Wouldn't It Be Nice

by The Beach Boys

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Quick swingy tempo

Verse 1

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Woul - n't it be nice if we were old-er
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Then we would - n't have to wait so long~~~~~~
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And -- would-n't it be nice to live to-geth-er
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In the kind of world where we'd be-long~~~~~
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Though it's gonna make it that much better
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When we can say goodnight and stay to-geth-er
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Oh   wouldn't   it   be   nice

Verse 2

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Would - n't it be nice if we could wake up
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In the morning when the day is new~~~~~
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And --- after that to spend the day to-geth-er
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Hold each other close the whole night through~~~~
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The hap-py times together we'd be spending
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I wish that ev-'ry kiss was nev - er end-ing
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Oh   wouldn't   it   be   nice

Slower Tempo Here

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Well may-be if --- we think and wish and
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Hope and pray it might~~~ come true~~~~~
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Ba-by then --- there wouln't be a
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Single thing we couldn't do~~~~~~~

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We could get mar-ried~~~~~
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And then we'd be hap - py~~~~
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Oh  wouldn't it  be   nice.....