You Aint Got The Right
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Intro
E B
You ain't got the right
A E
To tell me I'm not lonely
E A
You don't understand
A B
What I've been through
E B
She had every right
B A E
To do the wrong that she done to me
E A E B
And that don't make it easier to lose
B A E A E A E
And that don't make it easier to lose
First Verse
E A
I woke up Wednesday morning
A E
With the feeling she was gone
E A
And I turned to face an empty place
A B
And I realized
B A
That I didn't smell no coffee
A E C#m
And all her pretty clothes was gone
C#m D
I cried the first of the many tears
D B
You'll see me crying from now on
Chorus
E B
And you ain't got the right
B A E
To tell me I'm not lonely
E A
'Cause you don't understand
A B
What I've been through
E A B
She had every right
B A E
To do the wrong that she done to me
E A B
But that don't make it easier to lose
B A B E B E A E
And that don't make it easier to lose
Second Verse
E A
I know her list of lovers
A D E
Was just as long as mine
E A
But the sometime plan of a natural man
A B
Is to settle down
B A
But the one time ways of that woman
A E C#m
Had done busted up my mind
A D
Well, she's out the door
D B
She got one more on her list
B
Than I got on mine
[Refrão]
E B
And you ain't got the right
A E
To tell me I'm not lonely
E A
'Cause you don't understand
A B
What I've been through
E B
She had every right
B A E
To do the wrong that she done to me
E A E B
And that don't make it easier to lose
B A B E C#m E
And that don't make it easier to lose
Third Verse
E A
It's gonna be a long time
A D E
'Fore I come this way again
E
I been dragged through school
E E B
And I learned the rules and it seemed to me
B A
That a woman love to do you
A E C#m
But she won't always do you nice, no, no
D
Yes, she had her turn, I guess I learned
D B
You know she ain't gonna do me twice
[Refrão]
E B
And you still ain't got the right
B A E
To tell me I'm not lonely
E A
'Cause you don't understand
A B
What I've been through
E B
She had every right
B A E
To do the wrong that she done to me
E A B
And that don't make it easier to lose
B A E
And that don't make it easier to lose
Outro
B E C#m E B E
How to play You Aint Got The Right
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.