Great song. Uses basic jazz chords. If you don't know those this song probably
isn't for you, but here's a couple of the shapes:
Cmaj7 = x35453
Cmaj7/G = 3x545x
Cm7 = x35343
Gm7 = 353333
[INTRO]
Cmaj7 Gm7 G7
Cmaj7 Gm7 G7
[VERSE 1]
Cmaj7 Gm7 Bbmaj7
I wish I was a willow
Ebmaj7 F7
And I could sway to the music in the wind
Cmaj7 Gm7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7/G
I wish I was a lover
G#7 G7 Cmaj7
I wouldn't need my costumes and pretend
Bbmaj7 Fmaj7
I wish I was a mountain
D7 G7
I'd pass boldly through the clouds and never end
Cmaj7 Gm7 Cmaj7
And I wish I was a soft refrain
G#7 G7 Cmaj7
When the lights were out I'd play and be your friend
[BRIDGE - nice to play on 8th fret]
Fm7 Cm7
I strut and fret
Fm7 Cm7
My hour upon the stage
Fm7 Cm7
The hour is up
Fm7 Cm7
I have to run and hide my rage
Fm7 Cm7
I'm lost again
Fm7 Cm7
I think I'm really scared
Fm7 Cm7
I won't be back at all this time
Fm7 G7
And have my deepest secrets shared (whoa whoa whoa whoa whoaaaa...)
Cmaj7 Gm7 Bbmaj7
I'd like to be a willow,
Ebmaj7 F7
A lover, a mountain, or a soft refrain
Cmaj7 Gm7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7/G
But I'd hate to be a grownup
G#7 G7 Cmaj7
And have to try and bear my life in pain
[SOLO]
Cmaj7 Gm7 Bbmaj7
Ebmaj7 F7
Cmaj7 Gm7 Cmaj7
G#7 G7 Cmaj7
Bbmaj7 Fmaj7
D7 G7
Cmaj7 Gm7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7/G
I'd wish I was a soft refrain
G#7 G7 Cmaj7
When the lights were out I'd play and be your friend
[REPEAT BRIDGE]
Fm7 Cm7
I strut and fret
Fm7 Cm7
My hour upon the stage
Fm7 Cm7
The hour is up
Fm7 Cm7
I have to run and hide my rage
Fm7 Cm7
I'm lost again
Fm7 Cm7
I think I'm really scared
Fm7 Cm7
I won't be back at all this time
Fm7 G7
And have my deepest secrets shared (whoa whoa whoa whoa whoaaaa...)
Cmaj7 Gm7 Bbmaj7
I'd like to be a willow,
Ebmaj7 F7
A lover, a mountain, or a soft refrain
Cmaj7 Gm7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7/G
But I'd hate to be a grownup
G#7 G7 Cmaj7
And have to try and bear my life in pain
Cmaj7 Gm7 Bbmaj7
I'd like to be a willow,
Ebmaj7 F7
A lover, a mountain, or a soft refrain
Cmaj7 Gm7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7/G
But I'd hate to be a grownup
G#7 G7 Cmaj7
And have to try and bear my life in pain
G#7 G7 Cm7
And I have to try to bear my life in pain
G#7 G7 Cm7
And I have to try to bear my life in pain
G#7 G7 Cm7
And I have to try to bear my life in pain
G#7 G7 Cm7
And I have to try to bear my life in pain