“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…