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Luke Combs – Wish Upon A Whiskey Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Wish Upon A Whiskey chords by Luke Combs for Piano and Ukulele.

[Intro]
G  D  Em7  C

[Verse 1]
G
Jack Daniels, black label
G
Empty dinning room table
Em7
Here we go again
        C
Another last resort,
 so help me Jesus
G
The silence, so quiet
D/F#                      
It's filling my mind with 
Em7
everything we were that wasn't
C
Once again, I fall to pieces

[Chorus]
  G
I gave up on a shooting star
     Am7
It'd have to fall down way too far
   C                     
To fix this kinda feeling 
          D
that I'm feeling
  G
I tried the back pew 
of that church
     Am7
Read every chapter, every verse
    C                   
But all my prayers, they 
                D
always hit the ceiling
            Am7           
So I do the only thing that
                     G/B
 don't make me feel empty
          C              D  
Pull that bottle out and wish 
         G
upon a whiskey

[Verse 2]
G
No chance at redemption
D/F#
When there’s no one listening
Em7                          C
Tryna keep my head above the water
C
I'm my own worst enemy
D                         
Cause I just keep drowning 
         C      D
in this Tennessee

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[Chorus]
  G
I gave up on a shooting star
     Am7
It'd have to fall down way too far
   C                     
To fix this kinda feeling
          D
 that I'm feeling
  G
I tried the back pew of that church
     Am7
Read every chapter, every verse
    C                          
But all my prayers, they always 
         D
hit the ceiling
            Am7           
So I do the only thing that
                     G/B
 don't make me feel empty
          C             
Pull that bottle out and
 D           G
 wish upon a whiskey

[Interlude]
D/F#  Em7  C

[Bridge]
Bm             C
Here comes the burn
          Em7
I love to hate
           D
It’s all I got
D
Ever since

[Chorus]
  G
I gave up on a shooting star
     Am7
It'd have to fall down way too far
   C                     
To fix this kinda feeling
          D
 that I'm feeling
  G
I tried the back pew of that church
     Am7
Read every chapter, every verse
    C                          
But all my prayers, they always 
         D
hit the ceiling
            Am7           
So I do the only thing that
                     G/B
 don't make me feel empty
          C             
Pull that bottle out and
 D           G
 wish upon a whiskey

[Outro]
D  Em7  C    G

Watch: Luke Combs - Wish Upon a Whiskey (Official Studio Video)

From LukeCombsVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Wish Upon A Whiskey: key, chords and progression

Wish Upon A Whiskey by Luke Combs sits in G major (one sharp: F♯), and you need 8 chords to play it: G, D, Em7, C, D/F#, Am7, G/B and Bm.

Most of the song cycles through G – Am7 – C – D (I – ii7 – IV – V in G major). In solfa, that is doh – reh – fah – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.