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BAZ Lyr Req: If Wishes Were Fishes (Eric Bogle) (15) Lyr/Chords/Tune Add: IF WISHES WERE FISHES (Bogle) 30 Nov 98

IF WISHES WERE FISHES
Written by Eric Bogle
As sung by Eric Bogle on "Scraps of Paper" (1983)

I (E)wish I was home again, at (A)home in my heart again.
It's (E)been a long time since my heart talked to (B)me,
(E)Wastin' my precious days (A)wishin' my life away.
If (E)wishes were fishes we'd all cast (B)nets in the (E)sea.

And I wish I was young again, my song still to be sung again.
The sweet tunes of my life have gone sour and off key
Writin' my tired old rhymes tryin' to turn back time
If wishes were fishes we'd all cast nets in the sea.

CHORUS: And if (A)wishes were (B)fishes, I (E)know where I'd (A)be:
(D)Castin' my net in the dark rollin' (B)sea
And (A)if my net's (B)empty when it (E)comes back to (A)shore,
I'll (E)throw it away and go fishin' no (B)more.

I wish I could care again reach out and share again
Mend what's been broken and let it run free.
The older I get it seems the more wishin' takes the place of dreams.
If wishes were fishes, we'd all cast nets in the sea.

CHORUS

MIDI file: WISHES.MID

Timebase: 480

Tempo: 160 (375000 microsec/crotchet)
Key: E
TimeSig: 3/4 18 8
Name: IF WISHES WERE FISHES
Start
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ABC format:

X:1
T:IF WISHES WERE FISHES
M:3/4
Q:1/4=160
K:E
E/|B/B2B/|G/F/E3/2 C/|E/ E3/2E|E/D/C3/2B,/|
B,E/E3/2|G2E/G/|BB3/2G/|F3|B/B3/2B|
G/F/E2|E/E3/2E/|D/C/C3/2C/|B,/B,3/2E|
G/GG/ G/A/|G/F3/2E3||G/A/|c/c3/2c|
c/B3/2z/A/|BBB,|C3|G/B3/2B|c/B3/2G/G/|
GFE|F2z/E/|ccd|ccB/B/|ee/BB/|A2z/B,/|
G/B3/2B|c/B3/2G/G/|G/F3/2E|C/B,/-B,2-|B,2

Hope this is ok.
Regards Baz

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