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Introduction: G D/F# Em C9
G D/F# Em
Wish girls you loved never gave back diamond rings
C9 G
I wish every porch had a swing
G D/F# Em
I wish kids still learned to say "sir" and "ma'am", how to shake a hand
C9 G
I wish every state had a Birmingham
D C9
Wish everybody knew all the words to Mama Tried
D C9
I wish Monday mornings felt just like Friday nights
G
I wish even cars had truck beds
C9
And every road was named Copperhead
Em D/F# C9
And coolers never ran out of cold Bud Light
G
I wish high school home teams never lost
C9
And back road drinking kids never got caught
Em D/F# C9
I wish the price of gas was low and cotton was high
Em D/F# C9
I wish honkytonks didn't have no closing time
G
And I wish grandpas never died
G D/F# Em
I wish Sundays on a creek bank would never end
C9
Wish I could learn to drive again
G D/F# Em
I wish the first time, seventeen, she was my everything kiss in a Chevrolet
C9
It'd happen every day
D C9
I wish everybody overseas was gonna make it home
D C9
I wish Country music still got played on Country radio
G
I wish even cars had truck beds
C9
And every road was named Copperhead
Em D/F# C9
And coolers never run out of cold Bud Light
G
I wish high school home teams never lost
C9
And back road drinking kids never got caught
Em D/F# C9
I wish the price of gas was low and cotton was high
Em D/F# C9
I wish honkytonks didn't have no closing time
C9
And I wish grandpas never died
G
never died
Em D/F# C9
I wish good dogs never got grey and old
I wish farms never got sold
G
I wish even cars had truck beds
C9
And every road was named Copperhead
Em D/F# C9
And coolers never run out of cold Bud Light
G
I wish high school home teams never lost
C9
And back road drinking kids never got caught
Em D/F# C9
I wish the price of gas was low and cotton was high
Em D/F# C9
I wish honkytonks didn't have no closing time
G
And I wish grandpas never died
I wish grandpas never die