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Wouldn't It Be Nice

by The Beach Boys · posted by pagan

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Tab
Quick swingy tempo

Verse 1

 8     -8   7 -8   6   7  7  -7   -8  7 
Woul - n't it be nice if we were old-er
  8  -8   7     -8   -6  -8  -8   8  -6  6 -5
Then we would - n't have to wait so long~~~~~~
 -8      8   -8   7 -8  6    7   7  -7  -8  7
And -- would-n't it be nice to live to-geth-er
 8  -8   7  -8   -6    -8   -8  8   -6 6 -5 
In the kind of world where we'd be-long~~~~~
   5    -5  6 -6   -7   7  -8   -5  -6  6
Though it's gonna make it that much better
  4   5  -5  6   -6   -7   7   9    7  8   -8
When we can say goodnight and stay to-geth-er
 7    -8   7   -6    7     7
Oh   wouldn't   it   be   nice

Verse 2

  8     -8  7  -8   6   7  7   -7   -8   7    
Would - n't it be nice if we could wake up
 8  -8  7   -8  -6   -8  -8  8  -6 6 -5 
In the morning when the day is new~~~~~
 -8      8 -8   7   -8   6    7   7  -7  -8  7  
And --- after that to spend the day to-geth-er
 8    -8  7  -8   -6   -8   -8    8     -6   6 -5
Hold each other close the whole night through~~~~
 4   5  -5   6   -6 -7  7  -8  -5  -6   6
The hap-py times together we'd be spending
4  5    -5  6   -6  -7   7   9    7   8  -8
I wish that ev-'ry kiss was nev - er end-ing
7    -8   7   -6    7     7
Oh   wouldn't   it   be   nice

Slower Tempo Here

  4   4   5 -7     -6   6    6   -5  -5     
Well may-be if --- we think and wish and
 5    5   -4  -4   4   5   -5   5  -4 4  
Hope and pray it might~~~ come true~~~~~
 4  5   -7      -6    6   6  -5-5    
Ba-by then --- there wouln't be a
 5   5   -4  -4  4   -5   5 -4  4
Single thing we couldn't do~~~~~~~

-6   5    -6  -7   8
We could get mar-ried~~~~~
  5  -6    5  -6  -7   8
And then we'd be hap - py~~~~
 7   -8   7  -6   7     7
Oh  wouldn't it  be   nice.....
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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