If Loving You Is Wrong
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Johnny Cooper:If Lovin' You Is Wrong
Intro
Em D Dsus D C Am Bm C D
Em D Dsus D Am Bm Am Bm C D
Verse
Em D
If loving you is wrong I don't want to be right
C
If being right means being without you
Am Bm C D
I'd rather live wrong during life.
Em
Your mother and daddy say it's a shame
D
Its a down right disgrace
C
But as long as I got you by my side
Am Bm C D
Then I don't care what your people say
Am
Your friends tell you it's no future
Em
In lovin' a married man
Am
If I can't see you when I want
Em
Then I'll see you when I can
C Em
If loving you is wrong I don't want to be right
C Em
If loving you is wrong I don't want to be right
Verse
Am I wrong to fall
So deeply in love with you
Knowing I got a wife and two little children
That's dependin' on me too
Am I wrong to hunger
For the gentleness of your touch
Knowing I got someone else at home
That needs me just as much
And are you wrong to give your love
To a married man
And am I wrong for tryin' to hold on
To the best thing I ever had
If loving you is wrong I don't want to be right
Yeah, if loving you is wrong I don't want to be right, no
Guitar Solo
Em D C Am Bm C D
Outro
Am
And are you wrong to give your love
Em
To a married man
Am
And am I wrong for tryin' to hold on
Em
To the best thing I ever had
C Em
If loving you is wrong then I don't want to be right
C Em
If loving you is wrong then I don't want to be right
Em to C for the rest of the song
Oh then I don't wanna be right
If it means sleepin' without you baby
And I don't wanna be right
If it means livin' without you baby
And I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be right
If lovin' you is wrong Yeah
I don't wanna be right No
I don't care what your Mom and Daddy Say No
How to play If Loving You Is Wrong
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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.