The Avett Brothers – I Wish I Was Live (Guitar)
Capo 4
Key
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Chords
Hey guys! This is my first tab. I figured this song out by ear and by watching the video. This song is in the
without a capo, though: so the G shape is actually the B chord, the C shape is the E chord, etc.
Melodic Figure (x2)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------0------------------------------------| G|------------0h2h4------2p0------------0--------------------------------------| D|---0--0h2h4-------------------------2----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------3------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------0h2h4------2p0--------------0------------------------------------| D|---0--0h2h4---------------------------0--------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------2----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------3------------------------------------------|
A note on the melodic figure- he typically plays the hammer-on run the same every time. Feel free to change it
by picking the entire thing instead of hammering, for example. Additionally, the chords that are played after-
ward (glissando, for the music theory geeks) leave plenty of room for interpretation. I kept them simple and
open for purposes of illustration.
[Verse 1]
G C I wish I was a flame dancing in a candle G C Lighting up your living room high on the mantle Am C I could bring some romance without any scandal G C G And then when you were done you'd just put me out G C I wish I was a tune you sang in your kitchen G C Putting your groceries away and washing your dishes Am C I could float around your tongue and ease the tension G C G And then when you were done you'd just quiet down C But if I get too close G Will the magic fade? Bm Em Would I turn you off or away? C If I pull you in G Now would I push you out? Bm C Of something here you care about Am C Well I'm at a loss for what to do D D7 But I'm drawn to you
[Verse 2]
(Played with a lot more volume than the first.)
G C I wish I was a sweater wrapped around your hips G C And when it got too cold into me you'd slip Am C And when the sun came back you would hang me up G C G And I would watch you while you undress C But if I get too close G Will the magic fade? Bm Em Would I turn you off or away? C If I pull you in G Now would I push you out? Bm Em Of something here you care about Am C Well I'm at a loss for what to do D But I'm drawn to you
[Banjo solo]
Melodic Figure (this time, I would just recommend you repeat this passage throughout the banjo solo)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------0------------------------------------| G|------------0h2h4------2p0------------0--------------------------------------| D|---0--0h2h4-------------------------2----------------------------------------| A|------------------------------3---3------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------0h2h4------2p0--------------0------------------------------------| D|---0--0h2h4---------------------------0--------------------------------------| A|------------------------------3-----2----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------3------------------------------------------|
End on an A minor chord, into a C, and then transition directly into the last verse.
G I'm not a song C I am not a sweater G I'm not a fire C I am something better Am C I'm a man in love writing you a letter G Will you take it C Will you keep it Am Will you read it C Believe it G I love you C I'm sorry.
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