the crowded [C] street _ _ _ _ _
In the [B] crowded _ street _
_ _ _ Oh, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I wish I was a willow tree _ _ _ _ [D] leaning on a lazy breeze
_ _ [C] Moving like a midnight train through rainy [Em] Georgia
_ _ A _ _ [C] willow tree is [D] strong enough [Em] to bend
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Never like the [D] oak that lives in [B]
the fear of the _ _ _ [C] wind
A grain of sand is [D] all I ever wanted to [Em]
be
_ Lay _ _ _ [C] _
me down [D] and let that [B] water wash right over me _ _ _
_ Wash [Em] over me _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Wash over me _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Wash over me _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _