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Wishful Thinking

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[Intro]
F#  C#/F
Bsus2
F#  Bsus2
C#  C#sus4 C#
F#  Bsus2
D#m  G#/C
G#m  E
F#     C#
[Verse 1]
F#     C# C#sus4 C#
C#7sus4
F#   C#/F
D#m   G#
G#m7  C#7
F#   C# C#sus4 C#
C#7sus4
F#  C#/F
D#m   G#
G#m7   C#sus4 C#
[Chorus]
Bsus2
C#  C#/F
F#  C#/F
D#m   Bsus2  C#11
[Interlude]
F#  C#add11/F
Bsus2  F#
Bsus2  C# C#sus4
C#/F  F#/A#
Bsus2  D#m
G#/C   G#m
E   F#  C#
[Verse 2]
F#   C# C#sus4 C#
C#7sus4
F#  C#/F
D#m  G#
G#m7 C#7
[Chorus]
Bsus2  C# C#/F
F# C#/F
D#m   Bsus2 C#11
[Interlude]
F#  C#add11/F
Bsus2  F#
Bsus2  C# C#sus4
C#/F  F#/A#
Bsus2  D#m
G#/C   G#m
E   F#
G#5  C#5
G#5  F#5 E5
E#11  E5
G#5  B5 C#5
D    E/D
D/F#   B5
E5
F#5
[Verse 3]
F#   C# C#sus4 C#
C#7sus4
F#  C#/F
D#m  G#
G#m7 C#7
[Chorus]
F#   C#
F# C#/F
Badd9  C#add11
B/D#  C#/F
F#  C#add11/F
Bsus2
F# Bsus2
C# C#sus4 C#/F
F#/A#  Bsus2
D#m  G#/C
G#m  E
F#  C#add11/F  Bsus2
F#  Bsus2
C# C#sus4 C#/F
F#/A#  Bsus2
D#m  G#/C
G#m  C#  E  B
F#  E  B  F#
[Bridge/Outro] 
Bass and lead guitar only, playing on E major scale

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Wishful Thinking

by John Petrucci

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#/F

Bsus2

C#sus4

D#m

G#/C

G#m

C#7sus4

G#m7

C#7

C#11

C#add11/F

F#/A#

G#5

C#5

F#5

E/D

[Intro]

F# C#/F

Bsus2

F# Bsus2

C# C#sus4 C#

F# Bsus2

D#m G#/C

G#m E

F# C#

[Verse 1]

F# C# C#sus4 C#

C#7sus4

F# C#/F

D#m G#

G#m7 C#7

F# C# C#sus4 C#

C#7sus4

F# C#/F

D#m G#

G#m7 C#sus4 C#

[Chorus]

Bsus2

C# C#/F

F# C#/F

D#m Bsus2 C#11

[Interlude]

F# C#add11/F

Bsus2 F#

Bsus2 C# C#sus4

C#/F F#/A#

Bsus2 D#m

G#/C G#m

E F# C#

[Verse 2]

F# C# C#sus4 C#

C#7sus4

F# C#/F

D#m G#

G#m7 C#7

[Chorus]

Bsus2 C# C#/F

F# C#/F

D#m Bsus2 C#11

[Interlude]

F# C#add11/F

Bsus2 F#

Bsus2 C# C#sus4

C#/F F#/A#

Bsus2 D#m

G#/C G#m

E F#

G#5 C#5

G#5 F#5 E5

E#11 E5

G#5 B5 C#5

D E/D

D/F# B5

F#5

[Verse 3]

F# C# C#sus4 C#

C#7sus4

F# C#/F

D#m G#

G#m7 C#7

[Chorus]

F# C#

F# C#/F

Badd9 C#add11

B/D# C#/F

F# C#add11/F

Bsus2

F# Bsus2

C# C#sus4 C#/F

F#/A# Bsus2

D#m G#/C

G#m E

F# C#add11/F Bsus2

F# Bsus2

C# C#sus4 C#/F

F#/A# Bsus2

D#m G#/C

G#m C# E B

F# E B F#

[Bridge/Outro]

Bass and lead guitar only, playing on E major scale

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