I Wish Chords by Tom Macdonald

Tempo:
97.85 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

G

F#m

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom MacDonald - "I Wish" chords
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[G] [Em] [G] [A]
[D] I wish I wasn't fat.
I wish I wasn't [Bm] gay.
I wish I wasn't black.
I [A] wish that I was brave.
I wish I wish I wish with every candle on the cake that I could quit doing these drugs but I can't and I'm afraid.
I wish [G] that I was smart.
I wish that I was [Em] rich.
I wish it wasn't hard for [G] me to grow up and forgive.
[A] I wish that I could help.
[B] I wish I wasn't sick.
[A] I wish I was Tom [D] McDonald.
I'd be just like [Gm] him.
[D] I wish I wasn't sober.
Miss it when [Bm] the party wasn't over.
[D] Happiness was right around the corner.
[A] Every single night was like the [Dm] best one of our [E] lives.
Now we're [A] older.
The good old days are out of reach.
I wish that they were [D] closer.
I wish I wasn't [G] anxious and I wish I could fast forward and I wish that I could rewind but they don't make that [D] controller.
I wish the nights were longer and I wish the days were shorter and I wish that I could sleep enough to maintain my composure.
I feel crazy.
I wish that I was normal.
I wish that I could kill myself but also be immortal.
Take me to the oracle.
I heard that time [F#m] is borrowed.
Can you give me back my yesterdays?
I'll give you my tomorrows.
[G] Forget all of my morals and just live like I cannot remember [D] sorrow.
Before I loved the tattoos and the cornrows.
I was different.
I was happy.
I was calmer.
I was [Bm] young and full of [A] hormones.
Now I'm wishing for a time machine.
I'd [D] step into that portal and be gone.
I wish all people we saw were more than satellites.
Maybe they weren't as small as I am.
[F#m]
[G] Will you be [A] mine?
[D]
I wish I didn't care about the day that I'd be [Bm] buried.
Used to live like I was ready for it.
[A] Always in a hurry.
Now I'm worried all my memories are [D] blurry.
I'm just [Bm] barely turning [A] 30 and the voices in my head are trying to hurt me.
The [D] choices that I made make me feel [G] dirty.
I was [Em] 25 or 13.
I was [G] smoking with the seniors, drinking beer and getting flirty.
[A] Now the [D] Ativan ain't working.
I need something [F#m] even stronger.
Give me childhood, [D] my mother, my father, and my sister.
And a Christmas to make up for all the decent ones I'm missing.
While I'm touring the country for a living.
Give me a hug and a Nintendo and [F#m] a toy box in the closet.
Give me everything I wish I had.
Oh wait, I think [G] I got it.
I'm a rapper like I always promised them I would [D] accomplish.
This is awesome, man.
I wish I had a friend to tell.
I'd call them and I wonder if I'd jump from here if [Bm] I'd survive the [A] bottom.
And would [D] everyone believe me if I told them I had fallen?
I'm a John.
I wish all people we saw were more than satellites.
Maybe they were too far.
Hey, Oona!
I'm on [F#m] the floor.
[Em] Give me [A] life [D] now.
Hey, Oona!
Hey, Oona!
I wish we were kids again before everything was on Instagram.
[F#m] Hey, Oona!
Things [B] were so simple [F#] then.
Me, my [D] tree, for all of my friends.
Way back when on Beaver Drive, when the floor was lava, I could fly.
Hey, Oona!
Wished I was big like them.
[F#] Never thought I'd want to [D] be a kid again.
I wish all people we saw were more than [F#m] satellites.
Maybe they were too [D] far.
Hey, Oona!
Give [A] me life [D] now.
Hey, Oona!
All the stars were more than satellites.
[F#m] Maybe they were too [A] far.
Hey, [D] Oona!
Give me life.
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
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To learn Tom Macdonald - I Wish chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Bm, A, D, F#m, A, F#m, G and D. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 48 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 98. With an eye on the song's key D Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] I wish I wasn't fat.
I wish I wasn't [Bm] gay.
I wish I wasn't black.
I [A] wish that I was brave.
I wish I wish I wish with every candle on the cake that I could quit doing these drugs but I can't and I'm afraid.
I wish [G] that I was smart.
I wish that I was [Em] rich.
I wish it wasn't hard for [G] me to grow up and forgive.
[A] I wish that I could help.
[B] I wish I wasn't sick.
[A] I wish I was Tom [D] McDonald.
I'd be just like [Gm] him.
_ [D] I wish I wasn't sober.
Miss it when [Bm] the party wasn't over.
[D] Happiness was right around the corner.
[A] Every single night was like the [Dm] best one of our [E] lives.
Now we're [A] older.
The good old days are out of reach.
I wish that they were [D] closer.
I wish I wasn't [G] anxious and I wish I could fast forward and I wish that I could rewind but they don't make that [D] controller.
I wish the nights were longer and I wish the days were shorter and I wish that I could sleep enough to maintain my composure.
I feel crazy.
I wish that I was normal.
I wish that I could kill myself but also be immortal.
Take me to the oracle.
I heard that time [F#m] is borrowed.
Can you give me back my yesterdays?
I'll give you my tomorrows.
[G] Forget all of my morals and just live like I cannot remember [D] sorrow.
Before I loved the tattoos and the cornrows.
I was different.
I was happy.
I was calmer.
I was [Bm] young and full of [A] hormones.
Now I'm wishing for a time machine.
I'd [D] step into that portal and be gone.
I wish all people we saw were more than satellites.
Maybe they weren't as small as I am.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[G] Will you be [A] mine?
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ I wish I didn't care about the day that I'd be [Bm] buried.
Used to live like I was ready for it.
[A] Always in a hurry.
Now I'm worried all my memories are [D] blurry.
I'm just [Bm] barely turning [A] 30 and the voices in my head are trying to hurt me.
The [D] choices that I made make me feel [G] dirty.
I was [Em] 25 or 13.
I was [G] smoking with the seniors, drinking beer and getting flirty.
[A] Now the [D] Ativan ain't working.
I need something [F#m] even stronger.
Give me childhood, [D] my mother, my father, and my sister.
And a Christmas to make up for all the decent ones I'm missing.
While I'm touring the country for a living.
Give me a hug and a Nintendo and [F#m] a toy box in the closet.
Give me everything I wish I had.
Oh wait, I think [G] I got it.
I'm a rapper like I always promised them I would [D] accomplish.
This is awesome, man.
I wish I had a friend to tell.
I'd call them and I wonder if I'd jump from here if [Bm] I'd survive the [A] bottom.
And would [D] everyone believe me if I told them I had fallen?
I'm a John.
_ I wish all people we saw were more than satellites.
Maybe they were too far.
Hey, Oona!
I'm on [F#m] the floor. _ _
[Em] Give me [A] life [D] now.
Hey, Oona! _
Hey, Oona!
I wish we were kids again before everything was on Instagram.
[F#m] Hey, Oona!
Things [B] were so simple [F#] then.
Me, my [D] tree, for all of my friends.
Way back when on Beaver Drive, when the floor was lava, I could fly.
Hey, Oona!
Wished I was big like them.
[F#] Never thought I'd want to [D] be a kid again.
_ I wish all people we saw were more than [F#m] satellites.
Maybe they were too [D] far.
Hey, Oona! _ _ _ _ _
Give [A] me life [D] now.
Hey, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Oona!
All the stars were more than satellites.
[F#m] Maybe they were too [A] far.
Hey, [D] Oona! _ _ _ _ _
Give me life. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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