"I Wish You Could Be Here"
(Paul Simon - Bruce Woodley)

Intro:

acoustic guitars and bass [2X]:

G6G6 Piano Chord 
                    Fmaj7/G
v   v   v   v           v   v   v   v
-------7-----0---|-----|-------------0---|-----
---8-------------|-----|-------10--------|-----
-9---------------|--%--|-9-10------------|--%--
-----------------|-----|-----------------|-----
-----------------|-----|-----------------|-----
-----------------|-----|-----------------|-----
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ tacet 1st time

Verse 1:

G6G6 Piano Chord 

Lookin' from my window
Fmaj7/G
At the freshly fallen snow
G6G6 Piano Chord 

That sparkles as it tumbles
Fmaj7/G
Upon the street below
EmEm Piano Chord 

And the crackle of the fire
FaddG
Is laughing in my ear
CC Piano Chord 

And the room is warm and sleepy
FF Piano Chord 
         CC Piano Chord 
       BbBb Piano Chord 
      DD Piano Chord 

I wish you could be here

[repeat second half of intro]

Verse 2:

Sundays in this town
There's not a lot for me to do
I've been listening to some records
But my thoughts have turned to you
I try to read the paper
But the words aren't very clear
And I know there's something missing
FF Piano Chord 
         CC Piano Chord 
       BbBb Piano Chord 

I wish you could be here
FF Piano Chord 
         CC Piano Chord 
       BbBb Piano Chord 
      DD Piano Chord 

I wish you could be here

[repeat intro]

[key change to Ab - acoustic guitars remain in G (capo I)]

Ab6Ab6 Piano Chord 

I keep listening for your footsteps
Gbmaj7/Ab
Or your key turned in the door
Ab6Ab6 Piano Chord 

I sure could use your company
Gbmaj7Gbmaj7 Piano Chord 

But we've been through that before
FmFm Piano Chord 

The winter's going to last
GbaddAb
A long time this year
DbDb Piano Chord 

I've got lots of empty time to kill
GbGb Piano Chord 
       DbDb Piano Chord 
       CbCb Piano Chord 

I wish you could be here
GbGb Piano Chord 
       DbDb Piano Chord 
       CbCb Piano Chord 

I wish you could be here
GbGb Piano Chord 
       DbDb Piano Chord 
       CbCb Piano Chord 
    EbEb Piano Chord 

I wish you could be here

[repeat intro (in Ab) to fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers