Standard (EADGBE)

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Intro

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Verse 1

Got a postcard

A postcard from

a better place

And it read

I wish you were here

I wish you were

And the soundtrack

The soundtrack from

a better night

And it sang

I wish you were here

You should have

stayed here

Refrain

As life leaves my eyes I

realize I must have died

It looks like I didn’t make

it through the night

Chorus

I never got to say goodbye

I’ll never get to say anything

at all again to a world

That barely knew I was alive

Sing a requiem for me

Make it sad but sweet

A song about release

A minor key symphony

Verse 2

Found a letter

letter from

dear old friend

And it said

"I wish you were here"

I wish you were

And a prayer

prayer in

familiar voice

And she wept

I wish you were here

Why can’t you be here?

(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)

Bridge

I got your flowers today

So perfectly arranged

With a card attached

“I’m sorry you could not stay”

They came a little late

I had to wait til they died

There’s no tears up here

But I’m sure that

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I would have cried

Verse 3

To everyone I’ve loved

To all who once loved me

I never meant to leave

(Repeat Chorus)

Outro

Sing a requiem for me

Make it sad but sweet

A song about release

A minor key symphony