I wish I knew    (video)

 

    G - D - Em - C (2x)

 

      G                    - D

1.       Rainy days         in that cold apartment,

Em                                   - C

    that's where it started          and there was no stopping it.

G                       - D

    In that place         we fell apart in,

Em                                           - C

    that's where my heart lives         and there ain't no stopping it,

Em        D                         C

    as I watch you fade away.

 

                 G                D                               Em                C

I wish I knew how to hold you and say the words I never told you !

                 G              D                          Em                       C

I wish I knew how to listen and see the signs that I was missing !

                         G                           D

I know that it’s late and I took too long,

                     Em                                 C

I just wanna say that I know I was wrong.

                 G                    D                   Em    - C

I wish I knew, I wish I knew, I wish I knew !

 

     G                          - D

2.      I'm hurting bad,        the same old story

Em                                           - C

    when a broken heart beats,         there ain't no stopping it.

G                             - D

    But looking back         I can't ignore it,

Em                                   - C

    when tears are falling,        there ain't no stopping them,

Em        D                         C

    as I watch you fade away.

 

                 G                D                               Em                C

I wish I knew how to hold you and say the words I never told you !

                 G              D                          Em                       C

I wish I knew how to listen and see the signs that I was missing !

                         G                           D

I know that it’s late and I took too long,

                     Em                                 C

I just wanna say that I know I was wrong.

                 G                    D                   Em

I wish I knew, I wish I knew, I wish I knew.

 

                     C

+  I wish I knew how to love you !

     G    D    C

    Oh, oh, oh, I wish I knew how to love you !

     G    D    C

    Oh, oh, oh, I wish I knew how to love you !

Em                         D                        - C

    I need a minute, I need a minute,        it is what it is.

 

                 G                D                               Em                C

I wish I knew how to hold you and say the words I never told you !

                 G              D                          Em                       C

I wish I knew how to listen and see the signs that I was missing !

                         G                              D

I know that it’s late, you’re already gone,

                     Em                                 C

I just wanna say you were right all along.

                 G                    D                   Em

I wish I knew, I wish I knew, I wish I knew !

 

                     C

+  I wish I knew how to love you !

 

 (orig. = capo 2nd)    (Forest Blakk)