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Rachael Yamagata – I Wish You Love Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Verse 1]
           Am
I wish you bluebirds in the spring
        Gmaj7
to give your heart a song to sing,
         C                D
and then a kiss, but more than this
       G
I wish you love.

[Verse 2]
         Am
And in July a lemonade,
        Gmaj7
to cool you in some leafy glade;
       C                   C/D
I wish you health and more
than wealth,
  G
I wish you love.

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[Chorus]
G7          C            Cm
My breaking heart and I agree
             G             E7
that you and I could never be,
            Am            A7
so, with my best, my very best
  D             D
I set you free.

[Verse 3]
           Am
I wish you shelter from the storm,
       Gmaj7
a cozy   fire to keep you warm,
         C                C/D
but most of all, when snowflakes fall:
  Am/D          G
I wish you love.

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[Interlude]
C       C/D      G        G7

[Chorus]
G7          C            Cm
My breaking heart and I agree
             G             E7
that you and I could never be,
            Am            A7
so, with my best, my very best
          C/D          C/D
I set you free.

[Verse 4]
           Am
I wish you shelter from the storm,
    Gmaj7
a cozy fire to keep you warm,
            C             C/D
but most of all, when snowflakes fall:
       G             G
I wish you love.
            C             C/DD
But most of all, when snowflakes fall:
  G             G       G     Gmaj7
I wish you love.

How to play I Wish You Love: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for I Wish You Love by Rachael Yamagata on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

I Wish You Love by Rachael Yamagata is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 11 chords: Am, Gmaj7, C, D, G, C/D, G7, Cm, E7, A7 and Am/D.

The backbone of the song is Am – Gmaj7 – C – C/D (ii – Imaj7 – IV – IV in G major). In solfa, that is reh – doh – fah – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.