If Children Were Wishes chords by
Wye Oak 
Key: G major•
Intro 1
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Bm
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Verse 1
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If children were wishes,
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My mother spent hers on
Em
impossible things
C
My brother was money,
Em
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My sis ter was love,
and I was world peace
Verse 2
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My brother, he spent it,
My sister got pregnant,
Em
and all that I'm worth
C
Will only come true
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When there are no more of us left
Interlude 1
on this earth
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D
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Em
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C
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Verse 3
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If hearts were machines that kept
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Running forever automat ically,
C
Then you wouldn't be in that
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Hospital bed, on that sa line I- V
Verse 4
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And if it's your diet,
you stubbornly swear
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That it was n't your fault,
C
You rather be dead in that hospital bed
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Than cut back on sugar and
Interlude 2
salt
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D
Em
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D
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Verse 5
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Oh, aren't you afraid of
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Living in a major Amer ican city,
C
So marry a stupid,
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Unreachable girl who's impossibly pretty
Verse 6
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And I've seen you drive
everyday of your life,
D
And it's al ways a rush,
C
And I have to wonder
How I ever let you do
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something so dangerous
Verse 7
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And so I suppose this is
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Just how it goes no mat ter how I try,
C
I just have to watch you get
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Weaker and weaker till you finally die
Verse 8
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But I have to remember
The wish of my mother and
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all that I'm worth,
C
Which will only come true
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When there are no more of us left on this earth
Outro 1
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Em
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG Bm D Em C
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