Wish It Was True Chords by The White Buffalo

Tempo:
157.05 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Em

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Wish It Was True Lyrics - The White Buffalo chords
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[D]
Mother, I tried to do right by you, to do what [G] you [D] asked me to, [A] I did wrong and [D] I knew.
[G] [D]
Mother, I [F#] tried [G] to behave [D] for you, now I'm a-diggin' a grave for you, it was [A] all [D] I could do.
[G] [D]
[A] Find a way back home, make everything [G] new, I wish [D] it was true.
[G] [D]
[G]
[D] [G] [D]
Father, I gave my [G] soul [D] to you, I came in [G] blindfolded [D] for you, it was [A] all that [D] I knew.
[G]
[D]
[A] Open your arms and I'll fly to hell [G] up to you, [D] I wish it was true.
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[Em]
Boy, come on out [G] from the cold, you're lost outside there, [D] don't you know?
It's not what you say, it's what [A] you do, just keep wishin' your wishes [Em] are true.
Were your dreams their reality?
[G] There's no pain, there's no [D] misery, just polish the blood [A] and the bruise.
There's just no way [G] you can lose, I wish it [D] was true.
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D]
Contrary, I [G] was a soldier [D] to you, I did [G] what you asked [D] me to, it was [A] wrong [D] and you knew.
[G]
[D]
Contrary, I'm [G] just a stranger [D] to you, a number, [G] a name, [D] it's true, threw me [A] away when [D] you were through.
[G]
[D]
[A] Home of the brave and the free, the red, [G] white and the blue, I wish it [D] was true.
[G]
[D] [G]
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Em
121
F#
134211112
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The White Buffalo - Wish It Was True chords, practice playing G, D, G, A and D in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 78 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 157 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Mother, _ _ _ _ I tried to do right by you, _ _ _ _ _
to do what [G] you [D] asked me to, [A] I did wrong and [D] I knew.
_ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Mother, _ _ _ _ _ I [F#] tried [G] to behave [D] for you, _ _ _ _ _ _
now I'm a-diggin' a grave for you, it was [A] all [D] I could do.
_ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ Find a way back home, make everything [G] _ _ new, _ _ _ _ I wish [D] it was true.
[G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Father, _ _ _ _ _ _ I gave my [G] soul [D] to you, _ _ _ _ _
I came in [G] _ blindfolded [D] for you, it was [A] all that [D] I knew.
_ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ Open your arms and I'll fly to hell [G] up to you, _ _ _ _ _ [D] I wish it was true.
[G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Boy, come on out [G] from the cold, _ _ _ you're lost outside there, [D] don't you know? _ _ _
It's not what you say, it's what [A] you do, _ just keep wishin' your wishes [Em] are true.
_ Were your dreams their reality?
[G] _ _ _ _ There's no pain, there's no _ [D] misery, _ _ _ _ just polish the blood [A] and the _ bruise. _ _
_ There's just no way [G] you can _ _ lose, _ _ _ I wish it [D] was true.
[G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Contrary, _ _ _ I [G] was a soldier [D] to you, _ _ _ _ _ _
I did [G] what you asked [D] me to, it was [A] wrong [D] and you knew.
_ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Contrary, _ _ _ _ _ I'm [G] just a stranger [D] to you, _ _ _ _ _ _
a number, [G] a name, [D] it's true, threw me [A] away when [D] you were through.
_ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ Home of the brave and the free, the red, [G] white and the _ blue, _ _ _ _ _ I wish it [D] _ was true. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song was featured on the The Lost and Found - EP album.

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