Wishing Well Blues Song Lyrics and Chords by Rhonda Vincent
Wishing Well Blues
Recorded by Rhonda Vincent
Written by Marshall Wilborn
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closed please
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call
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again
If only you'd been wearing tha
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t sign on your heart
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never would have tried to come
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in
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true love
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will make you survive
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pushing
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comes to a
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shove
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tried to
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hold back the tide
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try and go and
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win your
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love
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penny in the
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wishing
well
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Knocking my
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fist from the
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wood
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laugh at this
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funny old world
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good
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nights when I wander on the
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streets
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alone
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face in the
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stars
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above
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tried to
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hold back the
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tide
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try and go and
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win your
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love
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l doorway tha
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t says n
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vac
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ancy
If only I'd known yo
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u felt that way
I could have
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smiled and walked on
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by
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true love will
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lift you off your
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feet
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if you had the
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wings of a
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dove
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tried to
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hold back the
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tide
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try and go and
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win your
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love
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penny in the
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wishing
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Knocking my
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fist from the
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wood
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laugh at this
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funny old world
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When crying seems to do me no
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good
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There were nights when I wandered on the
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streets
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alone
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face in the
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stars
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above
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tried to
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hold back the
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tide
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try and go and
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win your
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love
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hold back the
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tide
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try and go and
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win your
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love
FAQ
Who sang the the song Wishing Well Blues?
- The song Wishing Well Blues was sang by Rhonda Vincent.
Who is Rhonda Vincent?
- Rhonda Lea Vincent (born July 13, 1962) is an American bluegrass singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.Vincent's music career began when she was a child in her family's band The Sally Mountain Show, and it has spanned more than four decades. Vincent first achieved success in the bluegrass genre in the 1970s and '80s, earning the respect of her mostly male peers for her mastery of the progressive chord structures and multi-range, fast-paced vocals intrinsic to bluegrass music. Vincent is an in-demand guest vocalist for other bluegrass and country music performers, appearing on recordings by Dolly Parton, Alan Jackson, Tanya Tucker, Joe Diffie, Faith Hill and other notables.Vincent is a seven-time Grammy nominee, winning the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2017. In 2020, she was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
