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I Wish

by Stevie Wonder

I WISH Stevie Wonder | Gm7 / C7 / | x 4 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 ||: Look^ing^back^on when n^I | Was^a=lit t^tle=nap (p^py^head) (d^ed^boy) | ||: Bro^ther^says^he's tell l^ing | Bout^you=play y^ing=doc (c^tor^with) (h^that^girl) | Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 | y ~ / / / | / / / / | Then^my^on^ly wor r^ry | | l ~ / / / | / / / / | Just^dont^tell^I'll give e^you | Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 | Was^for=Christ t^mas=what would^be my^toy | y^y / / / | / / / / | | An^y=thing g^you=want in^this whole^wide | e^world / / / | / / / / | D7 E7 Am7 Cm7 | Even^though^we some^times ss | (would^not^get^a^thing) gg gg | | Ma^ma^gives^you mon^ey yy | for Sun^day school ll | D7 E7 Am7 D7#5 xx0112 | We^were^hap^py with^the ee | Joy^the=day y=would^bring gg gg | | You^trade^yours^for can^dy yy | Af^ter=church h=is^through hh hh | Gm7 C7 | Sneak^ing=out t^the=back k^door r^To | | Smok^ing=ci i^ga=rettes s^and dd | Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 | hang^out^with^those hood^lum friends^of=mine | e ~ / ~ ^Oo o=o=o=h | / / / / | | wri^ting^some^thing nas^ty on^the=wall | l ~ / ~ ^you nas^ty | boy / / / | Gm7 C7 | Greet^ed=at t^the=back k^door r=With=boy=I | | Teach^er=sends s^you=to o^the / | Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 Cm | thought^I=told d^you=not (t^to^go) (o^out^side) | e ~ / / / | / / / / | | prin^ci=pals s^of=fice e^down the^hall | l ~ / / / | / / / / | D7 E7 G#m7 Cm7 | Tryin^your^best^to bring^the ee | (Wa^ter^to^your^eyes) ss ss | | You^grow^up^and learn^that tt | (Kind^a^thing^aint^right) tt tt | D7 E7 G#m7 D7#5 | Think^ing^it^might stop^her r^from | (whoop^ing^your^be^hind) d^I^wish^those | | But^while^you^were do^ing=it t^it | (sure^felt^out^ta^sight) t^I^wish^those | Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 | days / could / | come^back (k^once^more) e^Why^did^those | days / ev / | Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 | er^have (e^to^go) o^I^wish^those | days / could / | Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 | come^back (k^once^more) e^Why^did^those | days / ev / | Gm7 C7 Gm7 1. | er^have (e^to^go) o=Cause^I (loved^them^so) | o / Do=do o^do=do o^do | | do^do^do^do (do^do^do) do | / ~ do=do o^do=do o^do | do^do (do^do^do) o ~ / :|| Gm7 C7 2. | er^have (e^to^go) / / ||: Gm7 / C7 / :|| x 4

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