Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here Bass Tab

Avril Lavigne
Wish You Were Here
Goodbye Lullaby
2011 RCA Records
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Key: E

Tuning: Standard EADG

Verse 1: I can be tough, I can be strong
Idle

Refrain: All those crazy things I said x2
          E                B/Eb
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7--7--7-7--7--|-6-6--6--6-6--6--|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

You're always there you're everywhere
          C#m               A
G|-----------------|----------------------2h4p2-|
D|-----------------|----------------2h4p2-------|
A|-4-4--4--4-4--4--|-0-0--0--0-0--0-------------|
E|-----------------|----------------------------|

All those crazy things we did
          E                B/Eb
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7--7--7-7--7--|-6-6--6--6-6--6--|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

You're always there you're everywhere
          C#m        A
G|-----------------|---|
D|-----------------|---|
A|-4-4--4--4-4--4--|-0-|
E|-----------------|---|

Chorus:

Damn damn damn, what I do to have you here here here
          E                 B
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|

I wish you were here
          C#m               A
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

Damn damn damn, what I do to have you near near near
          E                 B
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|

I wish you were here
          C#m               A
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse 2: Ilove the way you are
    E           B/Eb
G|------|-----------------|
D|------|-----------------|
A|-Idle-|-6-6--6--6-6--6--|
E|------|-----------------|

It's who I am, don't have to try hard
          C#m               A
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4-4--4--4-4--4--|-0-0--0--0-0--0--|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

We always say, say like it is
          E                B/Eb
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7--7--7-7--7--|-6-6--6--6-6--6--|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

And the truth, is that I really miss
          C#m               A
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4-4--4--4-4--4--|-0-0--0--0-0--0--|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge:
No I don't wanna let go
    F#m       C#m
G|-------|-----------|
D|-------|-----------|
A|-------|-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-|-----------|

I just want to let you know
     E         B
G|-------|-----------|
D|-------|-----------|
A|-------|-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-|-----------|

That I never wanna let go
    F#m       C#m
G|-------|-----------|
D|-------|-----------|
A|-------|-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-|-----------|

let go oh oh
     E         B
G|-------|-----------|
D|-------|-----------|
A|-------|-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-|-----------|

No I don't wanna let go
    F#m       C#m
G|-------|-----------|
D|-------|-----------|
A|-------|-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-|-----------|

I just want to let you know
     E         B
G|-------|-----------|
D|-------|-----------|
A|-------|-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-|-----------|

That I never wanna let go
          A
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|

let go oh oh
    G#m        B
G|-------|-----------|
D|-------|-----------|
A|-------|-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-4-4-4-|-----------|

          C#m
G|-----------6-6-9-6-|
D|---------6---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-----------| x2
E|-------------------|

(Repeat Chorus twice)

Outro:
   E
G|---
D|---
A|---
E|-0-
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Title Wish You Were Here
Artist Avril Lavigne
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        G|-----------------|
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