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Wishful Thinking by Joel Plaskett
Wishful Thinking
Verse:Capo:no capo
Verse:
e|-----------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------| This is the main part of the song, repeat
g|-----------------------------------| again and again, played as a blues style riff.
d|----7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-------------| <------------
a|----7-7--9-9--7-7--9-9-------------|
E|----5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-------------|
e|----4---2---0----------------------|
b|----5---2---2----------------------| Strum these a bit after each verse.
g|----6---2---2----------------------|
d|----6---4---2----------------------|
a|----4---4---0----------------------|
E|----4---2---0----------------------|
Chorus:
e|--------------------------------4---2---0-----|
b|--------------------------------5---2---2-----| Strum around for each of these
g|--7-7-7-7-----------------------6---2---2-----| chords, listen to the song for
d|--7-7-9-9--------7-7-7-7--------6---4---2-----| where to change, should be
a|--5-5-5-5--------7-7-9-9--------4---4---0-----| easy to hear.
E|-----------------5-5-5-5--------4---2---0-----|
Half way through the song, he moves everything up on whole step (2 frets). Same
timing in changing the chords and everything.
Verse:
e|-----------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------|
d|----9-9---9--9--9-9---9--9---------|
a|----9-9--11-11--9-9--11-11---------|
E|----7-7---7--7--7-7---7--7---------|
e|----6---4---2----------------------|
b|----7---4---4----------------------|
g|----8---4---4----------------------|
d|----8---6---4----------------------|
a|----6---6---2----------------------|
E|----6---4---2----------------------|
Chorus:
e|--------------------------------6---4---2-----|
b|--------------------------------7---4---4-----|
g|--9-9--9--9---------------------8---4---4-----|
d|--9-9-11-11------9-9--9--9------8---6---4-----|
a|--7-7--7--7------9-9-11-11------6---6---2-----|
E|-----------------7-7--7--7------6---4---2-----|
I’m holding court with the king of the camp
I’m a working horse, a postage stamp
Tune up my guitar, turn on my amp
I felt so sad when I got off the plane
I don’t wanna go to New York City again
Kissing you goodbye in the pissing rain
But if wishful thinking’s all I got
I keep on thinking wishful thoughts
Thinking wishful thoughts
I wish you were here, but you’re not
I feel like a sailor lost on the seas
Catching a cold, maybe catching a breeze
Standing on the prairie looking for trees
Rock and roll’s wrapped ‘round me as tight as a noose
And from the front of the train you can’t see the caboose
In northern New Brunswick watch out for the moose
It’s a long, long way to Winnipeg
And I ain’t too proud to shake a leg
Sing for my supper, break me an egg
Cds for sale at the back of the hall
Buy one, buy ‘em all
Couple bucks cheaper than they are at the mall
Thank you, good night, we’ll be back in the fall!
Seasons come and season go
Nobody wants to end the rock n’ roll show
Look at you, love, you got that Golden Glow
North of the sun and south of the snow
No particular destination, no particular plant to grow
Buckle up baby, let’s rock down the road
Highway white lines are freakin’ me out
Wondering what your doin’, are you out and about?
Gettin’ lost, gettin’ lost, gettin’ lost
Gettin’ lost on the paper on my paper route
Guitar’s singing a song for free:
“Why’s everybody always picking on me?”
Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[MAIN Am BLUES RIFF]
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7------------|
A|----7-7-9-7---7-7-9-7------------|
E|----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5------------|
[TURNAROUND]
C#m F#m E Am Riff
E|----4-----2-----x-----------------------------|
B|----5-----2-----x-----------------------------|
G|----6-----2-----x-----------------------------|
D|----6-----4-----2----7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--------|
A|----4-----4-----2----7-7-9-7---7-7-9-7--------|
E|----------2-----0----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------|
Am Riff
I’m holding court with the king of the camp
I’m a working horse, a postage stamp
C#m F#m E Am Riff
Tune up my guitar, turn on my amp
Am Riff
I felt so sad when I got off the plane
I don’t wanna go to New York City again
C#m F#m E Am Riff
Kissing you goodbye in the pissing rain
[Chorus]
Dm Riff Am Riff
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-------------------------------|
D|-----7-7-9-7---7-7-9-7------7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--------|
A|-----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5------7-7-9-7---7-7-9-7--------|
E|----------------------------5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------|
But if wishful.. Keep on...
