Wish You Were Here
Roger Waters & David Gilmour

Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here (tabbed from Pulse)
1975
I listened to this song for the first time just about 3 days ago.
Floyd has to be one of the best ever, and this song is great.
Note: I am getting this tab from the Pulse live version, so it
may not be 100% faithful to the album version.  Have fun!

Lyrics
Chords


RHYTHM FIGURE 1: Em7 G/D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|---------3-------|-------3-3-------|-------3-3---3---| B:-----------------|---------3-------|-------3-3-------|-------3-3---3---| G:-----------------|---------0-------|-------0-0-------|-------0-0---0---| D:-------------0---|-2-------2-------|-------2-2---2---|-0-----0-0---0---| A:---------0h2-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Em7 G/D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|---------3-------|-------3-3-------|-------3-3---3---| B:-----------------|---------3-------|-------3-3-------|-------3-3---3---| G:-----------------|---------0-------|-------0-0-------|-------0-0---0---| D:-------------0---|-2-------2-------|---------2---2---|-0-----0-0---0---| A:---------0h2-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Em7 G/A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|---------3-----3-|-3-3-------------|---------3-3-----| B:-----------------|---------3-----3-|-3-3-------------|---------3-3-----| G:-----------------|---------0-----0-|-0-0-------------|-----------------| D:-------------0---|-2-------2-----2-|-2-2-2---0-------|-----0--------0--| A:---------0h2-----|-----------------|-------------2---|-0---------------| E:-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Em7 G/A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|---------3-----3-|---3-------------|---------3-------| B:-----------------|---------3-----3-|---3-------------|---------3-------| G:-----------------|---------0-----0-|---0-------------|-----------------| D:-------------0---|-2-------2-----2-|---2-2---0-------|-----0-----------| A:---------0h2-----|-----------------|-------------2---|-0-----------0---| E:-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|---------3-------|-3-------3-3-3---|-3---------3---3-| B:-----------------|---------3-------|-3-------3-3-0---|-3---------3---0-| G:-----------------|---------0-------|-0-------0-0-0---|-0---------0---0-| D:-------------0---|---------0-------|-0-------0-0-0---|-0---------0---0-| A:---------0h2-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------| G + + + + e:-3---------------| B:-3---------------| G:-0---------------| D:-0---------------| A:-----------------| E:-----------------|
The first time through, an electric plays RHYTHM FIGURE 1. Then, on beat 2 of the last measure above, the acoustic comes in with RHYTHM FIGURE 1. After that, the acoustic goes on to play RHYTHM FIGURE 2: G C/G G + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---------3-------|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------| B:---------0-------|---------0-1-1---|-0-------0-------|-----------------| G:---------0-------|---------0-0-0---|-0-------0-------|-----------------| D:-----0-----------|-------0---2-2---|-0---0-----------|-------------0---| A:-----------------|-----------------|-x---------------|---------0h2-----| E:-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----3-----------| The acoustic goes back into RHYTHM FIGURE 1 while a third guitar solos.
Now, the verses begin, with this tab:
So so you think you can tell Heaven from C D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-0-------0-------|-0---------------|-2-------2-------|-3p2-2---2-------| B:-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|-3-------3-------|-3---3---3-------| G:-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-2---2---2-------| D:-2-------2-------|-2---------------|-0-------0-------|-0---0---0-------| A:-3-------3-------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Hell blue skies from pain can you tell a green Am Asus2 G + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-0---------------|-0-------0-------|-3---3-3-3-------|-3---------------| B:-1-------1---0---|-0-------0-------|-3---3-3-3-------|-3---------------| G:-2-----2---------|-2-------2-------|-0---0-0-0-------|-0---------------| D:-2---------------|-2-------2-------|-0---0-0-0-------|-0-----------0---| A:-0---0-----------|-0-------0-------|-2---------------|-2-------0h2-----| E:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| field from a cold steel rail a smile from a D C C/B + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-2-------2-------|-3p2p0---2-------|-0-------3-------|---------3-------| B:-3-------3-------|-3---------------|-1-----1---------|-------1---------| G:-2-------2-------|-2---------------|-0---0-----------|-----------------| D:-0-------0-------|-0---------------|-2-----------0---|-0h2-------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-------------2---| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| veil do you think you can tell did they get you... Am G + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------0---|-5---------------|-3-------3-------|-3---------------| B:---------0h1-----|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3---------------| G:-------2---------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0---------------| D:-----2-----------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0---------------| A:-0---------------|-----------------|-2-------2-------|-2---------------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3---------------|
C Did they get you to trade D Your heroes for ghosts Am Hot ashes for trees G Hot air for a cool breeze D Cold comfort for change C And did you exchange C/B Am A walk on part in the war G For a lead role in a cage
CHORUS Play RHYTHM FIGURE 1
C How I wish D How I wish you were here Am We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl G Year after year D Running over the same old ground C C/B Am Have we found the same old fears G Wish you were here
Play RHYTHM FIGURE 1 Play RHYTHM FIGURE 2 Play RHYTHM FIGURE 1 while other guitar solos Play RHYTHM FIGURE 2 end with this: Em7 + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-^3---------------| B:-----------------|-^3---------------| G:-----------------|-^0---------------| D:-------------0---|-^2---------------| A:---------0h2-----|-^2---------------| E:-----3-----------|-^0---------------|
LYRICS:
So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell Blues skies from pain Can you tell a green field From a cold steel rail A smile from a veil Do you think you can tell
Did they get you to trade Your heroes for ghosts Hot ashes for trees Hot air for a cool breeze Cold comfort for change And did you exchange A walk on part in the war For a lead role in a cage
How I wish How I wish you were here We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl Year after year Running over the same old ground Have we found the same old fears Wish you were here

CHORDS:
Em7 022033 G/D xx0033 G/A x00033 Asus2 x02200 C/B x2x010 To learn why these chords are named this way, check out
Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.

Created on 7-5-97 by Daniel E. Smith.