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 EABC#m -0--0--2--4-- -0--2--4--5-- -1--2--4--6-- -2--2--4--6-- -2--0--2--4-- -0-----------