I Wish chords by
Imagine Dragons (Official Version)

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Key: E minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Em

D/F#

G

C/G

G

Am/G

Verse 1

Em

D/F#

G

I never called you and now it's too late

C/G

G

Am/G

To say all the words that I've wanted to say

Em

D/F#

G

The doctor said, "Oh, there's a fight up ahead"

C/G

G

Am/G

I should've been there by your hospital bed

Pre-chorus 1

Em

D/F#

G

So it rains every day, oh, it rains every day

C/G

G

Am/G

No, I haven't got the words to say

Chorus 1
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
Oh, how I wish I was a better friend
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Before it was too late
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
I wish that I
G G 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
would've been there in the end
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
I wish I was a better friend

Verse 2
Em Em 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
I   wasn't there
G G 
 
when you said your goodbye, and I
C/G C/G 
 
G G 
 
Am/G Am/G 
 
Replay  it in my mind 'bout a thousand times
Em Em 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
G G 
 
I   wasn't therе  for those rivers you cried
C/G C/G 
 
G G 
 
I was always too busy,
Am/G Am/G 
 
no, I didn't makе the time

Pre-chorus 2

Em

D/F#

G

So it rains every day, oh, it rains every day

C/G

G

Am/G

No, I haven't got the words to say

Chorus 2
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
Oh, how I wish I was a better friend
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Before it was too late
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
I wish that I
G G 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
would've been there in the end
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
I wish I was a better friend

Bridge 1

Em

D/F#

G

And everyday I wish you were here

C

G/B

Am7

Oh, every day I wish

Em

D/F#

G

Oh, every minute of every year

C

G/B

Am7

I swear I feel you near, near me

Chorus 3
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
How I wish I was a better friend
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Before it was too late
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
I wish that I
G G 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
would've been there in the end
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
I wish I was a better friend

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEm D/F# G C/G Am/G...

Chords

Em
D/F#
G
C/G
Am/G
C
Gsus2
Dsus4
D
G/B
Am7

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

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
Am/G: 3-x-2-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Gsus2: 3-x-0-2-3-3
Dsus4: x-x-0-2-3-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Minor 7ths sit between minor and major in feel. The course covers the shapes and the songs they show up in most often. Learn minor 7th chords

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of I Wish by Imagine Dragons, 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 E minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Imagine Dragons's performance.

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