Be Careful What You Wish For

Intro: D G (x4) verse 1 D G Couldn't wait to ride out of that one horse town D G Didn't see no use in sticking around D G A I was green and busting at the seams to leave D G I was sitting on G, waiting on O D G The day I hit eighteen, I hit the road D G A Traded that county maintain for a four lane city street Pre-Chorus Em D G But sometimes things ain't what you think they're gonna be Em D G What you want ain't always what you need [Refrão] D Don't know what you got 'til it's gone A And you're out on your own G A All you want is what you can't get back D A Once you let it go, then you know what you have G A Don't hold a candle to what you had Bm A Sometimes what you think you'll find G D Em It ain't quite what real life has in store A D G D G So be careful what you wish for verse 2 D G She was holding on just a little too tight D G Talked a little too much about the rest of our lives D G A I broke her heart thinking freedom would set me free Em D G Well sometimes things ain't what you think they're gonna be [Refrão] D Don't know what you got 'til it's gone A And you're out on your own G A All you want is what you can't get back D A Once you let it go, then you know what you have G A Don't hold a candle to what you had Bm A Sometimes what you think you'll find G D Em It ain't quite what real life has in store A D So be careful what you wish for Bridge Em D 'Cause these city lights can't shine quite like the stars G A I wish I could wish her back into my arms [Refrão] D Don't know what you got 'til it's gone A And you're out on your own G A All you want is what you can't get back D A Once you let it go, then you know what you have G A Don't hold a candle to what you had Bm A Sometimes what you think you'll find G D Em It ain't quite what real life has in store Em A And you can't get her back no more A D G D So be careful what you wish for G D G D Be careful what you wish for