I Wish, I Wish chords by Yusuf / Cat Stevens (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Ooh, yeah

Verse 1
C 
Dm 
D 
G 
F 
I wish I knew, I wish I knew
C 
Dm 
What makes me, me,
D 
G 
F 
what makes you, you
C 
D 
G 
B 
It's just another point of view, ooh
E 
A 
D 
B 
A state of mind I'm going through, yeah
E 
A 
D 
G 
F 
So what I see is never true, ah

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Verse 2

I wish I'll tell, I wish I'll tell

What makes a heaven, what makes a hell

And do I get to ring my bell, ooh

Or land up in some dusty cell, no

While others reach the big hotel, yeah

Solo 1

Verse 3
C 
G 
F 
I wish I had, I wish I had
C 
Dm 
The secret of good,
D 
G 
F 
and the secret of bad
C 
Dm 
Why does this question
D 
G 
B 
drive me mad? ahh
E 
A 
D 
B 
'Cause I was taught when but a lad, yeah
E 
A 
That bad was good
D 
G 
F 
and good was bad, no

Verse 4
C 
Dm 
D 
G 
F 
I wish I knew the mystery of
C 
Dm 
That thing called hate,
D 
G 
F 
and that thing called love
C 
D 
G 
B 
What makes the in-between so rough? Ahh
E 
A 
D 
B 
Why is it always push and shove? Ahh
E 
A 
D 
G 
F 
I guess I just don't know enough, yeah

Outro 1
C 
Dm 
D 
G 
F 
C 
Dm 
D 
G 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
F 
C 
Dm 
D 
G 
F 
Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah
C 
Dm 
D 
G 
F 
Yeah, yeah, yeah
C 
Dm 
D 
G 
F 
Yeah, yeah, yeah
C 
Dm 
D 
G 
I wish I knew, I wish I knew
F 
C 
Dm 
D 
G 
I wish I knew, I wish I knew
F 
C 
Dm 
D 
G 
Somebody  tell me, Oh, oh
F 
Somebody tell me
[Fade out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C majorBPM: 81

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of I Wish, I Wish by Yusuf / Cat Stevens, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn I Wish, I Wish the way Yusuf / Cat Stevens intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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