What You Are chords

Patty Griffin

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			
Intro: C  C  C  F 

verse 1 
C               F                           C     G7sus4 C 
 All the ladies,  on the lake they start to dance 
C                     F                            C 
 Its been a long time,  don't you wish you had the chance 


G 
 What do you wish you were? 
G                        Em             F    C 
Do you wish you were the silence on the moon? 
C       G     C   F                 C    C 
 Nobody knows but maybe you will be soon 

verse 2 
C                    F                   C     G7sus4 C 
 I used to think the    sidewalk was the way 
C               F              C 
 Always waiting   for my lucky day 

verse 3 
C             F              C 
Over and over every patch of gray 
C                 F                C 
One day inside me   I was lucky anyway... 


G 
 What do you wish you were? 
G                         Em             F 
 Do you wish you were the light of every star? 
C       G     C    F                          C 
 Nobody knows but, maybe that's just what you are 

Bridge 
Em                               F 
 All night count all the singing stars 
Em                            F        G 
 Alright is where you want to know you are 

Instrumental 
C  F  C  F  C 

Outro 
G 
 What do you wish you were? 
G                        Em             F 
Do you wish you were the light of every star? 
C       G       C   F                          C 
 Nobody knows.. but maybe that's just what you are 
C       G       C   F                          C 
 Nobody knows.. but maybe that's just what you are 
C       G       C   F                          C 
 Nobody knows.. but maybe that's just what you are