Wrong Man
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B F# Eb Bbm
You know you're talking to the wrong man, my friend
I was on the fence
B F# Eb
Wasting time in future tense
Bbm B F# Eb
And all I came here for was finding love to help me understand my own
Bbm
It's undefendable
B F# Eb Bbm
And now you wanna tell me you're devoted
B F# Eb
All the while you told me you don't know
Bbm B F#
And now you wanna come and sell me what I already own
Eb Bbm
And now you're trying to teach me what I already know
B F# Eb Bbm
You know you're talking to the wrong man, my friend
B
When they bleed you out
F# Eb
I won't blame you now
Bbm B F# Eb
And all I came here for was finding love to help me understand my own
Bbm
Right, wrong or legal
B F# Eb Bbm
And all the greatest hands that I would hold in mine
B F# Eb
All the times I had to let them go
Bbm B F#
And now they wanna come and sell you what you already own
Eb Bbm
And now they're trying to teach you what you already know
B F# Eb Bbm
You know you're talking to the wrong man, my friend
I'll still make amends
B F# Eb
Gaining time in present tense
Bbm B F# Eb
And all I came here for was finding love to help me understand my home
Bbm B F# Eb Bbm B F# Eb
And redefine it all
So the air I'll breathe in to drown in the sea
Bbm B
I've been beat up and did you know
F#
You said you'd know
I get a little bit chewed up
Eb Bbm
I wouldn't if I had known
B
And seeing some part of you hopeful
F# Eb
I know and I know you don't
Bbm
See, I'm busy easy falling down degrees
B F# Eb
I know you won't count on me yeah
And the truth never bothers me
Bbm B F#
I know and I know you don't
You're celebrated for your time awake
Eb Bbm
I know you won't be sleeping high
B F# Eb Bbm
You know you're talking to the wrong man, my friend
B
When they bleed you out
F# Eb
I won't blame you now
Bbm B F# Eb
And all I came here for was finding love to help me understand my own
Bbm B F# Eb Bbm X3
Right, wrong or legal
How to play Wrong Man
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. 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.