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Name: Mike M
Artist: Ben Hobbs
Title: Wishful Thinking
Tune Down 1/2 Step (All chords relative to 1/2 step drop)
[INTRO]
E-|------------0----------4--0--|
B-|--0--2--2-4-----0--2-2-------|
G-|-----------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------|
[VERSE 1]
ECarve out your C#mname under my Eskin
Cus' I F#mdon't undersAtand, can this gEet out of hBand?
EBeat me C#mup ‘till I'm worn tEhin
BLet me F#mbe the one to C#mkeep you in
[CHORUS]
It's just EwisF#mhful tC#mhinking
But we aEll keep Brunning C#mon
And I'm BhopinF#mg to get mC#my win
While you Atry to bBring it C#mhome
[VERSE 2]
EI must be caC#mreful not to sEin
Name me F#mone thing that tAried to eEnd us with a kBiss
EIf truth has C#mspoken then it's iEnsecure
BSo let me F#mbe the one to C#mkeep you in
[CHORUS]
It's just EwisF#mhful tC#mhinking
But we aEll keep Brunning C#mon
And I'm BhopinF#mg to get mC#my win
While you Atry to bBring it C#mhome
ABring it home
C#mBring it home
ABring it home
C#mBring it Bhome
ABring it home
EBring it Bhome
ABring it home
C#mBring it Bhome
[REPEAT INTRO]
E-|------------0----------4--0--|
B-|--0--2--2-4-----0--2-2-------|
G-|-----------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------|
[CHORUS]
It's just EwisF#mhful tC#mhinking
But we aEll keep Brunning C#mon
And I'm EhopinF#mg to get my C#mwin
While you tAry to brBing it hC#mome
A Bb C#m

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Wishful Thinking

by Ben Hobbs

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C#m

F#m

Name: Mike M

Artist: Ben Hobbs

Title: Wishful Thinking

Tune Down 1/2 Step (All chords relative to 1/2 step drop)

[INTRO]

E-|------------0----------4--0--|

B-|--0--2--2-4-----0--2-2-------|

G-|-----------------------------|

D-|-----------------------------|

A-|-----------------------------|

E-|-----------------------------|

[VERSE 1]

E C#m E

Carve out your name under my skin

F#m A E B

Cus' I don't understand, can this get out of hand?

E C#m E

Beat me up ‘till I'm worn thin

B F#m C#m

Let me be the one to keep you in

[CHORUS]

E F#m C#m

It's just wishful thinking

E B C#m

But we all keep running on

B F#m C#m

And I'm hoping to get my win

A B C#m

While you try to bring it home

[VERSE 2]

E C#m E

I must be careful not to sin

F#m A E B

Name me one thing that tried to end us with a kiss

E C#m E

If truth has spoken then it's insecure

B F#m C#m

So let me be the one to keep you in

[CHORUS]

E F#m C#m

It's just wishful thinking

E B C#m

But we all keep running on

B F#m C#m

And I'm hoping to get my win

A B C#m

While you try to bring it home

Bring it home

C#m

Bring it home

C#m B

Bring it home

E B

Bring it home

C#m B

Bring it home

[REPEAT INTRO]

E-|------------0----------4--0--|

B-|--0--2--2-4-----0--2-2-------|

G-|-----------------------------|

D-|-----------------------------|

A-|-----------------------------|

E-|-----------------------------|

[CHORUS]

E F#m C#m

It's just wishful thinking

E B C#m

But we all keep running on

E F#m C#m

And I'm hoping to get my win

A B C#m

While you try to bring it home

A Bb C#m

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