Wishing (acoustic) Chords

KeyD Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays436

Wishing (acoustic) by Buddy Holly is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords D, G, A, Bm, C, F and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro D 

G   A   D 
Wishing 
G                    Bm    A 
that I could see you every day 
G   A   D 
Wishing  
G                       A      D 
that I could steal your heart away 

G    A   D 
Dreaming  
G                 Bm       A 
of the time I can hold you tight 
G   A   D 
Wishing  
G                   A      D 
that the time would come tonight 

G         D      G          C 
I ve been hopin' all along  things would turn out right 
F                              Bb           A 
If I could find a wishing star then I would spend the ni-i-ight 

G   A   D 
Wishing 
G                    Bm    A 
that I could see you every day 
G   A   D 
Wishing  
G                       A      D 
that I could steal your heart away 

G A D  G Bm A  G A D  G A D 

G         D      G          C 
I ve been hopin' all along  things would turn out right 
F                              Bb           A 
If I could find a wishing star then I would spend the ni-i-ight 

G   A   D 
Wishing 
G                    Bm    A 
that I could see you every day 
G   A   D 
Wishing  
G                       A      D 
that I could steal your heart away 

G A D (2x) 

 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

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