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Luke Combs - Be Careful What You Wish For Chords

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ChordsD, G, A, Em, Bm
Strumming↓-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

DGDG
Couldn’tDwaittorideoutofthatGonehorsetown
Didn’tDseenouseGinstickingaround
IwasDgreenandbustingGattheseamstoAleave
IwasDsittingonG,GwaitingonO,thedayIDhiteighteen,GIhittheroad
TradedthatDcountymaintainforaGfourlanecityAstreet
ButsometimesEmthingsain’twhatyouDthinkthey’regonnaGbe
EmWhatyouwantain’tDalwayswhatyouGneed
Don’tknowwhatyouDgot’tilit’sgone,andyou’reAoutonyourown
AllyouGwantiswhatyoucan’tAgetback
OnceyouletitDgo,thenyouknowAwhatyouhave
Don’tholdaGcandletowhatAyouhad
BmSometimeswhatyouAthinkyou’llfind
GItain’tquitewhatDreallifehasinEmstore
ASobecarefulwhatyouwishforDGDG
ShewasDholdingonGjustalittletootight
TalkedaDlittletoomuchGabouttherestofourlives
IDbrokeherheartGthinkingfreedomwouldsetAmefree
WellsometimesEmthingsain’twhatyouDthinkthey’regonnaGbe
Don’tknowwhatyouDgot’tilit’sgone,andyou’reAoutonyourown
AllyouGwantiswhatyoucan’tAgetback
OnceyouletitDgo,thenyouknowAwhatyouhave
Don’tholdaGcandletowhatAyouhad
BmSometimeswhatyouAthinkyou’llfind
GItain’tquitewhatDreallifehasinEmstore
ASobecarefulwhatyouwishforD
‘CausetheseEmcitylightscan’tshinequiteliketheDstars
IwishGIcouldwishherbackintoAmyarms
Don’tknowwhatyouDgot’tilit’sgone,andyou’reAoutonyourown
AllyouGwantiswhatyoucan’tAgetback
OnceyouletitDgo,thenyouknowAwhatyouhave
Don’tholdaGcandletowhatAyouhad
BmSometimeswhatyouAthinkyou’llfind
GItain’tquitewhatDreallifehasinEmstore
EmAndyoucan’tgetherbacknoAmore
ASobecarefulwhatyouwishDforGbeDcarefulGwhatDyouwishGfor
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ArtistLuke Combs
AlbumThis One's for You
GenresCountry
Year2017
KeyD
DifficultyEasy

How to play Be Careful What You Wish For on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Luke Combs - Be Careful What You Wish For on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Be Careful What You Wish For uses these transitions most often: D → G (20), G → D (18), and G → A (10). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with D - G chord transition.

1. D → G chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from D to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 20 times.

D to G

2. G → A chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

To move from G to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

G to A

3. A → D chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from A to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

A to D

4. A → Em chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from A to Em:

  1. While playing A, lift your index finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 2 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

A to Em

5. Em → D chord transition

To move from Em to D:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

6. G → Em chord transition

To move from G to Em:

  1. While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

7. A → Bm chord transition

To move from A to Bm:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

Be Careful What You Wish For chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Be Careful What You Wish For.

  • Be Careful What You Wish For includes 91 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Be Careful What You Wish For contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Be Careful What You Wish For connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → A: 17%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → D: 24%
    • G → Em: 9%
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