With Every Wish

with every wish - bruce springsteen | E | E | E | E ol’ catfish in the lake we called him big jim B when i was a kid my only wish ws to get my line in him A E A E skipped church one sunday rowed out and throw’d in my line A E A E B jim took that hook pole and me right over the side A E A E went driftin’ down past old tires and rusty cans of beer A E A E B the angel of the lake whispered in my ear A E "before you choose your wish son A E you better think first A C#m A B E with every wish there comes a curse . " i fell in love with beautiful doreen B she was the prettiest thing this old town’d ever seen A E A E i courted her and i made her mine A E A but i grew jealous whenever another man’d E B come walkin’ down the line A E A E and my jealousy made me treat her hard and cruel A E A E B she sighed , "bobby oh bobby you’re such a fool . A E don’t you know before you choose your wish A E you’d better think first A C#m A B E | E | ’cause with every wish there comes a curse . " ( trumpet Solo ) | A | A | E | E | A | A | E | E | A | A | | C#m | C#m | B | E | E these days i sit around and laugh at the many rivers i’ve crossed B but on the far banks there’s always another forest where a man can get lost A E A E well there in the high trees love’s bluebird glides A E A E B guiding us ’cross to another river on the other side A E A E and there someone is waitin’ with a look in her eyes A E and though my heart’s grown weary A E B and more than a little bit shy A E A E tonight i’ll drink from her waters to quench my thirst and leave the angels to worry A C#m with every wish | C#m A B | E | E | A | A | E | E | A | A | | E | E | A | A | E | E | B | B | E | E E A B C#m - 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - - 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 6 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - 6 - - - 2 - - 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - -