Go West – King of Wishful Thinking
216 bpm 4/4 Strumming [Pretty Woman 1990]
Intro
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Verse 1
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I don't need… to fall at your feet…
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Just ‘cause you cut me to the bone-eee-eee…
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and I won't miss… the way that you kiss me…
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We were never carved in stone-eee-eee…
Pre Chorus 1
Dm7 Dm7 F F
If I don't listen to the talk… of the town…
Dm7 Dm7 F.. G....
Maybe I can fool myself…
Chorus 1
C.. F.... G.. Am....
I'll get over you… I know I will…
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I'll pretend my ship's not… sin---king…
C.. F.... G.. Am....
and I'll tell myself… I'm over you…
C/E C/E Dm7 Dm7
‘cause I'm the King of wish-hhh-ful thin-nnn-king…
KING OF WISHFUL…
Interlude 1
Am F G.. C....
THIN-NNN-KING…
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I am the King of wish-hhh-ful thin-nnn-king…
Verse 2
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I refuse to give in to my blues…
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That's not how it's gonna be-eee-eee…
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and I deny… the tears in my eyes…
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I don't want to let you see-eee-eee… No-ooo…
Pre Chorus 2
Dm7 Dm7 F F
That you have made a hole in my heart…
Dm7 Dm7 F.. G....
and now I've got to fool myself…
Refrain
C.. F.... G.. Am....
I'll get over you… I know I will…
C.. F.... G.. Am....
I'll pretend my ship's not… sin---king…
C.. F.... G.. Am....
and I'll tell myself… I'm over you
C/E Dm7
‘cause I'm the King of wish-hhh-ful
Chorus 1
C.. F.... G.. Am....
thin-nnn-king…
I'LL GET OVER YOU… I KNOW I WILL…
C.. F.... G.. Am....
I'LL PRETEND MY SHIP'S NOT… SIN---KING…
C.. F.... G.. Am....
AND I'LL TELL MYSELF… I'M OVER YOU…
C/E C/E Dm7 Dm7
‘cause I'm the King of wish-hhh-ful thin-nnn-king…
KING OF WISHFUL
Solo
A# F G G C C C/G C/G
THIN-NNN-KING…
Bridge 1
F F F G
I will never never shed a tear for you…
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I'll get o-ooo-ver you… I KNOW I WILL…
Interlude 2
Am F G.. C....
Pre Chorus 1
Dm7 Dm7 F F
If I don't listen to the talk… of the town…
Dm7 Dm7 F.. G....
Maybe I can fool myself…
Chorus 1 (Play Softly)
C.. F.... G.. Am....
I'll get over you… I know I will…
C.. F.... G.. Am....
I'll pretend my ship's not… sin---king…
C.. F.... G.. Am....
and I'll tell myself… I'm over you…
C/E C/E Dm7 Dm7
‘cause I'm the King of wish-hhh-ful thin-nnn-king…
KING OF WISHFUL…
Bridge 2 (Play Softly)
F F G G
I'm the King of wish-hhh-ful thin-nnn-king…
Chorus 2
C.. F.... G.. Am....
I'll get over you… I know I will
C.. F.... G .. Am....
You-uuu made a hole-eee in my heart-ttt…
C.. F.... G.. Am....
but I won't shed a tear for you…
C/E C/E Dm7 Dm7
I'll be the King of wish-hhh-ful thin-nnn-king…
Chorus 3
C.. F.... G.. Am....
I'LL GET OVER YOU… I KNOW I WILL…
C.. F.... G.. Am....
I'll pretend my heart’s still bea-aaa-ting…
C.. F.... G.. Am....
‘cause I got… no more tears for you…
C/E C/E Dm7 Dm7
I'm the King of wish-hhh-ful thin-nnn-king…
Outro (Fade Ending)
C.. F.... G.. Am....
I'll get over you… I know I will…
C.. F.... G .. Am....
You-uuu made a hole in my heart-ttt…
C.. F.... G.. Am....
but I won't shed a tear for you…
C/E C/E Dm7 Dm7
I'm the King of wish-hhh-ful thin-nnn-king…
Am F G.. * C