C#m F#m E Dm Riff Am Riff
E|----4-----2------------x-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5-----2------------x-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6-----2------------x----------------7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7----------------------------|
D|----6-----4------------2----------------7-7-9-7---7-7-9-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--------|
A|----4-----4------------2----------------5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---7-7-9-7---7-7-9-7--------|
E|----------2------------0------------------------------------5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------|
I Wish you were here... But you're noooooooooooooooooooooot
Dm Riff
But if wishful thinking’s all I got
Am Riff
I keep on thinking wishful thoughts, thinking wishful thoughts
C#m F#m E Dm Riff Am Riff
I wish you were here... but you’re nooooooooooooooot
Dm Riff Am Riff
(No, no, no), but you’re nooooooooooooooot
[Verse]
Am Riff
I feel like a sailor lost on the seas
Catching a cold, maybe catching a breeze
C#m F#m E Am Riff
Standing on the prairie looking for trees
Am Riff
Rock and roll’s wrapped ‘round me as tight as a noose
And from the front of the train you can’t see the caboose
C#m F#m E Am Riff
In northern New Brunswick watch out for the moose
[Chorus]
Dm Riff
But if wishful thinking’s all I got
Am Riff
I keep on thinking wishful thoughts, thinking wishful thoughts
C#m F#m E Dm Riff Am Riff
I wish you were here... but you’re nooooooooooooooot
Dm Riff Am Riff
(No, no, no), but you’re nooooooooooooooot
Dm Riff Am Riff
(Heeeeeeeee), but you’re nooooooooooooooot
[Bridge]
// Hold on Am Riff for 4 or 8 bars then move EVERYTHING up two frets to Bm
// Riffary over top in Am then into Bm during change. Classic sporatic country-style Plaskett riffage.
Bm Riff
You put some gas in your tank
You put some air in your lungs
Cause you know there's a song that's gotta get sung.
Bm Riff [Hold this as long as possible]
Cause it’s a long, long way to Winnipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeg
And I ain’t too proud to shake a leg
D#m G#m F# Bm Riff
Sing for my supper, break me an egg
[Chorus]
Bm Riff
But if wishful thinking’s all I got
Em Riff
I keep on thinking wishful thoughts, thinking wishful thoughts
[Hold Bm Riff for 4 more bars then into chorus turnaround]
D#m G#m F# Em Riff Bm Riff
I wish you were here... but you’re nooooooooooooooot
Em Riff Bm Riff
(No, no, no), but you’re nooooooooooooooot
Em Riff Bm Riff
(No, no, no), but you’re nooooooooooooooot
Em Riff Bm Riff
(Heeeeeeeee), but you’re nooooooooooooooot
[Verse]
Bm Riff
CDs for sale at the back of the hall... Buy one, buy ‘em all
Couple bucks cheaper than they are at the mall
D#m G#m C# Bm Riff
Thank you, good night, we’ll be back in the fall!
Bm Riff
Seasons come and season go [Guitar licks in Bm]
Nobody wants to end the rock n’ roll show
D#m G#m C# Bm Riff
Look at you, love, you got that Golden Glow
[Bridge]
Bm Riff
Goin' down, goin' down, goin' down, goin' down..
[Slide back down to Am Riff]
Goin' down, goin' down, goin' down, goin' down..
[Verse]
Am Riff
North of the sun and south of the snow
No particular destination, no particular plant to grow
C#m F#m E Am Riff
Buckle up baby, let’s rock down the road
Am Riff
Highway white lines are freakin’ me out
Wondering what your doin’, are you out and about?
Am Riff
Gettin’ lost, gettin’ lost, gettin’ lost, gettin' lost
C#m F#m E Am Riff
Gettin’ lost on the paper on my paper route
[Chorus]
Dm Riff
But if wishful thinking’s all I got
Am Riff
I keep on thinking wishful thoughts, thinking wishful thoughts
C#m F#m E Dm Riff Am Riff
I wish you were here... but you’re nooooooooooooooot
Dm Riff Am Riff
(No, no, no), but you’re nooooooooooooooot
Dm Riff Am Riff
(No, no, no), but you’re nooooooooooooooot
[Verse]
Am Riff
Guitar’s singing a song for free:
Why’s everybody always picking on me? (Tweedle Dee)
C#m F#m E Am Riff
Tweedley Dum and Tweedley Dee
[Bridge]
Just stay in Am Riff, he does a muted Am Sweep for each Hee Hoo.
Am
Heeee Hoooo... Heeee Hoooo...
Heeee Hoooo... Heeeeeeeeee...
[Chorus]
Dm Riff
But if wishful thinking’s all I got
Am Riff
I keep on thinking wishful thoughts, thinking wishful thoughts
C#m F#m E Dm Riff Am Riff
I wish you were here... but you’re nooooooooooooooot
Dm Riff Am Riff
(No, no, no), but you’re nooooooooooooooot
Dm Riff Am Riff
(Where'd ya go?), but you’re nooooooooooooooot
[Outro]
Am Riff
Ooo OOo Oooooooo
Ooo OOo Oooooooo (add harmony higher)
Ooo OOo Oooooooo
| x Dead note
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