Mar232024

Jack Harris – Careful What You Wish For Chords on Piano and Ukulele

ChordsG Em F#

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These are Careful What You Wish For by Jack Harris on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar & Keyboard.

[Intro]
G Em G F#
G Em G F#

[Verse 1]
G          Em
I miss my old emotions
G           F#
I miss the pain I used
to have
G           Em
I'm going through the
 motions
G            F#
I'd sell my soul to make
       G
me sad

[Pre-chorus]
Em               G
I needed something
G  F#              G
To help me get through
Em                G
I wanted something
        F#
And the doctor said to

[Chorus]
G
Take this pill, you'll
Em
feel much better
         G
When you wake up numb and
      F#
your brain's been severed
          G
And your heartbeat won't
      Em
 be based on the weather
G
When you sell yourself
   F#
to me
G
Took your peace, your
   Em
 pain, your pleasure
       G
And I left you with one
  F#
face forever
G               Em
You won't hurt anymore
G           F#
Be careful what you wish
 for

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[Verse 2]
G                      F#
Something is missing, there's
 predisposition
G                      F#
I feel like I'm living inside
 of my head
G
How can they sell you on
   F#
something they help you
G
Then tell you it might
          F#
make you wish you were?

[Pre-chorus]
Em               G
I needed something
G  F#              G
To help me get through
Em                G
I wanted something
        F#
And the doctor said to

[Chorus]
G                       Em
Take this pill, you'll feel
much better
         G
When you wake up numb
 and your
 F#
brain's been severed
          G
And your heartbeat won't be
  Em
based on the weather
G
When you sell yourself to
F#
me
G                      Em
Took your peace, your pain,
your pleasure
       G                 F#
And I left you with one face
forever
G               Em
You won't hurt anymore
G           F#
Be careful what you wish for

[Verse 2]
G                      F#
Something is missing, there's
 predisposition
G                      F#
I feel like I'm living inside
 of my head
G
How can they sell you on
   F#
something they help you
G
Then tell you it might
          F#
make you wish you were?

[Pre-chorus]
Em               G
I needed something
G  F#              G
To help me get through
Em                G
I wanted something
        F#
And the doctor said to

[Chorus]
G                       Em
Take this pill, you'll feel
much better
         G
When you wake up numb
and your
 F#
brain's been severed
          G
And your heartbeat
won't be
  Em
based on the weather
G
When you sell yourself to
F#
me
G                      Em
Took your peace, your pain,
your pleasure
       G                 F#
And I left you with one face
forever
G               Em
You won't hurt anymore
G           F#
Be careful what you wish for

How to play Careful What You Wish: key, chords and progression

Careful What You Wish by Jack Harris is written in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯) and moves through 3 chords: G, Em and F#.

Most of the song cycles through Em – G – F# – G (ii – IV – III – IV in D major). In solfa, that is reh – fah – mi – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: F# is played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into it slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.