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Wishful Thinking

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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 7Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo on 2nd fret (Can change depending on your vocal range)
   Cadd9    G   Dsus4     Em7    D  Dsus4*
e|-3----3----3----3----2----3--| 
B|-3----3----3----3----3----3--| 
G|-0----0----2----0----2----0h2| 
D|-2----0----0----2----0----0--|
A|-3----2----x----2----x----x--|
E|-x----3----x----0----x----x--|
[Intro]
So tell me ‘bout your dreaCadd9ms and if you sGee yourself right herDsus4e when you get oldEm7  
And tell me all the lies Cadd9you had to make and Gall the promises Dsus4you've brokeEm7  
And tell me ‘bout the littCadd9le girl you Gwere and just Dwho she Dsus4grew uEm7p to be
And tell me if yCadd9ou could ever see Gyourself with somebody Dsus4like meG  
[Hook]
  Cadd9    G  Dsus4* Em7  
  Cadd9    G  Dsus4* Dsus4*   
[Verse]
Cadd923 years Gand going stronEm7g of livinDsus4g life aloneCadd9  
                               G       Em7  Dsus4*          
and never thought anything would change
Cadd9And I was convinGced that all this time Em7I'd never call anyDsus4body miCadd9ne
                              G          Em7  Dsus4*                
and never thought anything would change
Cadd9But good things can take yGou by surpriseD  
[Chorus]
So tell me ‘bout your dreaCadd9ms and if you sGee yourself right herDsus4e when you get oldEm7  
And tell me all the lies Cadd9you had to make and Gall the promises Dsus4you've brokeEm7  
And tell me ‘bout the littCadd9le girl you Gwere and just Dwho she Dsus4grew uEm7p to be
And tell me if yCadd9ou could ever see Gyourself with somebody Dsus4like meG  
[Hook]
  Cadd9    G  Dsus4* Em7  
  Cadd9    G  Dsus4* Dsus4*   
[Verse]
Cadd9Never saw it coming Gin the dark Em7from a millDsus4ion miles awayCadd9  
               G         Em7  Dsus4*        
but that's when everything changed
Cadd9Stuck in my waGys of loneliness and Em7so unprepared fDsus4or what was nexCadd9t
               G         Em7  Dsus4*        
and that's when everything changed
Cadd9‘Cause good things can take Gyou by surpriseD  
[Chorus]
So tell me ‘bout your dreaCadd9ms and if you sGee yourself right herDsus4e when you get oldEm7  
And tell me all the lies Cadd9you had to make and Gall the promises Dsus4you've brokeEm7  
And tell me ‘bout the littCadd9le girl you Gwere and just Dwho she Dsus4grew uEm7p to be
And tell me if yCadd9ou could ever see Gyourself with somebody Dsus4like meG  
2 Muted Strums
[Verse]
Cadd9So in need oGf you to savEm7e and make Dsus4me a better manCadd9  
if I Gcould sweep you off yEm7our feet and make you Dsus4everything I Cadd9have
And iGf this evening neEm7ver ends then I'd bDsus4e perfectly all Cadd9right
‘cause good things can take Gyou by surpriseD  
[Outro]
So tell me ‘bout your dreaCadd9ms and if you sGee yourself right herDsus4e when you get oldEm7  
And tell me all the lies Cadd9you had to make and Gall the promises Dsus4you've brokeEm7  
And tell me ‘bout the littCadd9le girl you Gwere and just Dwho she Dsus4grew uEm7p to be
And tell me if yCadd9ou could ever see Gyourself with somebody Dsus4like meG  
  Cadd9    G  Dsus4* Em7  
Oh how I Cadd9wish that you could see youGrself with someboDsus4dy like meG  

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Wishful Thinking

by Abandoning Sunday

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Dsus4

Em7

Capo on 2nd fret (Can change depending on your vocal range)

Cadd9 G Dsus4 Em7 D Dsus4

e|-3----3----3----3----2----3--|

B|-3----3----3----3----3----3--|

G|-0----0----2----0----2----0h2|

D|-2----0----0----2----0----0--|

A|-3----2----x----2----x----x--|

E|-x----3----x----0----x----x--|

[Intro]

Cadd9 G Dsus4 Em7

So tell me ‘bout your dreams and if you see yourself right here when you get old

Cadd9 G Dsus4 Em7

And tell me all the lies you had to make and all the promises you've broke

Cadd9 G D Dsus4 Em7

And tell me ‘bout the little girl you were and just who she grew up to be

Cadd9 G Dsus4 G

And tell me if you could ever see yourself with somebody like me

[Hook]

Cadd9 G Dsus4 Em7

Cadd9 G Dsus4 Dsus4

* *

[Verse]

Cadd9 G Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9

23 years and going strong of living life alone

G Em7 Dsus4

and never thought anything would change

Cadd9 G Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9

And I was convinced that all this time I'd never call anybody mine

G Em7 Dsus4

and never thought anything would change

Cadd9 G D

But good things can take you by surprise

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G Dsus4 Em7

So tell me ‘bout your dreams and if you see yourself right here when you get old

Cadd9 G Dsus4 Em7

And tell me all the lies you had to make and all the promises you've broke

Cadd9 G D Dsus4 Em7

And tell me ‘bout the little girl you were and just who she grew up to be

Cadd9 G Dsus4 G

And tell me if you could ever see yourself with somebody like me

[Hook]

Cadd9 G Dsus4 Em7

Cadd9 G Dsus4 Dsus4

* *

[Verse]

Cadd9 G Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9

Never saw it coming in the dark from a million miles away

G Em7 Dsus4

but that's when everything changed

Cadd9 G Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9

Stuck in my ways of loneliness and so unprepared for what was next

G Em7 Dsus4

and that's when everything changed

Cadd9 G D

‘Cause good things can take you by surprise

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G Dsus4 Em7

So tell me ‘bout your dreams and if you see yourself right here when you get old

Cadd9 G Dsus4 Em7

And tell me all the lies you had to make and all the promises you've broke

Cadd9 G D Dsus4 Em7

And tell me ‘bout the little girl you were and just who she grew up to be

Cadd9 G Dsus4 G

And tell me if you could ever see yourself with somebody like me

2 Muted Strums

[Verse]

Cadd9 G Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9

So in need of you to save and make me a better man

G Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9

if I could sweep you off your feet and make you everything I have

G Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9

And if this evening never ends then I'd be perfectly all right

G D

‘cause good things can take you by surprise

[Outro]

Cadd9 G Dsus4 Em7

So tell me ‘bout your dreams and if you see yourself right here when you get old

Cadd9 G Dsus4 Em7

And tell me all the lies you had to make and all the promises you've broke

Cadd9 G D Dsus4 Em7

And tell me ‘bout the little girl you were and just who she grew up to be

Cadd9 G Dsus4 G

And tell me if you could ever see yourself with somebody like me

Cadd9 G Dsus4 Em7

Cadd9 G Dsus4 G

Oh how I wish that you could see yourself with somebody like me

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