Chords for I Did the Right Thing
Tempo:
84.1 bpm
Chords used:
B
C
E
Em
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[B] [Bm]
[B] I pull into my driveway [E] while the day is slowly dying [B] in the west.
[C#m] I look in that direction [Em] to the setting sun and the one [B] who loved me best.
We cried and said goodbye, [E] seems like a million years ago, [B] or was it yesterday?
She
[C#m] swore she'd always love me, [Em] God I wonder if she [B] still feels that way.
[F#] I did the right thing, [B] I did the right thing.
I went back to my wife, [E] I
[F#] did [B] the right thing.
[A] I [B] walk into the house [E] and hear small voices singing, [B] Daddy's here.
[C#m] The lady of the house [Em] puts down the beer she's drinking [B] and says, Hello dear.
While we make small talk, [E] my mind takes a long [B] walk back to someone else.
[C#m] Then I close my eyes [Em] and repeat those little lies [B] I often tell myself.
[F#] I did the right thing, [B] I did the right thing.
I went back to my wife, [E] straightened out my [F#] lawn.
I [B] did the right thing.
[G]
[C] [A#]
[C] My face is wet with tear drops, [F] I fumble for my wrist watch, [C] it's half past three.
[D] Once more I was dreaming [Fm] of the woman who once said [C] she'd die for me.
But I did what was right, [F] and it hurts me every night [C] now that she's gone.
[Dm] And all my friends are proud, [Fm] cause I gave her up to [C] save my home.
[G] I did the right thing, sure [C] I did the right thing.
I went back to my wife, straightened out
[G] my lawn.
I did the [C] right thing,
[A#] [C] I did the right thing.
[A#] [C]
[B] [Bm]
[B] I pull into my driveway [E] while the day is slowly dying [B] in the west.
[C#m] I look in that direction [Em] to the setting sun and the one [B] who loved me best.
We cried and said goodbye, [E] seems like a million years ago, [B] or was it yesterday?
She
[C#m] swore she'd always love me, [Em] God I wonder if she [B] still feels that way.
[F#] I did the right thing, [B] I did the right thing.
I went back to my wife, [E] I
[F#] did [B] the right thing.
[A] I [B] walk into the house [E] and hear small voices singing, [B] Daddy's here.
[C#m] The lady of the house [Em] puts down the beer she's drinking [B] and says, Hello dear.
While we make small talk, [E] my mind takes a long [B] walk back to someone else.
[C#m] Then I close my eyes [Em] and repeat those little lies [B] I often tell myself.
[F#] I did the right thing, [B] I did the right thing.
I went back to my wife, [E] straightened out my [F#] lawn.
I [B] did the right thing.
[G]
[C] [A#]
[C] My face is wet with tear drops, [F] I fumble for my wrist watch, [C] it's half past three.
[D] Once more I was dreaming [Fm] of the woman who once said [C] she'd die for me.
But I did what was right, [F] and it hurts me every night [C] now that she's gone.
[Dm] And all my friends are proud, [Fm] cause I gave her up to [C] save my home.
[G] I did the right thing, sure [C] I did the right thing.
I went back to my wife, straightened out
[G] my lawn.
I did the [C] right thing,
[A#] [C] I did the right thing.
[A#] [C]
Key:
B
C
E
Em
C#m
B
C
E
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[B] I pull into my driveway [E] while the day is slowly dying [B] in the west. _ _ _ _
[C#m] I look in that direction [Em] to the setting sun and the one [B] who loved me best. _ _ _ _
We cried and said goodbye, [E] seems like a million years ago, [B] or was it yesterday?
She _ _ _ _
[C#m] swore she'd always love me, [Em] God I wonder if she [B] still feels that way. _ _ _ _
[F#] I did the right thing, _ _ _ [B] I did the right thing. _ _ _ _ _
I went back to my wife, [E] I _ _
[F#] _ _ did [B] the right thing. _
[A] I _ _ [B] walk into the house [E] and hear small voices singing, [B] _ Daddy's here. _
_ _ _ [C#m] The lady of the house [Em] puts down the beer she's drinking [B] and says, Hello dear. _
_ _ _ _ While we make small talk, [E] my mind takes a long [B] walk back to someone else.
_ _ _ [C#m] Then I close my eyes [Em] and repeat those little lies [B] I often tell myself.
_ _ _ _ [F#] I did the right thing, _ _ _ [B] I did the right thing.
_ _ _ _ I went back to my wife, [E] straightened out my [F#] lawn.
_ I [B] did the right thing.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _
[C] My face is wet with tear drops, [F] I fumble for my wrist watch, [C] it's half past three. _ _ _ _ _
[D] Once more I was dreaming [Fm] of the woman who once said [C] she'd die for me. _ _ _ _
But I did what was right, [F] and it hurts me every night [C] now that she's gone. _ _ _ _
[Dm] And all my friends are proud, [Fm] cause I gave her up to [C] save my home. _ _ _ _
[G] I did the right thing, _ _ sure [C] I did the right thing. _ _ _
I went back to my wife, _ straightened out _ _
[G] _ my lawn.
I did the [C] right thing, _ _
[A#] _ _ _ [C] I did the right thing. _
[A#] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[B] I pull into my driveway [E] while the day is slowly dying [B] in the west. _ _ _ _
[C#m] I look in that direction [Em] to the setting sun and the one [B] who loved me best. _ _ _ _
We cried and said goodbye, [E] seems like a million years ago, [B] or was it yesterday?
She _ _ _ _
[C#m] swore she'd always love me, [Em] God I wonder if she [B] still feels that way. _ _ _ _
[F#] I did the right thing, _ _ _ [B] I did the right thing. _ _ _ _ _
I went back to my wife, [E] I _ _
[F#] _ _ did [B] the right thing. _
[A] I _ _ [B] walk into the house [E] and hear small voices singing, [B] _ Daddy's here. _
_ _ _ [C#m] The lady of the house [Em] puts down the beer she's drinking [B] and says, Hello dear. _
_ _ _ _ While we make small talk, [E] my mind takes a long [B] walk back to someone else.
_ _ _ [C#m] Then I close my eyes [Em] and repeat those little lies [B] I often tell myself.
_ _ _ _ [F#] I did the right thing, _ _ _ [B] I did the right thing.
_ _ _ _ I went back to my wife, [E] straightened out my [F#] lawn.
_ I [B] did the right thing.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _
[C] My face is wet with tear drops, [F] I fumble for my wrist watch, [C] it's half past three. _ _ _ _ _
[D] Once more I was dreaming [Fm] of the woman who once said [C] she'd die for me. _ _ _ _
But I did what was right, [F] and it hurts me every night [C] now that she's gone. _ _ _ _
[Dm] And all my friends are proud, [Fm] cause I gave her up to [C] save my home. _ _ _ _
[G] I did the right thing, _ _ sure [C] I did the right thing. _ _ _
I went back to my wife, _ straightened out _ _
[G] _ my lawn.
I did the [C] right thing, _ _
[A#] _ _ _ [C] I did the right thing. _
[A#] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _