Pearl Jam – Wishlist
116 bpm 4/4 16th Note Strumming [Yield 1998]
Intro
C C F C C C F C
Verse 1
C C F C
I wish I was a neutron bomb… for once I could go off…
C C F C
I wish I was a sacrifice but somehow still lived on…
Verse 2
C C F C
I wish I was a sentimental o-oor-nament you hung on…
C C F C
the Christmas tree… I wish I was the star that went on top…
Chorus 1
F C F C
I wish I was the evidence… I wish I was the grounds…
F C G F F
for fifty million hands upraised and open toward the sky…
Solo 1
C C F C
Verse 3
C C F C
I wish I was a sailor with someone who waited for me…
C C F C
I wish I was as fortunate… as fortunate as me…
Chorus 2
F C F C
I wish I was a messenger and all the news was good…
F C G F F
I wish I was the full moon shining off a Camaro’s hood…
Interlude 1
F F
Solo 2
G F C C G F C C G F F F
Verse 4
C C F C
I wish I was an alien at home behind the sun…
C C F C
I wish I was the souvenir you kept your house key on…
Chorus 3
F C F C
I wish I was the pedal brake that you depended on…
F C G F F
I wish I was the verb to trust and never let you down…
Interlude 2
F
Solo 3
C C F C C C F C
Outro (fade from “I wish…”)
F C F C
I wish I was a radio song… the one that you turned up…