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I Know That I Wasnt Right Album

Allen Stone

R&B / SoulMedium for beginners11 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Cmaj7Diagram coming soon
G
G7
Em7
Dm××
Am7×
C×
D××
Em
F
Bm7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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                       Cmaj7    Cadd2 
I know that I wasn't right 
                          G      G7 
And I know that I wasn't right 
                       Cmaj7     
And I know that I wasn't right 
       Cadd2                                       G 
And I know, and I know, and I know that I wasn't right 
 
 
verse 1 
           Em7       Dm       Am7     
Oh, cause time keeps moving forward  
   C   D    Em  G   C 
as I     keep fall-ing    back 
Em7      Dm       Am7 
Both my feet are planted  
    C  D    Em   G   C/F   C 
but my   foun -da- tion's cra - cked 
        Am7   Bm7   Am7     
But in  my   de - fense 
 
 
                       Cmaj7    Cadd2 
I know that I wasn't right 
                          G      G7 
And I know that I wasn't right 
                       Cmaj7     
And I know that I wasn't right 
       Cadd2                                       G 
And I know, and I know, and I know that I wasn't right 
 
 
verse 2 
         Em7        Dm      Am7 
Oh, the worst thing I can think of,  
C  D   Em  G  C(3) 
of       all there   is 
     Em7   Dm      Am7     
Is losing your a- ffection  
C  D  Em  G   C/F  C(3) 
cause of my stubbor-nness 
       Am7  Bm7   Am7 
But in my   de - fense 
 
 
                       Cmaj7    Cadd2 
I know that I wasn't right 
                          G      G7 
And I know that I wasn't right 
                       Cmaj7     
And I know that I wasn't right 
       Cadd2                                       G 
And I know, and I know, and I know that I wasn't right 
 
 
                       Cmaj7    Cadd2 
I know that I wasn't right 
                          G      G7 
And I know that I wasn't right 
                       Cmaj7     
And I know that I shouldn't lie  
                         G 
 I know that I wasn't right 
 
 
verse 3 
          Em7   Dm       Am7 
Oh, well, I get so frus-trated 
      C   D   Em   G   C(3) 
Cause  I    hate be - ing   wrong 
Em7    Dm        Am7 
Ener - gy gets wasted 
      C   D    Em  G   C/F   C(3) 
Cause  my  head's far too  strong 
       Am7  Bm7   Am7 
But in my   de - fense 
 
 
                       Cmaj7    Cadd2 
I know that I wasn't right 
                          G      G7 
And I know that I wasn't right 
                       Cmaj7     
And I know that I wasn't right 
       Cadd2                                       G 
And I know, and I know, and I know that I wasn't right 
 
 
                       Cmaj7    Cadd2 
I know that I wasn't right 
                          G      G7 
And I know that I wasn't right 
                       Cmaj7     Cadd2  
And I know that I shouldn't lie  
                         G 
 I know that I wasn't right 
 
 
          
 

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Chord set

Cmaj7 · G · G7 · Em7 · Dm · Am7 · C · D · Em · F · Bm7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.