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Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again – Phantom of the Opera

Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again – Phantom of the Opera

“Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again” is from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s popular stage show and film Phantom of the Opera. It’s a lovely tune to play and great practice piece for beginners – happy practice!

 

Bb       A         D     D     G       F-F-.Bb
You were once my one companion

D#      D     .A   .Bb     .A – D
You were all that mattered

Bb       A        D    D      G       F      F-.Bb
You were once a friend and father

D#       D       .A      .Bb      .A-D
Then my world was shattered…

 

B – B          B      B
Wishing you were

B – ^D            B      A-G
Somehow here again

A – A          A        A          A-^C        D
Wishing you were somehow near…

E  –  F#         G         A
Sometimes it seemed

^D   B   A    G
If I just dreamed

^D – B         ^D      ^E     B    ^D
Somehow you would be here…

 

B – B     B     B
Wishing I could

B         ^D        B       A-G
Hear your voice again

A – A           A   A    A-^C    D
Knowing that I never would…

E – F#        G     A
Dreaming of you

A ^D B A G
Won’t help me to do

^D    B    ^D        ^E      B   ^D
All that you dreamed I could…

 

Bb – A      D
Passing bells

D         G – F       F-.Bb
And sculpted angels

D#      D       .A-.Bb-.A-D
Cold and monumental

Bb       A    D
Seem for you

D           G         F-F-.Bb
The wrong companions

D#      D         .A     .Bb   .A-D
You were warm and gentle…

 

E     F#-G     A
Too many years

^D – B        A        G
Fighting back tears

^D      B     ^D     ^E     B    ^D
Why can’t the past just die?

 

^D-^D    ^D   ^D
Wishing you were

^D – ^F     ^D   ^C-Bb
Somehow here again

^C – ^C   ^C    ^C   ^C   ^D#-F
Knowing we must say goodbye

G    A   Bb-^C
Try to forgive

^F    ^D   ^C   Bb
Teach me to live

^F    ^D   ^F     ^G     ^D   ^F
Give me the strength to try…

 

^D    ^F    ^D-^C-Bb
No more memories

^C    A      G-^C     A
No more silent tears

^D   ^F    ^D-^C   Bb-^C
No more gazing across

A       G-^C      A
The wasted years

F          F      F       F-F
Help me say goodbye

F         F      F       F-^F
Help me say goodbye…

 

Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again – Phantom of the Opera was last modified: May 6th, 2018 by nat
Categories: 1980-1990 Film