Riley Green – I Wish Grandpas Never Died (Different ‘Round Here– 2019)

Tune down 1/2 step- Eb tuning   (74 bpm)

G, D/F#, Em, Cadd9

I wish girls you loved never gave back diamond rings,

        I wish every porch had a swing
Wish kids still learned to say “sir” and “ma’am”;  How to shake a hand,

        I wish every state had a Birmingham

D                                         Cadd9

I wish everybody knew all the words to Mama Tried
I wish Monday mornings felt just like Friday nights

G,     Cadd9,    Em – D/F#,  Cadd9

And I wish even cars had truck beds
And every road was named Copperhead
And coolers never run out of cold Bud Light
And I wish high school home teams never lost
And back road drinkin’ kids never got caught
           Em               D/F#             Cadd9

I wish the price of gas was low and cotton was high

        Em                D/F#              Cadd9

I wish honkytonks didn’t have no closing time

                                                G

And I wish grandpas never died

I wish Sunday’s on a creek bank would never end; 

        Wish I could learn to drive again
Wish the first time, seventeen;  She was my everything; 

        Kiss in a Chevrolet could happen every day

D                                         Cadd9

I wish everybody overseas was gonna make it home
I wish Country music still got played on Country radio

[CHORUS]

        Cadd9                              G,          Cadd9           G

And I wish grandpas never died

And I wish good dogs never got grey and old
I wish farms never got sold

[CHORUS]

G D/F# Em Cadd9                                   G D/F# Em Cadd9

And I wish grandpas never died