If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want To Be Right)
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VERSE:
Em
If loving you is wrong
Gmaj7/D
I don't want to be right
Cmaj7
If being right means livin' without you
Am Bm Cmaj7 Bm
I'd rather live a wrong than right
Em
My mama and daddy say it's a shame
Gmaj7/D
It's a down right disgrace
Cmaj7
But as long as I got you by my side
Am Bm Cmaj7 Bm
I don't care what my people say
Am
My friends tell me there's no future
Em
In loving a married man
Am
If I can't see you when I want
Em
I'll see you when I can
[Refrão] Cmaj7
If loving you is wrong
Em
I don't want to be right
Cmaj7
If loving you is wrong
Em
I don't want to be right
VERSE:
Am I wrong to fall
So deeply in love with you
Knowing you got a wife and two little children
Depending on you too
Am I wrong to hunger
For the gentleness of your touch
Knowing you got someone else at home
Who needs you just as much
Am I wrong to give my love
To a married man
And am I wrong for tryin' to hold on
To the best thing I ever had
[Refrão] Cmaj7
If loving you is wrong
Em
I don't want to be right
Cmaj7
If loving you is wrong
Em
I don't want to be right
BREAK: Em Gmaj7/D Cmaj7 Am Bm Cmaj7 Bm
Am
Am I wrong to give my love
Em
To a married man
Am
Am I wrong for tryin' to hold on
Em
To the best thing I ever had
[Refrão] Cmaj7
If loving you is wrong
Em
I don't want to be right
Cmaj7
If loving you is wrong
Em
I don't want to be right
TAG:
Em
I don't want to be right
Cmaj7
If it means sleeping without you
Em
I don't want to be right
Cmaj7
If it means sleeping alone at night
Em
I don't want to be right
Cmaj7
If loving you is wrong
Em
I don't want to be right
Cmaj7
If loving you is wrong
Em
Oh I don't want to be right
How to play If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want To Be Right)
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.