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Luke Combs - Be Careful What You Wish For Chords

Chord reference D, G, A, Em, Bm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑

[D] [G] [D] [G] Couldn’t [D]wait to ride out of that [G]one horse town Didn’t [D]see no use [G]in sticking around I was [D]green and busting [G]at the seams to [A]leave I was [D]sitting on G, [G]waiting on O, the day I [D]hit eighteen, [G]I hit the road Traded that [D]county maintain for a [G]four lane city [A]street But sometimes [Em]things ain’t what you [D]think they’re gonna [G]be [Em]What you want ain’t [D]always what you [G]need

Don’t know what you [D]got ’til it’s gone, and you’re [A]out on your own All you [G]want is what you can’t [A]get back Once you let it [D]go, then you know [A]what you have Don’t hold a [G]candle to what [A]you had [Bm]Sometimes what you [A]think you’ll find [G]It ain’t quite what [D]real life has in [Em]store [A]So be careful what you wish for [D] [G] [D] [G]

She was [D]holding on [G]just a little too tight Talked a [D]little too much [G]about the rest of our lives I [D]broke her heart [G]thinking freedom would set [A]me free Well sometimes [Em]things ain’t what you [D]think they’re gonna [G]be

Don’t know what you [D]got ’til it’s gone, and you’re [A]out on your own All you [G]want is what you can’t [A]get back Once you let it [D]go, then you know [A]what you have Don’t hold a [G]candle to what [A]you had [Bm]Sometimes what you [A]think you’ll find [G]It ain’t quite what [D]real life has in [Em]store [A]So be careful what you wish for [D]

‘Cause these [Em]city lights can’t shine quite like the [D]stars I wish [G]I could wish her back into [A]my arms

Don’t know what you [D]got ’til it’s gone, and you’re [A]out on your own All you [G]want is what you can’t [A]get back Once you let it [D]go, then you know [A]what you have Don’t hold a [G]candle to what [A]you had [Bm]Sometimes what you [A]think you’ll find [G]It ain’t quite what [D]real life has in [Em]store [Em]And you can’t get her back no [A]more [A]So be careful what you wish [D]for [G] [D] [G]be careful what [D]you wish [G] [D]for

Artist Luke Combs
Album This One's for You
Genres Country
Year 2017
Key D

How to Play Be Careful What You Wish For on Guitar?

Luke Combs - Be Careful What You Wish For can be played in the key of D using the D, G, A, Em, Bm chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Be Careful What You Wish For with the ↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.