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Wishlist chords by Pearl Jam (Official Version)

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C
Csus4
Fmaj7
C/G
G

Intro 1

C

C

Csus4

C

C

C

Csus4

C

Verse 1
C 
I wish I was a neutron bomb
Csus4 
C 
for once I could go off
I wish I was a sacrifice
Csus4 
C 
but somehow still lived on
I wish I was a sentimental
Csus4 
C 
ornament you hung on
The Christmas tree I wish I was
Csus4 
C 
the star that went on top

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Chorus 1

Fmaj7

C

I wish I was the evidence

Fmaj7

C/G

I wish I was the grounds

Fmaj7

C

For fifty million hands upraised

G

Fmaj7

and open toward the sky

Interlude 1

C

C

Csus4

C

Verse 2

C

I wish I was a sailor

Csus4

C

with someone who waited for me

I wish I was as fortunate

Csus4

C

as fortunate as me

Chorus 2

Fmaj7

C

I wish I was a messenger

Fmaj7

C/G

and all the news was good

Fmaj7

C

I wish I was the full moon

G

Fmaj7

shining off a Camaro's hood

Solo 1

G

Fmaj7

C

C

G

Fmaj7

C

C

G

Fmaj7

Fmaj7

Fmaj7

Verse 3

C

I wish I was an alien

Csus4

C

at home behind the sun

I wish I was the souvenir

Csus4

C

you kept your house key on

Chorus 3

Fmaj7

C

I wish I was the pedal brake

Fmaj7

C/G

that you depended on

Fmaj7

C

I wish I was the verb 'to trust'

G

Fmaj7

and never let you down

Solo 2

C

C

Csus4

C

C

C

Csus4

C

Chorus 4

Fmaj7

C

I wish I was a radio song,

Fmaj7

C

the one that you turned up

[Fade out]

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0

C
Csus4
Fmaj7
C/G
G

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C majorBPM: 115

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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
Csus4: x-3-3-0-1-x
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Wishlist by Pearl Jam, 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 Wishlist the way Pearl Jam intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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