The Revivalists - Wish i knew you
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Tuning: E A D G
"Wish I Knew You"
recorded by The Revivalists
lyrics and music by Ben Ellman
This tab is based off this youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aojVvPkZyb4
I am not the one who made the cover, I simply transcribed the tab.
This is also adjusted from a 5-string bass to a 4-string
A really cool song and I hope others get a chance to learn it!
[Verse]
“You- shine like a star…”
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|----------6--| x2
E|--8\1-8-8----|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------6---------8-10-8--|
E|--8\1-8-8---8-6-6s1---------|
Last two lines repeats once more
“Well I’ll be God damn…”
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|--15\\\0-----6-----| x2
E|---------8-8—--8---|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|--6-6-6-6\1-1—1-1--|
Last two lines repeats once more
“…I’m waiting for…”
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|--1-1—1-1--|
[Chorus]
“Wish I knew you when I was young…”
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|----------8-8-8-8--|----------6-6-5-5--| x3
E|--8-8-8-8----------|--6-6-6-6----------|
G|-------------------|--------------------|--------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|--------------|
A|----------8-8-8-8--|--------------------|--------------|
E|--8-8-8-8----------|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|--6-6-6-6--8--|
[Verse 2]
“Truth- is all that you need…”
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|----------6--| x2
E|--8\1-8-8----|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------6---------8-10-8--|
E|--8\1-8-8---8-6-6\1---------|
Last two lines repeats once more
“Well whatchu, whatchu, whatchu…
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|--15\\\0--|
E|----------|
“…running from?”
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|------6---------6-----|
E|--8-8---8\1-8-8---8---|
“And they gotchu, gotchu, gotchu on the run”
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--6-6-6-6--1-1-1-1--|
“So Friday night…”
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|--15\\\0-----6-----| x2
E|---------8-8---8---|
“Show me the one I need the most…”
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|--6-6-6-6\1-1—1-1--|
“…I need the most”
[Chorus]
“Wish I knew you when I was young…”
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|----------8-8-8-8--|----------6-6-5-5--| x3
E|--8-8-8-8----------|--6-6-6-6----------|
G|-------------------|--------------------|--------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|--------------|
A|----------8-8-8-8--|--------------------|--------------|
E|--8-8-8-8----------|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|--6-6-6-6--8--|
[Bridge]
Right after “…young” from chorus
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D|-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------6---------6--|----------6--------------| x2
E|--8\1-8-8—--8\1-8-8----|--8\1-8-8---8--6-6--1-1--|
[Instrumental sans bass]
[Chorus]
Last “Wish I knew you…”
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--6-6—6-6\\\0--|
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