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Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would Chords

ChordsG, Em, C, D
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
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  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram


[G]It’s 2:00 AM, in your car
Windows down, you pass my street, the memories start
You say it’s in the past, you drive straight ahead
[Em]You’re thinking that I hate you now
Cause you [C]still don’t know what I [D]never said


[G]I wish you would come back
Wish I never hung up the phone like I did, and I [Em]
Wish you knew that, I’d never forget you as long as I live, and I
[C]Wish you were right here, right [D]now
It’s all good, I wish you [G]would


[G]It’s 2:00 AM, in my room, headlights pass the window pane
I think of you, we’re a crooked love
In a straight line down, [Em]makes you want to run and hide
Then it [C]makes you turn right [D]back around


[G]I wish you would come back
Wish I never hung up the phone like I did, and I [Em]
Wish you knew that, I’d never forget you as long as I live, and I
Wish you were right here, right now, It’s all good
I wish you would, I wish we could go back
And remember what we were fighting for, and I
Wish you knew that, I miss you too much to be mad anymore, and I
[C]Wish you were right here, right [D]now
It’s all good, I wish you [G]would


[G](I, I, I-I, I, I, I wish I, wish I)
[Em](I, I, I-I, I, I, I wish I, wish I)
[C](I, I, I-I, I, I [D], I wish I, wish I)
[G]You always knew how to push my buttons
[Em]You give me everything and nothing
[C]This mad mad [D]love makes you come running
[G]Stand back where you stood
I wish you would, I wish you [Em]would
I wish you would, I wish you [C]would
[D]I wish I wish


[G]2:00 AM, here we are, see your face, hear my voice in the dark
We’re a crooked love, in a straight line down
[Em]Makes you wanna run and hide
But it [C]made us turn right [D]back around


[G]I wish you would come back
Wish I never hung up the phone like I did, I [Em]
Wish you knew that, I’d never forget you as long as I live, and I
[C]Wish you were right here, right [D]now
It’s all good, I wish you [G]would
[G]I wish you would come back
Wish I never hung up the phone like I did, I
[Em]Wish you knew that
I’d never forget you as long as I live, and I
[C]Wish you were right here, right [D]now
It’s all good
I wish you [G]would
[G]I wish we could go back
And remember what we were fighting for, and I
[Em]Wish you knew that
I miss you too much to be mad anymore, and I
[C]Wish you were right here, right [D]now
It’s all good, I wish you would


(I, I, I-I, I, I, I wish I, wish I)
[G]You always knew how to push my buttons
[Em]You give me everything and nothing
[C]This mad mad [D]love makes you come running
[G]Stand back where you stood
I wish you would, I wish you [Em]would
I wish you would, I wish you [C]would
[D](I wish you would, I
wish you [G]would, I wish you would)
(I wish you would)
I wish you [G]would

Album1989
GenresPop
Year2014
KeyG
DifficultyEasy

How to play I Wish You Would on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would on guitar requires 4 chords and 4 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

I Wish You Would uses these transitions most often: C → D (13), D → G (13), and Em → C (13). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with G - Em chord transition.

1. G → Em chord transition

To move from G to Em;

  1. While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
G to Em

2. Em → C chord transition

To move from Em to C;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.
Em to C

3. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
C to D

4. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
D to G

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I Wish You Would.

  • I Wish You Would includes 52 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • I Wish You Would contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how I Wish You Would connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → Em: 9%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → C: 26%