I Wish

Em B Strung out on a man that I’m Am C thinking I can save D7 B7 The doses wax, the pleasures wane Em And you stand with arms B outstretched Am C Looking simple, fine, and plain B A Em I wish I loved you anyway Em B Him with his boyish eyes Am C You with a vacant smile D7 B7 If only people ever changed Em B But I’m quite set in my ways Am C And you’re blesséd as the day B A Em I wish I loved you anyway C Em You and I weren’t made for love C Em Get it straight, our time won’t come Dm Am I was told when I was young B No crying in the rain Em B Hung up on the thought that the Am C future could be light D7 B7 I liked your bright naiveté Em B But every clever man Am C Has a melancholic mind B A Em I wish I loved you anyway Em B Held down by the albatross Am C Strung up like a giant cross D7 B7 I always break under its weight Em B ‘Cause I’m quite set in my ways Am C You were just a holiday B A C I wish I loved you anyway C Em Maybe I’m not made for love C Em Maybe you’re too good for us Dm Am But your light heart for my dark lust B I guess I’ll never trade Em B It’s like I say Am C You were just a holiday B A Em I wish I loved you anyway B A Em I wish I loved you anyway