Tim Hassall - I Wish Chords & Tabs
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I Wish - Tim Hassall
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Tabbed by: Tim Hassall
Email: timhassallmusic@gmail.com
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Notes
Capo 2nd fret (all chord shapes/ tab are in relation to capo)
Unusual chord shapes:
D: X54030 Am7: X02010 Asus2: X02200
G: 32000X (alternately hammer and pull off on C – 1st fret B string.)
Main riff (in relation to capo - played throughout Verses on Celtic harp):
D Am7 G
e:--------0-----------------0------------------------------|
B:--3------------------1-----------------0----0---1---0----|
G:-------------0----------------0--------------------------|
D:-----4---------4--------2-------2---------0-------0------|
A:--5--------5---------0------0----------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------3------3-------3--|
Outro Riff (in relation to capo – if played without capo add 2 frets or one whole tone)
Main theme 1 example of variation at the end of the phrase
e:----------------------------------------|-------------|
B:-10/12-10----10-----10/12-10---10-------|-------------|
G:----------11---11------------11--11-9---|-7-7-7---7/9-|
D:----------------------------------------|-------9-----|
A:----------------------------------------|-------------|
E:----------------------------------------|-------------|
Intro: D, Am7, G x 2 - bass, piano and drums
Verse – palm muted strumming with Celtic harp
D Am7 G
As she leads me through the palace
D Am7 G
She points out that it aint paint its real gold
D Am7 G
She seems to know every story
D Am7 G
That these walls have ever told
D Am7 G
And were standing by a river on a balcony
D Am7 G
Until security move us along
D Am7 G
And I take her by the arm and I whisper
This would be a good place to sing you one of my songs
Chorus
D, Am7, G x2
she says I wish, I wish
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/misc_unsigned_bands/tim_hassall_i_wish_tab.html ]
Verse
D Am7 G
Well in the club theres hardly room to stand
D Am7 G
Theyre playing the blues, its getting real loose in here
D Am7 G
I close my eyes and let the guitar wash over me
D Am7 G
I feel the weight of this city, disappear
D Am7 G
Outside he offers me a cigarette
D Am7 G
Knows I just cant turn em down
D Am7 G
With cherry candy glowin from his lips
he says it must be about time that you jumped town
Chorus
D, Am7, G x2
and I wish, I wish
Verse
D Am7 G
Well, its that time of the night so I put my cards on the table
D Am7 G
Offering the last train ride back to mine
D Am7 G
Uncomfortably she turns to her friends in the station
D Am7 G
Explains shell be going my way for the night
D Am7 G
Shes only coming over for one thing
D Am7 G
And it aint a cup of tea
D Am7 G
Lying naked with her hair on my shoulder
I murmur that you like gold to me
Chorus
D, Am7, G x2
She says I wish, I wish
Break
Em Asus2
Well he knows hes quite a talker
Em Asus2
At night we debate fiercely
Em Asus2
But at 3am curled up in my thoughts
Em Asus2
Well she agrees with me
Verse
D Am7 G
That theres an ancient way of living
D Am7 G
Buried deep within our bones
D Am7 G
Theres a desire within in each of us
D Am7 G
To burn our money to burn our clothes
D Am7 G
And to hurtle towards a freedom
D Am7 G
To run the race alone
D Am7 G
To leave society and all its machines
To leave the city and these assholes.
Chorus
D, Am7, G x 2 (Outro riff - see notes)
I said I wish, I wish, I wish, I wish
Outro
D, Am7, G x2
But you just cant stay, but you just cant escape
D, Am7, G x2
And you just cant stay, and you just cant escape
