| G# | - | 466544 | |
| Cm | - | x35543 |
Intro: Eb---G#, Eb--Bb--Fm--G#-- x2
| Verse 1: |
| Eb | |
| Got a | postcard |
| A postcard from |
| a better place |
| G# | |
| And | it read |
| I wish you were here |
| I wish you were |
| Eb | |
| And the | soundtrack |
| The soundtrack from |
| a better night |
| G# | |
| And | it sang |
| I wish you were here |
| You should have |
| stayed here |
| Refrain: |
| Cm | |
| As | life leaves my eyes I |
| Bb | |
| rea | lize I must have died |
| G# | |
| It | looks like I didn't make |
| it through the night |
| Chorus: |
| Eb | |
| I never got to say good | bye |
| Bb | |
| I'll never get to say | anything |
| Fm | |
| at all again to a | world |
| G# | |
| That barely knew I was a | live |
| Eb | |
| Sing a requiem | for me |
| Bb | |
| Make it sad but | sweet |
| Fm | |
| A song about | release |
| G# | |
| A minor key | symphony |
| Verse 2: |
| Eb | |
| Found a | letter |
| A letter from A |
| dear old friend |
| G# | |
| And | it said |
| "I wish you were here" |
| I wish you were |
| Eb | |
| And a | prayer |
| A prayer in A |
| familiar voice |
| G# | |
| And | she wept |
| I wish you were here |
| Why can't you be here? |
| (Repeat Refrain and Chorus) |
| Bridge: |
| Cm | |
| I got your flowers today |
| G# | |
| So perfectly ar | ranged |
| With a card attached |
| Cm | |
| I'm sorry you could not s | tay |
| They came a little late |
| Bb | |
| I had to wait til they | died |
| There's no tears up here |
| But I'm sure that |
| Eb---G#(hold) |
| I would have cried |
| Verse 3: |
| Eb | |
| To everyone I've loved |
| Fm | |
| To all who once loved | me |
| G# | |
| I never meant to | leave |
| (Repeat Chorus) |
| Outro: |
| Eb | |
| Sing a requiem | for me |
| Bb | |
| Make it sad but | sweet |
| Fm | |
| A song about | release |
| G#(hold) |
| A minor key symphony |