Sometimes I Wish chords by
Colin Hay

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Sometimes I wish I was born in

another time

A long long time ago

Things were much harder then

But I like the clothes they wore

Csus2

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And the way they did their hair

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At least they took some care

Csus2

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Then they all went off to war

Verse 2

You can never have it all

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Sometimes I wish I was

born in another time

Say in 1924

People didn't have much money then

In fact most folks were poor

Csus2

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But what about those cars

Csus2

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And the sound of those guitars

Csus2

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And the voice of Old King

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Csus2

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Cole

Interlude 1

Soothed me to my soul

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Csus2

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Dsus4

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Dsus4

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Verse 3

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Sometimes I wish I was born in another time

In 1754

I'd go drinking with old Robbie Burns

Whose words are made of gold

Csus2

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Oh Christ we need him now

Csus2

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Said a talking Ayrshire cow

Csus2

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But now he's drifted up to heaven

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He was only 37

Just a young man really

Verse 4

Cut down in his prime

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Sometimes I wish I was born in another time

A long long time ago

Things were much harder then

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But I like the clothes they wore

Csus2

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And the way they did their hair

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At least they showed

Csus2

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some flair

Csus2

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Then they all went off to

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Csus2

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war

Verse 5

Csus2

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You can never have it all

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You can never have it all

You can have some things

Csus2

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some of the time

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You can have most things

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nearly all the time

Csus2

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But you can't have it

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Dsus4

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All of the time

Outro 1

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Dsus4

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