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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5"Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Brian Wilson / Tony Asher) [Intro:] (A) (F#m) (Bm) (D) v v v v v v v v -------17----------------|-------17----------------| ----------17-------17----|----------19-------19----| ----18-------18-19----18-|----19-------19-21----19-| -19----------------------|-21----------------------| -------------------------|-------------------------| -------------------------|-------------------------| (A) (F#m) (C) v v v v v v v v -------17----------------|-------17----------------| ----------17-------17----|----17----17-------17----| ----18-------18-19----18-|-17----------17-19----17-| -19----------------------|-------------------------| -------------------------|-------------------------| -------------------------|-------------------------| [Verse 1:] F Wouldn't it be nice if we were older Bb Gm7 And we wouldn't have to wait so long C7 F And wouldn't it be nice to live together Bb Gm7 C7 In the kind of world where we belong Dm7/A Cm7/F You know it's gonna make it that much better Dm7/A Am7 Gm7 C7 When we can say goodnight and stay together [Verse 2:] F Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up Bb Gm7 In the morning when the day is new C7 F And after having spent the day together Bb Gm7 C7 Hold each other close the whole night through Dm7/A Cm7/F What happy times together we'd be spending Dm7/A Am7 Gm7 C7 I wish that every kiss was never ending F Oh, wouldn't it be nice v v v v v v v v -----------------|---------------| -----------------|---------------| -----2-----2-3-2-|---------------| -----------------|-------3---3---| -----------------|---3-5-------5-| -----------------|---------------| [Bridge] (guitar repeats first two bars of intro): Dmaj7 Gmaj7 F#m7 Bm7 Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come true Dmaj7 Gmaj7 F#m7 Bm7 Maybe then there wouldn't be a single thing we couldn't do F#m7 Bm7 We could be married (we could be married) F#m7 C7 - last two bars of intro - And then we'd be happy (then we'd be happy) F Oh, wouldn't it be nice [Coda:] (slow down) Dm7/A Cm7/F You know it seems the more we talk about it Dm7/A Am7 Gm7 It only makes it worse to live without it Am7 Gm7 C7 But lets talk about it (resume original tempo) F Wouldn't it be nice Good night, baby Sleep tight, baby... [fade]