I Wish
Stevie Wonder


Intro: Em7  A7  Em7  A7

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Lookin' back on when I was a little nappy headed boy
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Then my only worry was for Christmas what would be my toy
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Even though we sometimes would not get a thing
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We were happy with the joy the day would bring

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Sneakin' out the back door
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To hang out with those hoodlum friends of mine
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Greeted at the back door
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With "Boy I thought I told you not to go outside"
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Tryin' your best to bring the water to your eye
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Thinkin' it might stop her from whippin' your behind

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I wish those days could come back once more
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Why did those days ev--er have to go
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I wish those days could come back once more
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Why did those days ev--er have to go, cause I loved 'em so

(a capella)
Doo doo-doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo-doo

Brother says he's tellin' 'bout you playin' doctor with that girl
Just don't tell I'll give you, anything you want in this whole wide world
Mama gives you money for Sunday school
You trade yours for candy after church is through

Smokin' cigarettes and writin' somethin' nasty on the wall
Teacher sends you to the principal's office down the hall
You grow up and learn that kind of thing ain't right
But while you were doin' it, it sure felt outta sight

I wish those days could come back once more
Why did those days ev-er have to go
I wish those days could come back once more
Why did those days ev-er have to go, cause I loved 'em so

Jam on Em7 - A7