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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5Song: Wouldn't It Be Nice (The Stereo Mix)[1997 Digital Remaster] Artists: The Beach Boys Album: The Pet Sounds Sessions (1997/1966) URL: --.-/watch?ds49aULmiYdnU3Bc -en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Sounds -en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pet_Sounds_Sessions --.-/watch?ds49aT0spkrwl9Qk http://-.beachboysfanclub-/ps-tracks.html Tempo: Accelerando alternating to Adagio and back to accelerando Tuning: Standard Capo 3 F# 244322 D#m XX1342 G#m7 464444 B X24442 D#m7 XX1322 F#m 244222 A X02220 D XX0232 G 320033 Em 022000 Bm X24432 Bmaj7 X21302 Emaj7 021100 C/G 332010 D* XX0232 alternating with XX0032 D3add4 INTRO: Riff #1:(over) DOWN UP e||—————————17—————————14————-——| x3 B||————— 14————17——————14———14——| G||———14————————————14——————————| D||—————————————————————————————| A||—————————————————————————————| E||—————————————————————————————| (Lead Riff #1, followed by Drums: Rimshot) |F# D#m |G#m7 B | |F# D#m7 |F#m A | VERSE 1: D Wouldn't it be nice if we were older, G Em A Then we wouldn't have to wait so long? D And wouldn't it be nice to live together, G Em A In the kind of world where we belong? VERSE 2: (Horns: Low accent) Bm G You know its gonna make it that much better,(Oooh) Bm F#m Em A When we can say goodnight and sleep together. D Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up,(Oooh-bupbup) G Em A In the morning when the day is new? (Oooh-bupbup) D And after having spent the day together. (Oooh-bupbup) G Em A Hold each other close the whole night through, Bm G Happy times together we've been spending. Bm F#m Em A I wish that every kiss was neverending N/C Oh, wouldn't it be nice? INTERLUDE 1: (Horns: Flourish upwards and downwards ) |D-D3add4 D-D3add4| Tempo: Change to Adagio-style CHORUS:(Intro lead line over) Bmaj7 Emaj7 D#m7 G#m7 Maybe if, we think and wish and hope and pray it might come true? (Run, run, ooh) Bmaj7 Emaj7 D#m7 G#m7 Baby then there wouldn't be a single thing we couldn't do! (ooh, ooh, ooh) D#m7 We could be married? (We could be married) G#m7 D#m7 And then we'd be happy! (And then we'd be happy) D Oh, wouldn't it be nice? (Bah-bup, pup-pup, bah-bah-bah)(Bah-pup, pup-pup, bah-bah-bah) INTERLUDE 2: (Keyboards: Descending riff) |Bm D|Bm F#m| VERSE 3: Bm C/G (Mandolin: Trills) You know it seems the more we talk about it, Bm F#m Em It only makes it worse to live without it. F#m Em (Drums: Accented roll) But lets talk about it, Tempo: Change to Accelerando-style D* Wouldn't it be nice? (Ooh-bah-bup)(Bah-bup-bup) CODA: D* Good night my baby, (Ooh-ooh-ooh)(Bah-bup-bup) D* Sleep tight my baby. (Ooh-ooh-ooh)(Bah-bup-bup) D* Good night my baby, (Ooh-ooh-ooh)(Bah-bup-bup) D* Sleep tight my baby. (Ooh-ooh-ooh)(Bah-bup-bup) D* Good night my baby, (Ooh-ooh-ooh)(Bah-bup-bup) D* Sleep tight my baby. (Ooh-ooh-ooh)(Bah-bup-bup) [End] NOTES: 1. This my alternative take on the chords, to make it a little more accessible. 2. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" introduces the album with a sound described by Nick Kent as "limpid harps imitating a teenage heartstrings in a tug of love" with it followed by "growling horns ... [and] harmonies so complex they seemed to have more in common with a Catholic Mass than any cocktail lounge acappella doo-wop." -en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Sounds 3.”Well, the gist of it was that Carl [Wilson, Beach Boys guitarist and co-vocalist] and I wanted to bring some love to people, you know? 'Cause we figured the missing ingredient in life was love. So we said, "We want to create an album that has a lot of love-vibes in it, to make people feel loved. " That's all we wanted to do. We weren't trying to prove anything musically. We just wanted to bring some love to people.” http://-.avclub-/article/brian-wilson-14013