You Were Right
Badly Drawn BoyVersion1
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And you were right to bide your time and not buy into my misery
Well the good things are never free
Do the colours of the rainbow look the same to everyone?
And I was rushing round in circles for a reason to believe
Wipe the slime from off your sleeve
You could follow me for weeks and I'm not going anywhere
Sometimes it's hard to love someone
Until the day that they are gone
And I just had a dream the other night I was married to the Queen
And Madonna lived next door, I think she took a shine to me
And the kids were all grown up, but I had to turn her down
Cause I was still in love with you
I'm turning Madonna down
I'm calling it my best move
I'll get a ticket to what you need
x2
I remember doing nothing on the night sinatra died
And the night Geoff Buckley died
And the night Kurt Cobain died
And the night John Lennon died
My suggestions for extendeding the verse (as seen on BBC TV Top of The Pops):
John Bonham
Frank Zappa
Jimi Hendrix
Duane Allman
George Harrison
Marvin Gaye
Bob Marley
Elvis Presley
I remember I stayed up to watch the news with everyone
And that was a lot of nights
And that was a lot of lads
Who lost a ticket to what they need
And I was busy finding answers while you just got on with real life,
Always hoped you'd be my wife,
But I never found the time for the question to arrive,
I just disguised it in a song
And songs are never quite the answer
Just a soundtrack to a life, that is over all too soon
Helps to turn the days to night
While I was wrong and you were right
And this was a lesson learned,
I'm happy to be your fool,
And get you tickets to what you need
(Whistled)
I'm turning the lights down low
I'm ready to make my move
I'll get you tickets to what you neeeee-eeeed
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Readable chord sheet for You Were Right by Badly Drawn Boy
[G] [F#m] [D5] [A5] [G] [F#m] [Bm] [A] [G] [F#m] [D5] [A5] [A] And [D]you [A] were righ[D]t to bide your time[Bm] and not[F#m] buy into my [G]misery [D] Well the [G]good things are never [F#m]free Do the [Em]colours of the [F#m]rainbow look the [G]sam[F#m]e to[Bm] ev[A]eryo[A]ne? And [D]I [A] was rush[D]ing round in circ[Bm]les for [F#m]a reas[G]on to believe[D] Wipe the [G]slime from off your [F#m]sleeve You could [Em]follow me for [F#m]weeks and I'm not [G]go[F#m]ing [Bm] an[A]ywhe[A]re [Em] Sometimes it's [B]hard to love [A]someone [Em] Until the [B]day that they [A]are gone And [D]I [A] just had [D]a dream the othe[Bm]r nigh[F#m]t I was marrie[G]d to the Queen [D] And Ma[G]donna lived next [F#m]door, I think she [Bm]took a shine to [A]me And the [G]kids were all grown [F#m]up, but I [Em]had to turn her [F#m]down Cause I was [G]still in [F#m]love w[Bm]ith[A] you I'm [G]turni[F#m]ng M[D5]ado[A5]nna down I'm [G]callin[F#m]g it [Bm]my [A] best move I'll get a [G]ticke[F#m]t to w[D5]hat [A5]you need [A] [F#m] [Bm] [G] [F#m] [Bm] [A] x2 [A] [D]I [A] re[D]membe[Bm]r doing [F#m]nothing on the n[G]ight sinatra d[D]ied And the [G]night Geoff Buckley [F#m]died And the [Bm]night Kurt Cobain d[A]ied And the [G]night John Lennon [F#m]died My suggestions for extendeding the verse (as seen on BBC TV Top of The Pops): John Bonham Frank Zappa Jimi Hendrix Duane Allman George Harrison Marvin Gaye Bob Marley Elvis Presley I re[Em]member I stayed [F#m]up to watch the n[G]ews with e[F#m]very[Bm]one[A] And [G]that w[F#m]as a [D5]lot[A5] of nights And [G]that w[F#m]as a [Bm]lot[A] of lads Who lost a [G]ticke[F#m]t to w[D5]hat t[A5]hey need And [D]I [A] was [D]busy [Bm]finding [F#m]answers while you just g[G]ot on with real l[D]ife, Always [G]hoped you'd be my [F#m]wife, But I [Bm]never found the [A]time for the [Em]question to [F#m]arrive, I just dis[G]guised it [F#m]in a[Bm] song [A] And [D]songs[A] are [D]never [Bm]quite the [F#m]answer Just a [G]soundtrack to a [D]life, that is [G]over all too [F#m]soon Helps to [Em]turn the days to [F#m]night While I was [G]wrong and [F#m]you w[Bm]ere[A] right And [G]this w[F#m]as a[D5] les[A5]son learned, I'm [G]happ[F#m]y to[Bm] be[A] your fool, And get you [G]ticket[F#m]s to w[D5]hat [A5]you need (Whistled) [D] [A] [D] [Bm] [F#m] [G] [D] [G] [F#m] [Em] [F#m] [G] [F#m] [Bm] [A] I'm [G]turning[F#m] the lig[D5]hts d[A5]own low I'm [G]read[F#m]y to m[Bm]ake[A] my move I'll get you [G]ticke[F#m]ts to w[D5]hat[A5] you ne[D]eeee-eeeed