I Wish I Was There Tonight Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
I [G]can still hear the loons
as they [Ab]call to the moon
[G]As we [C]sat in the fading [G]lane[Ab][G]
I can hear mama singing
papa's [Ab]gui tar q[G]uietly
Oh, I [Ab]wish [G]I w[Ab]as t[Eb]here tonight
[G]Oh, I w[Ab]ish I was[G] there t[Ab]onight,
[G]ton[Ab]ight
[G]Oh, I wis[C]h I was there ton[G]ight
[Ab]And [G]I wi[Ab]sh they co[G]uld see
[Ab]just what [G]they all mean to me
[Ab]Oh, I wish I was t[Eb]here
that [G]old [Ab]sis ter swayed
to the music [G]we would play
There the [C]father would play
with all of his [Ab]maids
And [G]the [Ab]val ley water would ring
with the songs [G]he would sing
[Ab]Oh, I wish I was t[Eb]here t[Ab]onight
[G]Oh, I wish I was [Ab]there tonight, tonight
[G]Oh, I wis[Db]h I w[C]as there tonight
[G]An [Ab]d I w[G]is[Ab]h the[G]y cou[Ab]ld se[G]e
just [Ab]what they all mean to me
[G]Oh, I w[Ab]ish I was there[Eb] tonight
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[Ab]Now I can see [G]the twinkling stars
[Ab]up above through the bars
[G]As I [C]sit in this cell and [Ab]cry[G]
I can [Ab]hear the judge say
[G]20 years less of me
[Ab]Oh, I wish I w[C]as t[Cm]here t[Eb]onight
[G]Oh, I wish I was[Ab] there tonight, tonight
Oh, I [C]wish I was [Db]there to[C]night
[G]And[Ab] I wish they could se[G]e
just [Ab]what [G]they [Ab]all m[G]ean [Ab]to me
[G]Oh, I w[Ab]ish I was there[Eb] tonight
[Ab]Oh, [G]I wish I was there t[Eb]onight
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