Artist: Dr. John
I been in the \/[Em7]right \place._
but it must have [Bm7]been the \/\[A]wrong ti._me
Ida said the [Em7]right thi - ng\\\
but I musta [Bm7]used the [A]wrong /\line
I been on the [Em7]right trip
but I musta [Bm7]used the [A]wrong car
head is in a [Em7]bad place
and I wonder [Bm7]what is [A]good for
I been in the [Em7]RIGHT PLA-CE
but it musta [Bm7]been the [A]wro - ng time\
MY HeAD is in a [Em7]BAD PLA -CE
but I have [Bm7]such [A]good times
(N.C)
I been running .. (trying) keep hung up in my mind (oooohhhh)
(N.C)
giddy-de-got to give myself a good talking - to this time
(N.C)
justa need a little brain salad surgery (oooooooooooooh)
(N.C)
gota cure a my insecurity
I been in the [Em7]WRONG place
but it musta [Bm7]been the [A]right time
I been in the [Em7]right place
But it musta [Bm7]been the [A]wrong song
I been in the [Em7]right vein
but it seemed [Bm7]like the [A]wrong arm
I been in the [Em7]right world
but it seemed [Bm7]like a
[A]wrong wrong wrong wrong [E]wrong
[INSTRUMENTAL]
(N.C)
Slippin dodging sneaking creeping hiding out down the street (oooohhhh)
(N.C)
See my life shakin with every who I meet
(N.C)
Refried confusion is a making itself clear (ooooh)
(N.C)
What a which where’d I go
To get on out a [A]here
But I been in the [Em7]right place
but it musta [Bm7]been the [A]wrong time
and Ida said the [Em7]right thing
but I musta u[Bm7]sed the [A]wrong line
Ida hit the [Em7]right road
but I musta [Bm7]took a [A]wrong turn
Id took a [Em7]right move
but I made [Bm7]at the [A]wrong time
I been in the[Em7] right trip
but I made i[Bm7]n the [A]wrong call
head was in a [Em7]good place
and I wonder [Bm7]what its [A]there for
(Jam it out)
Notes:
[Instrumental - Modulate and jam it out … consider jumping to F#m7 in the instrumental]
(N.C) You want to bring it down here, to create some tension and allow the chorus to have more power.
(N.C) So just riff on the bass E and 5th fret position pentatonics
You've got to carry both the bass and the rhythm here when playing acoustic, so make use of your open E and A
Some alternate chords you can use to riff on.
[Em7] [Em7] [Bm7] [A] or [A] or [A7] or [A7]
E--7---7----7-----5-----5----5------5
B--8---8----7-----5-----5----5------5
G--7---7----7-----6-----6----6------6
D--9---5----7-----7-----7----5------5
A--7---7----9-----7-----0----0------7
E--0---0---x7-----5-----x----x------5
Tabbed by Hugh Fuve.
but it must have [Bm7]been the \/\[A]wrong ti._me
Ida said the [Em7]right thi - ng\\\
but I musta [Bm7]used the [A]wrong /\line
I been on the [Em7]right trip
but I musta [Bm7]used the [A]wrong car
head is in a [Em7]bad place
and I wonder [Bm7]what is [A]good for
I been in the [Em7]RIGHT PLA-CE
but it musta [Bm7]been the [A]wro - ng time\
MY HeAD is in a [Em7]BAD PLA -CE
but I have [Bm7]such [A]good times
(N.C)
I been running .. (trying) keep hung up in my mind (oooohhhh)
(N.C)
giddy-de-got to give myself a good talking - to this time
(N.C)
justa need a little brain salad surgery (oooooooooooooh)
(N.C)
gota cure a my insecurity
I been in the [Em7]WRONG place
but it musta [Bm7]been the [A]right time
I been in the [Em7]right place
But it musta [Bm7]been the [A]wrong song
I been in the [Em7]right vein
but it seemed [Bm7]like the [A]wrong arm
I been in the [Em7]right world
but it seemed [Bm7]like a
[A]wrong wrong wrong wrong [E]wrong
[INSTRUMENTAL]
(N.C)
Slippin dodging sneaking creeping hiding out down the street (oooohhhh)
(N.C)
See my life shakin with every who I meet
(N.C)
Refried confusion is a making itself clear (ooooh)
(N.C)
What a which where’d I go
To get on out a [A]here
But I been in the [Em7]right place
but it musta [Bm7]been the [A]wrong time
and Ida said the [Em7]right thing
but I musta u[Bm7]sed the [A]wrong line
Ida hit the [Em7]right road
but I musta [Bm7]took a [A]wrong turn
Id took a [Em7]right move
but I made [Bm7]at the [A]wrong time
I been in the[Em7] right trip
but I made i[Bm7]n the [A]wrong call
head was in a [Em7]good place
and I wonder [Bm7]what its [A]there for
(Jam it out)
Notes:
[Instrumental - Modulate and jam it out … consider jumping to F#m7 in the instrumental]
(N.C) You want to bring it down here, to create some tension and allow the chorus to have more power.
(N.C) So just riff on the bass E and 5th fret position pentatonics
You've got to carry both the bass and the rhythm here when playing acoustic, so make use of your open E and A
Some alternate chords you can use to riff on.
[Em7] [Em7] [Bm7] [A] or [A] or [A7] or [A7]
E--7---7----7-----5-----5----5------5
B--8---8----7-----5-----5----5------5
G--7---7----7-----6-----6----6------6
D--9---5----7-----7-----7----5------5
A--7---7----9-----7-----0----0------7
E--0---0---x7-----5-----x----x------5
Tabbed by Hugh Fuve.
Used chords
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