Chords for Johnny Paycheck - Right Thing - LIVE 1982 - Gilley's
Tempo:
138.9 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
C
F#
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
Yeah!
[E]
[B]
[Em]
[B]
He came into the driveway
[E] Suddenly, slowly, [B] straight into the well
[C#m] Straight into the [D#] girl
[F#] Who wants [B] fancy lovely nails
[C#m] [B] [F#]
Kissed and said goodbye
[E] Many years ago or [B] was it yesterday?
[C#m] Says he don't lose luck
Wonder if he [A#] still [B] feels that way
Didn't I [F#] do the right thing?
Didn't I [B] do the right thing?
Went back to my wife
[E] Changed up my life
[F#] [E] I [B] did the right thing
[Em] [B]
[Em] [B]
[B] I walk into my house
[E] Hear my little boy [B] saying daddy's here
[C#m]
The lady of the house
[F#] Sits down to beer [B] she's drinking
Says hello to him
[G#m]
[B] Relaxed small talk
[E] While my mind takes a [B] long walk back to yesterday
[D#]
[C#m] To the girl who said she'd [F#] die for me
Wonder if she [G#m] still [B] feels that way
Didn't I [F#] do the right thing?
Didn't [G#] I do [B] the right thing?
[F#]
Went back to my wife
[E]
Changed up my life
[F#]
I did [B] the right thing
[B]
[Em] [B]
[Em] [G#m]
[C]
[F] [D] Well it's 3am
And [F]
once again
I [C] find that I can't sleep
[Dm] Lately all I do
[G]
Is think about [E] that woman and [C] I'm weak
[F]
[C] [G]
When we said goodbye
I [F] never knew that I
[E]
[C] Could be
So alone
Most [Dm]
of our friends they're all happy
[G] So I came around [A] to save my [G] home
[E]
[C] Didn't I [G] do the right thing?
Didn't I [C] do the right thing?
Went back to my wife
[F]
Changed up my life
[Em]
[G] [C]
[D]
I did the right thing
I
[Fm] did [C] the right thing
[G#] [A#]
[C]
Thank [N]
you very much
[B] There's another drink in this guy
[E]
[B]
[Em]
[B]
He came into the driveway
[E] Suddenly, slowly, [B] straight into the well
[C#m] Straight into the [D#] girl
[F#] Who wants [B] fancy lovely nails
[C#m] [B] [F#]
Kissed and said goodbye
[E] Many years ago or [B] was it yesterday?
[C#m] Says he don't lose luck
Wonder if he [A#] still [B] feels that way
Didn't I [F#] do the right thing?
Didn't I [B] do the right thing?
Went back to my wife
[E] Changed up my life
[F#] [E] I [B] did the right thing
[Em] [B]
[Em] [B]
[B] I walk into my house
[E] Hear my little boy [B] saying daddy's here
[C#m]
The lady of the house
[F#] Sits down to beer [B] she's drinking
Says hello to him
[G#m]
[B] Relaxed small talk
[E] While my mind takes a [B] long walk back to yesterday
[D#]
[C#m] To the girl who said she'd [F#] die for me
Wonder if she [G#m] still [B] feels that way
Didn't I [F#] do the right thing?
Didn't [G#] I do [B] the right thing?
[F#]
Went back to my wife
[E]
Changed up my life
[F#]
I did [B] the right thing
[B]
[Em] [B]
[Em] [G#m]
[C]
[F] [D] Well it's 3am
And [F]
once again
I [C] find that I can't sleep
[Dm] Lately all I do
[G]
Is think about [E] that woman and [C] I'm weak
[F]
[C] [G]
When we said goodbye
I [F] never knew that I
[E]
[C] Could be
So alone
Most [Dm]
of our friends they're all happy
[G] So I came around [A] to save my [G] home
[E]
[C] Didn't I [G] do the right thing?
Didn't I [C] do the right thing?
Went back to my wife
[F]
Changed up my life
[Em]
[G] [C]
[D]
I did the right thing
I
[Fm] did [C] the right thing
[G#] [A#]
[C]
Thank [N]
you very much
[B] There's another drink in this guy
Key:
B
E
C
F#
Em
B
E
C
_ Yeah!
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
He came into the driveway _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ Suddenly, slowly, [B] straight into the well _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ Straight into the [D#] girl _
[F#] _ Who _ _ wants [B] fancy lovely nails _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ Kissed and said goodbye _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ Many years ago or [B] was it _ yesterday? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ Says he don't lose luck
_ _ _ _ Wonder if he [A#] still [B] feels that way _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Didn't I [F#] do the right thing? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Didn't I [B] do the right thing? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Went back to my wife _ _
[E] _ Changed up my life _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ I [B] did the right thing _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [B] I walk into my house
_ [E] _ _ _ Hear my little boy [B] saying daddy's here _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ The lady of the house _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ Sits down to beer [B] she's drinking
_ _ _ _ Says hello to him
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ Relaxed small talk
[E] _ While _ my mind takes a [B] long walk back to yesterday _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ To the girl who said she'd [F#] die for me
_ Wonder if she [G#m] still [B] feels that way _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Didn't I [F#] do the right thing? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Didn't [G#] I do [B] the right thing? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
Went back to my wife
_ _ [E] _
Changed up my life
_ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ I did [B] the right thing
_ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] Well it's 3am
_ And _ [F] _
_ once again
I [C] find that I can't sleep _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ Lately all I do
_ [G] _
_ _ _ Is think about [E] that woman and [C] I'm weak
_ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
When we said goodbye
_ I [F] never knew that I
_ _ _ [E] _
[C] Could be
_ _ _ So alone
_ Most _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ of our friends they're all happy
[G] _ _ _ So I came around [A] to save my [G] home
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C] _ _ _ Didn't I [G] do the right thing? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Didn't I [C] do the right thing? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Went back to my wife
_ _ _ [F] _
Changed up my life
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I did the right thing
_ I _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ did [C] the right thing _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [A#] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Thank _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ you very much
_ [B] _ There's another drink in this guy _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
He came into the driveway _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ Suddenly, slowly, [B] straight into the well _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ Straight into the [D#] girl _
[F#] _ Who _ _ wants [B] fancy lovely nails _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ Kissed and said goodbye _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ Many years ago or [B] was it _ yesterday? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ Says he don't lose luck
_ _ _ _ Wonder if he [A#] still [B] feels that way _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Didn't I [F#] do the right thing? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Didn't I [B] do the right thing? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Went back to my wife _ _
[E] _ Changed up my life _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ I [B] did the right thing _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [B] I walk into my house
_ [E] _ _ _ Hear my little boy [B] saying daddy's here _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ The lady of the house _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ Sits down to beer [B] she's drinking
_ _ _ _ Says hello to him
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ Relaxed small talk
[E] _ While _ my mind takes a [B] long walk back to yesterday _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ To the girl who said she'd [F#] die for me
_ Wonder if she [G#m] still [B] feels that way _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Didn't I [F#] do the right thing? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Didn't [G#] I do [B] the right thing? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
Went back to my wife
_ _ [E] _
Changed up my life
_ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ I did [B] the right thing
_ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] Well it's 3am
_ And _ [F] _
_ once again
I [C] find that I can't sleep _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ Lately all I do
_ [G] _
_ _ _ Is think about [E] that woman and [C] I'm weak
_ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
When we said goodbye
_ I [F] never knew that I
_ _ _ [E] _
[C] Could be
_ _ _ So alone
_ Most _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ of our friends they're all happy
[G] _ _ _ So I came around [A] to save my [G] home
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C] _ _ _ Didn't I [G] do the right thing? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Didn't I [C] do the right thing? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Went back to my wife
_ _ _ [F] _
Changed up my life
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I did the right thing
_ I _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ did [C] the right thing _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [A#] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Thank _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ you very much
_ [B] _ There's another drink in this guy _ _