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I Wish, I Wish - Cat Stevens
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Written by: Cat Stevens
From: "Mona Bone Jakon" (1970)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
C Dm D G G F
I wish I knew, I wish I knew
C Dm D G G F
What makes me, me, and what makes you, you.
C Dm D G B
It's just another point of view, oooh.
E A D B
A state of mind I'm going through, yes.
E A D G G F
So what I see is never true, ahhh.
[Verse 2]
C Dm D G G F
I wish I could tell, I wish I could tell
C Dm D G G F
What makes a heaven what makes a hell.
C Dm D G B
And do I get to ring my bell, oooh.
E A D B
Or land up in some dusty cell, no.
E A D G G F
While others reach the big hotel, yeah.
[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
C [break] G G F
I wish I had, I wish I had
C Dm D G G F
The secret of good, and the secret of bad.
C Dm D G B
Why does this question drive me mad? ahhh.
E A D B
'Cause I was taught when but a lad, yes,
E A D G G F
That bad was good and good was bad, ahhh.
[Verse 4]
C Dm D G G F
I wish I knew the mystery of
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That thing called hate, and that thing called love.
C Dm D G B
What makes the in-between so rough? ahhh.
E A D B
Why is it always push and shove? ahhh
E A D G G F
I guess I just don't know enough, yes.
[Solo] vocals ad lib and fade
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