Chords
Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd is about the disillusionment with the music business and Roger Waters feeling of alienation from that scene. It was also a tribute to Syd Barrett, the bands former member, whose deteriorating mental health had been a major setback for him.

Key: G

Introduction:  Em7   G   Em7   A7(4)   G  

difficulty
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 C                          D 
So, so you think you can tell,
              Am                    G 
Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain.
                      D                       C                     Am 
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail, a smile from a veil,
                       G 
Do you think you can tell?
 !--Verse 2-- 
                       C                    D 
Did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts,
                 Am                   G                              D 
Hot ashes for trees, hot air for a cool breeze, cold comfort for change,
                   C                         Am                          G 
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
 !--Instrumental-- 
 Em7   G   Em7   G   Em7   A4   Em7   A4   G 
 !--Verse 3-- 
 C                                D 
How I wish, how I wish you were here.
            Am                                     G 
We' re just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,
 D                                C 
 Running over the same old ground. What have we found?
              Am                          G 
The same old fears. Wish you were here!
 !--Instrumental--