Song: When You Wish Upon A Star
Artist: Cliff Edwards (aka Jiminy Cricket)
Year: 1940
Soundtrack: Pinocchio
My personal all-time favorite song, also from what I describe as my favorite
Disney movie. This one simply deserved the Oscar!
Have a play and see what you think.
[Intro]
C Dm Am F F/G G C
[Verses]
C A7 Dm Dm7
When you wish up-on a star,
G7 Cdim C
Makes no difference who you are,
C Dm Am F
Anything your heart desires
F/G G C Esus4/F G7
Will come to-oooo you.
C A7 Dm Dm7
If your heart is in your dream,
G7 Cdim C
No request is too extreme,
C Dm Am F
When you wish upon a star
F/G G C
As dream-ers do.
F C G C
Fate is kind, she brings to those who love
Am D Dm G
The sweet fulfillment of their secret long-ing.
C A7 Dm Dm7
Like a bolt out of the blue,
G7 Cdim C
Fate steps in and sees you through;
C Dm Am F
When you wish upon a star,
F G C
Your dre-ams co-me tru-e.
Some chords are quite hard to play, so here is a diagram to give you a bit of support.
Chord diagram
E A D G B E
C x 3 2 0 1 0
A7 x 0 2 0 2 0
Dm x x 0 2 3 1
Dm7 x x 0 2 1 1
G7 3 2 0 0 0 1
Cdim x x 1 2 1 2
Am x 0 2 2 1 0
F x x 3 2 1 1
F/G 3 x 3 2 1 1
G 3 2 0 0 0 3
Esus4/F x x 3 4 5 5
D x x 0 2 3 2