When You Wish Upon A Star

Words & Music by Ned Washington & Vincent Rose
Recorded by Cliff Edwards (as the voice of Jimimy Cricket) in "Pinnochio"
Acadamy Award Winner, 1940


Intro:

 D      Em7    D     Dalt    Em7    D       A7
When a star is born, they possess a gift of two;

F#7    C#m7-5    Bm   Bm7/E
One of  them is this:

              E7/9     E7  G/B A   G/B   A7
They have the power to make a wish come true.


Melody:

 D        B7    Cdim   Em7   A        Em7  A7  Fdim A7   D 
When you wish up-on a star, makes no diff'rence who you are,

D9 D  F#m   Bm   G9   G     D9    A    G   A7  D    Em7   A7
An-y-thing your heart de - sires will come to you

D          B7   Cdim      Em7   A     Em7  A7 Fdim A7    D 
If your heart is in your dream, no request is too  ex - treme;

D9    D  F#m  Bm G9 G  D9  A   G     A7-9  D        
When you wish up-on a star as dream - ers do.

Bridge:

 Em7 A    F#m   B7    A   Edim   A7 Fdim       D       Bm
Fate   is kind;       she brings to those who love

    Bm7/E    Edim     E7       A    G/B   A7  A7/9  A9
The sweet fulfillment of their se - cret long-ing.


D      B7      Cdim    Em7    A          G  A7  Fdim A7      D 
Like a bolt out of the blue, fate steps in and sees you through;

D9    D  F#m   Bm  G9 G  D9    A    G     A7-9    D        
When you wish up - on a star, your dreams come true.

Repeat Bridge:

D      B7      Cdim    Em7   A          G  A7  Fdim A7      D 
Like a bolt out of the blue, fate steps in and sees you through;

D9   D    F#m Bm   G9 G  D9            
When you wish up - on a star, 

 A    G - G/F# - Em - G/B   A - A9 - A - A7   D - B7 - Cdim - A7 - Dalt     
Your dreams                come              true



 
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