I wish, I wish, [Dm]I wish[C]
To every city
[Am7]I wish, I wi[Bb]sh, I wish
Every hood
[Dm]I wish, I wi[C]sh, I wish
And every block
[Am7]I wish, I wish, I w[Bb]ish
Ghetto America
[Dm]Rollin' through the hood, just stopped [C]by to say what's up
And [Am7]let you know that your baby boy [Bb]ain't doing so tough
[Dm]And even though you passed go[C]ing on four long years
[Am7]Still waking up l[Bb]ate at night crying tears
[Dm]Just thinking about those d[C]ays you used to talk to [Am7]me
Smilin' while I'm s[Bb]ippin' on this Hennessy
[Dm]And remember [C]we bragged on how rich we wou[Am7]ld be, to get up out this h[Bb]ood was like a fantasy
[Dm]And now you hear my songs the r[C]adio is playin'
Oh I [Am7]can't believe my ears
And what ev[Bb]erybody's sayin'
[Dm]And boy I'll tell you, f[C]olks don't know the half
I [Am7]would give it all up, j[Bb]ust to take one ride
[Dm]How I used to [C]kick it on the front porch
[Am7]And how I used to l[Bb]ay back and smoke weed
[Dm]And all the little b[C]asement party joints we'd [Am7]do
Now I'm just m[Bb]issing you
How I wish
(Chorus)
[Dm]I wish that I could [C]hold you now
[Am7]I wish that I could [Bb]touch you now
[Dm]I wish that I could [C]talk to you
[Am7]Be with you someh[Bb]ow
[Dm]I know you're in a b[C]etter place
[Am7]Even though I can't s[Bb]ee your face
[Dm]I know you're smiling [C]down on me
Saying every[Am7]thing's okay[Bb]yy
[Dm] [C]
[Am7]And if I make it out this thug life
[Bb]I'll see you again someday[Dm]
[Dm]I wish, I w[C]ish, I wish
[Am7]I wish, I [Bb]wish, I wish
(Verse 2)
[Dm]Now ever since this money come, been [C]nothing but stress
[Am7]Sometimes I wish I could trade [Bb]in my success
[Dm]Y'all look at me and say b[C]oy you've been blessed
[Am7]But y'all don't see the inside of[Bb] my unhappiness
[Dm]Man I swear this sht gets heav[C]y like a ton
[Am7]That's why you hear me shootin' This real [Bb]sht off like a gun
[Dm]Hmm I wonder how my frie[C]nds would treat me now
[Am7]If I wasn't iced up with a B[Bb]entley and a house
[Dm]That's why fake ass niggas get f[C]ake ass digits And [Am7]fake ass playas get a re[Bb]al playa hatin' 'em
[Dm]Honey Love goes platinum and y[C]'all ass come around
[Am7]But y'all don't wanna raise the r[Bb]oof until my sht is going down
(Chorus)
[Dm]How I used to ho[C]op off in them tournaments
(With you)
And [Am7]how I used to club ho[Bb]p on weekends
(With you)
[Dm]Your family called the m[C]orning of the tragic end
[Am7]Damn, m[Bb]y condolensces
(Verse 3}
[Dm]Voices in my head be te[C]lling me to come to church
[Am7]Saying the Lord is the only [Bb]way for you to stop the hurt
[Dm]Dreaming of windows black [C]tinted like a hurst
[Am7]When waking up to life some[Bb]times seems worst
[Dm]And all I ever wanted is t[C]o be a better man
[Am7]And I try to keep it real [Bb]with my homies now
[Dm]For me to save the world I[C] don't understand
[Am7]How did I become the l[Bb]eader of a billion men?
