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Wouldnt It Be Nice

Wouldnt It Be Nice was composed by Brian Wilson, Tony Asher, and Mike Love for the Beach Boys, reflecting on the longing of young lovers to be together and encapsulates teenage escapism. It is part of the iconic 1966 album Pet Sounds, which marked the bands evolution to more complex themes and sophisticated arrangements.

Key: F

Introduction:

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            A              F#m                Bm                D  
            v      v      v      v         v      v      v      v
          -------17---------------- -------17----------------
            A              F#m                 C  
            v      v      v      v         v      v      v      v
          -------17---------------- -------17----------------

                                F  
          Wouldn' t it be nice if we were older
                                 Bb                  Gm7  
          And we wouldn' t have to wait so long
                C7                    F  
          And wouldn' t it be nice to live together
                                Bb                    Gm7     C7  
          In the kind of world where we belong
          Dm7/A                                Cm7/F  
          You know it' s gonna make it that much better
          Dm7/A                                  Am7        Gm7      C7  
          When we can say goodnight and stay together

                                F  
          Wouldn' t it be nice if we could wake up
                                Bb                  Gm7  
          In the morning when the day is new
                C7                 F  
          And after having spent the day together
                                 Bb                            Gm7      C7  
          Hold each other close the whole night through

          Dm7/A                             Cm7/F  
          What happy times together we' d be spending
          Dm7/A                              Am7      Gm7      C7  
          I wish that every kiss was never ending
                                     F  
          Oh, wouldn' t it be nice
            v    v    v    v      v    v    v    v
          D7+          G7+                                          F#m7                 Bm7  
          Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come true
          D7+                G7+                                  F#m7            Bm7  
          Baby then there wouldn' t be a single thing we couldn' t do
                            F#m7                        Bm7  
          We could be married (we could be married)
                                 F#m7                      C7  
                                 - last two bars of intro -
          And then we' d be happy (then we' d be happy)
                                  F  
          Oh, wouldn' t it be nice

          Dm7/A                                  Cm7/F  
          You know it seems the more we talk about it
          Dm7/A                             Am7         Gm7  
          It only makes it worse to live without it
                      Am7      Gm7          C7  
          But lets talk about it
          (resume original tempo)
                                F  
          Wouldn' t it be nice
          Good night, baby