The Avett Brothers – I Wish I Was (Ukulele)

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[Verse 1]
                 C                   F
I wish I was a flame dancing in a candle

                    C                     F
Lighting up your living room, high on a mantle

                      Dm                   F
I could bring some romance without any scandal

                  C                      F          C
And then when you were done, you'd just put me out
[Verse 2]
                 C                      F
I wish I was a tune you sang in your kitchen

                 C                 F
Putting your groceries away and washing your dishes

           Dm                                       F
I could float around your tongue and ease the tension

                  C                      F          C
And then when you were done, you'd just quiet down
[Chorus]
           F
But if I get too close

            C
Will the magic fade?

          Em              Am
Would I turn you off or away?

       F
If I pull you in

          C
Would I push you out

     Em                     F
Of something here you care about?

     Dm             F
I'm at a loss for what to do

      G           G7
I'm drawn to you
[Verse 3]
                   C                        F
I wish I was a sweater wrapped around your hips

                      C                   F
And when it got too cold, into me you'd slip

               Dm                       F
And when the sun came back, you would hang me up

             C                F
And I would watch you while you undress
[Chorus]
          F
But if I get too close

           C
Will the magic fade?

          Em             Am
Would I turn you off or away?

       F
If I pull you in

             C
Now would I push you out

    Em                      F
Of something here you care about?

          Dm              F
Well I'm at a loss for what to do

         G             G7
But I'm drawn to you
[Outro]
           C
I'm not a song

           F
I'm not a sweater

            C
I'm not a fire

              F
I'm something better

       Dm                        F
I'm a man in love writing you a letter

          C
Will you take it?

           F
Will you keep it?

           Dm
Will you read it?

 F
Believe it

   C
I love you

     F
I'm sorry