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Wishful Drinking

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[Chords]
 Dm: X57765
  F: X33211
  G: X20033
 Bb: 688766
  A: 577655
e|--Dm--------F-------G--------Bb-------A-----------|
B|----6-------1-------3----------------------|
G|----7-------2-------0------7------6--------|
D|----7-------3-------0------8------7--------|
A|--5-------3------2---------8------7--------|
E|-------------------------6------5----------|
[Intro]
Dm
[Verse 1]
  DmSeparate me from the rest of the herd so
FI can run away from all of my hurt, oh
GDrink what I want. Be what I want
Say what you want me to say like
BbI can pretend that I don’t wanna end, I’m Aafraid
(And dangerous)
DmWeave a story so I don’t have to talk, no
FIt’s not a problem if I never get caught, oh
GDrink what I want
Be what I want
Say what you want me to say like
BbI can pretend that I don’t wanna end, I’m Aafraid
(And dangerous)
[Chorus]
  DmOh, wishful drinkin'
 FbTell myself that I’m not thinkin' 'Gbout
How I could Bbdrown, drown, drown, Adrown
Wishful drinkin', Dmoh
Wishful drinkin'
 FGo ahead and stop your thinkin' Gnow
And throw it Bbdown, down, Adown, down
Wishful drinkin', Dmoh
[Verse 2]
  DmHatch demons where no one can see oh
  FOut of sight but in your mind you believe 'em
GDrink what you want. Be what you want
Say what they want you to say like
BbI can pretend that I don’t wanna end, I’m Aafraid
  DmDo you think, do you think that they notice?
  FI keep a bottle by my bed it's a focus
GDrink what I want. Be what I want
Say what you want me to say like
BbI can pretend that I don’t wanna end, I’m Aafraid
(And dangerous)
[Chorus]
  DmOh, wishful drinkin'
 FbTell myself that I’m not thinkin' 'Gbout
How I could Bbdrown, drown, drown, Adrown
Wishful drinkin', Dmoh
Wishful drinkin'
 FGo ahead and stop your thinkin' Gnow
And throw it Bbdown, down, Adown, down
Wishful drinkin', Dmoh
[Bridge]
DmThis is not a problem if I Fdon’t want it to stop
GCan’t call it a problem if I Bbnever let a Aplay drop
DmThis is not a problem if Fconvincin' that it’s not
GDon’t call it a problem, it’s the Bbonly thing that AI still Dmgot
[Outro]
HeFy, oh
HeGy, I knowBb  
Down, down, Adown
Wishful drinkin', Dmoh
  Oh, wishful drinkin'
 FbTell myself that I’m not thinkin' 'Gbout
How I could Bbdrown, drown, drown, Adrown
Wishful drinkin', Dmoh
Wishful drinkin'
 FGo ahead and stop your thinkin' Gnow
And throw it Bbdown, down, Adown, down
Wishful drinkin', Dmoh

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Wishful Drinking

by Tessa Violet

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Chords]

: X57765

: X33211

: X20033

: 688766

: 577655

Dm F G Bb A

e|-------------------------------------------|

B|----6-------1-------3----------------------|

G|----7-------2-------0------7------6--------|

D|----7-------3-------0------8------7--------|

A|--5-------3------2---------8------7--------|

E|-------------------------6------5----------|

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Separate me from the rest of the herd so

I can run away from all of my hurt, oh

Drink what I want. Be what I want

Say what you want me to say like

Bb A

I can pretend that I don’t wanna end, I’m afraid

(And dangerous)

Weave a story so I don’t have to talk, no

It’s not a problem if I never get caught, oh

Drink what I want

Be what I want

Say what you want me to say like

Bb A

I can pretend that I don’t wanna end, I’m afraid

(And dangerous)

[Chorus]

Oh, wishful drinkin'

Fb G

Tell myself that I’m not thinkin' 'bout

Bb A

How I could drown, drown, drown, drown

Wishful drinkin', oh

Wishful drinkin'

F G

Go ahead and stop your thinkin' now

Bb A

And throw it down, down, down, down

Wishful drinkin', oh

[Verse 2]

Hatch demons where no one can see oh

Out of sight but in your mind you believe 'em

Drink what you want. Be what you want

Say what they want you to say like

Bb A

I can pretend that I don’t wanna end, I’m afraid

Do you think, do you think that they notice?

I keep a bottle by my bed it's a focus

Drink what I want. Be what I want

Say what you want me to say like

Bb A

I can pretend that I don’t wanna end, I’m afraid

(And dangerous)

[Chorus]

Oh, wishful drinkin'

Fb G

Tell myself that I’m not thinkin' 'bout

Bb A

How I could drown, drown, drown, drown

Wishful drinkin', oh

Wishful drinkin'

F G

Go ahead and stop your thinkin' now

Bb A

And throw it down, down, down, down

Wishful drinkin', oh

[Bridge]

Dm F

This is not a problem if I don’t want it to stop

G Bb A

Can’t call it a problem if I never let a play drop

Dm F

This is not a problem if convincin' that it’s not

G Bb A Dm

Don’t call it a problem, it’s the only thing that I still got

[Outro]

Hey, oh

G Bb

Hey, I know

Down, down, down

Wishful drinkin', oh

Oh, wishful drinkin'

Fb G

Tell myself that I’m not thinkin' 'bout

Bb A

How I could drown, drown, drown, drown

Wishful drinkin', oh

Wishful drinkin'

F G

Go ahead and stop your thinkin' now

Bb A

And throw it down, down, down, down

Wishful drinkin', oh

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