[Dm]How I used to s[C]treet perform on Friday
(With you)
[Am7]And how I used to go to c[Bb]hurch on Easter Sunday
(With you)
[Dm]Standing here t[C]hrowing them stones at me
[Am7]Somebody p[Bb]ray for me
To every city
[Am7]I wish, I wi[Bb]sh, I wish
Every hood
[Dm]I wish, I wi[C]sh, I wish
And every block
[Am7]I wish, I wish, I w[Bb]ish
Ghetto America
[Dm]Rollin' through the hood, just stopped [C]by to say what's up
And [Am7]let you know that your baby boy [Bb]ain't doing so tough
[Dm]And even though you passed go[C]ing on four long years
[Am7]Still waking up l[Bb]ate at night crying tears
[Dm]Just thinking about those d[C]ays you used to talk to [Am7]me
Smilin' while I'm s[Bb]ippin' on this Hennessy
[Dm]And remember [C]we bragged on how rich we wou[Am7]ld be, to get up out this h[Bb]ood was like a fantasy
[Dm]And now you hear my songs the r[C]adio is playin'
Oh I [Am7]can't believe my ears
And what ev[Bb]erybody's sayin'
[Dm]And boy I'll tell you, f[C]olks don't know the half
I [Am7]would give it all up, j[Bb]ust to take one ride
[Dm]How I used to [C]kick it on the front porch
[Am7]And how I used to l[Bb]ay back and smoke weed
[Dm]And all the little b[C]asement party joints we'd [Am7]do
Now I'm just m[Bb]issing you
How I wish
(Chorus)
[Dm]I wish that I could [C]hold you now
[Am7]I wish that I could [Bb]touch you now
[Dm]I wish that I could [C]talk to you
[Am7]Be with you someh[Bb]ow
[Dm]I know you're in a b[C]etter place
[Am7]Even though I can't s[Bb]ee your face
[Dm]I know you're smiling [C]down on me
Saying every[Am7]thing's okay[Bb]yy
[Dm] [C]
[Am7]And if I make it out this thug life
[Bb]I'll see you again someday[Dm]
[Dm]I wish, I w[C]ish, I wish
[Am7]I wish, I [Bb]wish, I wish
(Verse 2)
[Dm]Now ever since this money come, been [C]nothing but stress
[Am7]Sometimes I wish I could trade [Bb]in my success
[Dm]Y'all look at me and say b[C]oy you've been blessed
[Am7]But y'all don't see the inside of[Bb] my unhappiness
[Dm]Man I swear this sht gets heav[C]y like a ton
[Am7]That's why you hear me shootin' This real [Bb]sht off like a gun
[Dm]Hmm I wonder how my frie[C]nds would treat me now
[Am7]If I wasn't iced up with a B[Bb]entley and a house
[Dm]That's why fake ass niggas get f[C]ake ass digits And [Am7]fake ass playas get a re[Bb]al playa hatin' 'em
[Dm]Honey Love goes platinum and y[C]'all ass come around
[Am7]But y'all don't wanna raise the r[Bb]oof until my sht is going down
(Chorus)
[Dm]How I used to ho[C]op off in them tournaments
(With you)
And [Am7]how I used to club ho[Bb]p on weekends
(With you)
[Dm]Your family called the m[C]orning of the tragic end
[Am7]Damn, m[Bb]y condolensces
(Verse 3}
[Dm]Voices in my head be te[C]lling me to come to church
[Am7]Saying the Lord is the only [Bb]way for you to stop the hurt
[Dm]Dreaming of windows black [C]tinted like a hurst
[Am7]When waking up to life some[Bb]times seems worst
[Dm]And all I ever wanted is t[C]o be a better man
[Am7]And I try to keep it real [Bb]with my homies now
[Dm]For me to save the world I[C] don't understand
[Am7]How did I become the l[Bb]eader of a billion men?
[Dm]How I used to s[C]treet perform on Friday
(With you)
[Am7]And how I used to go to c[Bb]hurch on Easter Sunday
(With you)
[Dm]Standing here t[C]hrowing them stones at me
[Am7]Somebody p[Bb]ray for me
