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Wishful Thinking chords by
Smokey Robinson
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Key: Db major•
Verse 1
C
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G
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F
F

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C
C

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(Wishful
G
G

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C
C

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thinking)

(What you're doing)

(Wishful thinking)

(What you're doing)
Verse 2
C
C

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(Ooh) ooh I recall the time when all
Dm
Dm

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F
F

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of her love belonged to you
C
C

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For the sake of havin' you near,
Dm
Dm

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there was nothin' that she wouldn't do
Verse 3
Em
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And now you're mind is in a state of con
F
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Am
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F
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Em
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fu sion (confusion)
Dm
Dm

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F
F

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So if you think she's coming back,
Dm
Dm

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F
F

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C
C

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It's just an il lusion
Verse 4
C
C

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It's wishful thinking
Dm
Dm

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Ah, that's what you're doin' right
F
F

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now (it's what you're doing)
C
C

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Ah, wishful thinking
Dm
Dm

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Hoping she'll come back to you somehow
F
F

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(it's what you're doing)
C
C

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But you don't know (all of her

love belongs to me)

You don't know (all of her love
F
F

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G
G

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belongs to me)

Uh- huh
C
C

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Verse 5

F
F

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G
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C
C

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I can see

All your hopes and dreams,
Dm
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F
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C
C

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have faded away since she's been gone, ah

But love remains in your heart,
Dm
Dm

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F
F

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so you just keep banging on
Em
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You
Verse 6
G
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keep telling yourself that the
Am
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Em
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telephone did ring

But you might as well hang it up,
F
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Dm
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G
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cause you've had your final fling
Verse 7
F
F

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C
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An d it's wishful thinking
Dm
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Ah, that's what you're doin' right

now (it's what you're doing)
C
C

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I said you're, wishful thinking
Dm
Dm

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Hoping she'll come back to you somehow

(it's what you're doing)
F
F

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C
C

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But you don't know (all of her

love belongs to me)

I say you don't know (all of her love
F
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belongs to me)
Verse 8
F
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C
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(The girl's on your
F
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G
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mind)

(All the time)

(The girl's on your mind)
C
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G
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(All the
C
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time)
Verse 9
C
C

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(Ooh) ooh now you know her love was something
Dm
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F
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C
C

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you just couldn't push aside

When she walked away from you,
Dm
Dm

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she also took your pride
Em
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So
Verse 10
G
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Em
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you search your mind to think of a
F
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Am
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Em
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reason (the reason)
F
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But the day she wanted you,

you had a love for every season
C
C

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So it's
Verse 11

wishful thinking
Dm
Dm

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Ah, hoping and prayin' right now

(it's what you're doing)
F
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C
C

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I said you're, wishful thinking
Dm
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Hoping she'll come back to you somehow

(it's what you're doing)
F
F

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C
C

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But you don't know ah (all of

her love belongs to me)

You don't know,
F
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C
C

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ooh (all of her love belongs to me)
Verse 12
Dm
Dm

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Wishful thinking

Hoping she'll come back to you somehow

(it's what you're doing)
C
C

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I said you're, wishful thinking
Dm
Dm

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Cause don't you know she's mine right

now (it's what you're doing)
C
C

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And you're just wishing

(wishful thinking)
Dm
Dm

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Hoping, praying (it's what

you're doing)
C
C

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Dm
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Dreaming, wanting (wishful thinking)

Needin', plannin' (it's what you're
C
C

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doing)

Schemin'
Verse 13
C
C

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Wishful thinking
Dm
Dm

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Ah, you know she's mine right now

(it's what you're doing)
C
C

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I said you're, wishful thinking
Dm
Dm

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Ain't get her back, no way,

no how (It's what you're doing)

I said you're wishful thinking

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • G

  • F

  • Dm

  • Em

  • Am

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Wishful Thinking by Smokey Robinson is Db major.

The primary chords used in Wishful Thinking are Db, Ab, Gb, Ebm, Fm, Bbm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Ab, Gb, Ebm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Wishful Thinking is approximately 171 beats per minute.

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