Wouldn’t It Be Nice Chords & Tabs

by The Beach Boys

[Content]
"Wouldn't It Be Nice"
(Brian Wilson / Tony Asher)

[Intro]
A             F#m             Bm            D       
v      v      v      v        v      v      v      v
e|--------17-------------------|--------17--14--------14-----|
B|-----14-----17-14--15-17--14-|-----15--------15--17-----15-|
G|-14--------------------------|-14--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A            F#m              C                     
v      v      v      v        v      v      v      v
e|--------17-------------------|--------17-------------------|
B|-----14-----17-14--15-17--14-|------------17-----15-17-----|
G|-14--------------------------|-14------------17---------17-|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

[Verse 1]
               F                    
Wouldn't it be nice if we were older
                Bb              Gm7 
And we wouldn't have to wait so long
    C7             F                    
And wouldn't it be nice to live together
               Bb               Gm7 C7
In the kind of world where we belong

[Bridge]
Dm7/A                       Eb/F            
You know it's gonna make it that much better
Dm7/A                         Am7    Gm7   C7
When we can say goodnight and stay together

[Verse 2]
               F                       
Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up
               Bb              Gm7
In the morning when the day is new
    C7           F                     
And after having spent the day together
                Bb                    Gm7    C7
Hold each other close the whole night through

[Bridge]
Dm7/A                     Eb/F            
What happy times together we'd be spending
Dm7/A                      Am7   Gm7   C7
I wish that every kiss was never ending
                   F   
Oh, wouldn't it be nice
v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
e|-----------------|---------------|
B                                   
G|-----2-----2-3-2-|---------------|
D|-----------------|-------3---3---|
A|-----------------|---3-5-------5-|
E|-----------------|---------------|

[Middle 8]
(guitar repeats first two bars of intro)
Dmaj7       Gmaj7                               F#m7           Bm7
Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come true
Dmaj7            Gmaj7                         F#m7       Bm7
Baby, then there wouldn't be a single thing we couldn't do
            F#m7                 Bm7     
We could be married (we could be married)
F#m7                C7    
- last two bars of intro -
And then we'd be happy (then we'd be happy)
                   F   
Oh, wouldn't it be nice

[Coda]
(slow down)
Dm7/A                         Eb/F         
You know it seems the more we talk about it
Dm7/A                     Am7     Gm7    
It only makes it worse to live without it
          Am7   Gm7    C7
But let's talk about it
(resume original tempo)
               F   
Wouldn't it be nice
Good night, baby
Sleep tight, baby... (fade)