Right On For The Darkness Chords by Curtis Mayfield
Tempo:
107.95 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
Bm
F#
C#m
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m]
[Bm]
[F#]
[Bm]
[F#] I am blind, I cannot [Bm] see
[F#m] You out there, [E]
[C] [C#m] you [F#m] petty [Bm] evil
Don't bother me
[F#m] You're playing on the couch
[F#] You're well, [Bm] laughing at me
That's sweet, and forget
[F#m] Right on for the darkness
Right [Bm] on for the darkness
You're [F#m]
pitiful, [F#] you're pitiful
You better [B] have some sympathy
[Bm] Yeah, [F#m] cause this educated people
Running [C#m] the rants [Bm] for our society
Making [G#m]
[F#m] up the news
Holding back [C#m] the schools
[Bm] Lot of greed, lot of temptation
Proving one thing, we're hell of a [F#m] nation
Right on for the darkness
[F#]
[Bm] Right on for
[F#m] the darkness
Right on, right on
Right on, right on
Right on, right on
[F#] Right on for the darkness
[C#m] Right on for the [F#m] darkness
I [B] [F#m] [F#]
[F#m] am blind, and I can't [Bm] see
What [F#m] the weak may be
Is there really [Bm] no one to blame
[E] [F#m] Oh man, you know you're right
[Bm] For your children, sons
Right [F#m] on for the darkness
Right on [Bm] for the darkness
Right on for the [F#m] darkness
Right on, [F#] right on, [C#] right [F#m] on, right on, right on.
♪ [B] [F#m] [Bm] When [F#m] I'm lost and well [C#m] confused ♪
[F#m] ♪ Through the eyes of [Bm] everyone who sees me ♪
[F#m] ♪ I can feel the people's fear ♪
♪ Why [Bm] would that terrible world be
[F#m] so cruel?
♪
Right on for the darkness.
Right on, right on, [C#m] right on, right on, right on.
♪ I'm lost [F#m] and [Bm] I see you ♪
[F#m] ♪ You are there, [Bm] no one can find you
[G#] [F#m] ♪
♪ Right on, I close my eyes,
[Bm] you're there beneath me ♪
♪ I'm lost and I don't [C#] care, [F#m] right on for the darkness.
♪
[Bm] [B] Right on for the darkness.
[F#m] Right on, for the darkness.
Right on, right on, right on, right [F#] on.
[C#] [F#m]
[E]
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[Bm]
[F#]
[Bm]
[F#] I am blind, I cannot [Bm] see
[F#m] You out there, [E]
[C] [C#m] you [F#m] petty [Bm] evil
Don't bother me
[F#m] You're playing on the couch
[F#] You're well, [Bm] laughing at me
That's sweet, and forget
[F#m] Right on for the darkness
Right [Bm] on for the darkness
You're [F#m]
pitiful, [F#] you're pitiful
You better [B] have some sympathy
[Bm] Yeah, [F#m] cause this educated people
Running [C#m] the rants [Bm] for our society
Making [G#m]
[F#m] up the news
Holding back [C#m] the schools
[Bm] Lot of greed, lot of temptation
Proving one thing, we're hell of a [F#m] nation
Right on for the darkness
[F#]
[Bm] Right on for
[F#m] the darkness
Right on, right on
Right on, right on
Right on, right on
[F#] Right on for the darkness
[C#m] Right on for the [F#m] darkness
I [B] [F#m] [F#]
[F#m] am blind, and I can't [Bm] see
What [F#m] the weak may be
Is there really [Bm] no one to blame
[E] [F#m] Oh man, you know you're right
[Bm] For your children, sons
Right [F#m] on for the darkness
Right on [Bm] for the darkness
Right on for the [F#m] darkness
Right on, [F#] right on, [C#] right [F#m] on, right on, right on.
♪ [B] [F#m] [Bm] When [F#m] I'm lost and well [C#m] confused ♪
[F#m] ♪ Through the eyes of [Bm] everyone who sees me ♪
[F#m] ♪ I can feel the people's fear ♪
♪ Why [Bm] would that terrible world be
[F#m] so cruel?
♪
Right on for the darkness.
Right on, right on, [C#m] right on, right on, right on.
♪ I'm lost [F#m] and [Bm] I see you ♪
[F#m] ♪ You are there, [Bm] no one can find you
[G#] [F#m] ♪
♪ Right on, I close my eyes,
[Bm] you're there beneath me ♪
♪ I'm lost and I don't [C#] care, [F#m] right on for the darkness.
♪
[Bm] [B] Right on for the darkness.
[F#m] Right on, for the darkness.
Right on, right on, right on, right [F#] on.
[C#] [F#m]
[E]
[F#] [B]
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[Em] [B]
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[B] [D] [F#]
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_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] I am blind, _ _ _ I cannot [Bm] see _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] You out there, [E] _
[C] _ [C#m] you [F#m] petty [Bm] evil
Don't bother me
_ _ _ [F#m] You're playing on the couch
[F#] You're well, _ _ [Bm] laughing at me
That's sweet, and forget
_ [F#m] Right on for the darkness
Right [Bm] on for the darkness
_ _ _ You're [F#m] _
pitiful, _ [F#] you're pitiful
You better [B] have some sympathy
_ _ [Bm] Yeah, _ [F#m] cause this educated people
Running [C#m] the rants [Bm] for our society
_ Making _ [G#m] _ _
[F#m] up the news
Holding back [C#m] the schools
[Bm] Lot of greed, lot of temptation
Proving one thing, we're hell of a [F#m] nation
_ Right on for the darkness
_ [F#] _
[Bm] Right on for _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ the darkness _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Right on, right on
Right on, right on
Right on, right on
[F#] Right on for the darkness _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] Right on for the [F#m] darkness _
_ _ I _ [B] _ [F#m] _ [F#] _
_ [F#m] am blind, _ and I can't [Bm] see
What _ _ _ _ [F#m] the weak may be
Is there really [Bm] no one to blame _ _ _ _
[E] _ [F#m] Oh man, you know you're right _
[Bm] For _ your children, sons
Right [F#m] on for the darkness _ _ _ _
Right on [Bm] for the darkness
_ Right on for the [F#m] darkness _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Right on, [F#] _ _ right on, [C#] right [F#m] on, right on, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ right on.
♪ [B] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] When [F#m] I'm lost and well [C#m] confused ♪
[F#m] ♪ Through the eyes of [Bm] everyone who sees me ♪ _
[F#m] ♪ I can feel the people's fear ♪
♪ Why [Bm] would that terrible world be _ _ _
_ [F#m] so cruel?
♪
Right on for the darkness.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Right on, _ right on, _ [C#m] right on, right on, right on.
♪ I'm lost [F#m] _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] I see _ you ♪ _
[F#m] ♪ You are there, _ _ _ _ [Bm] no one can find you _ _ _
[G#] [F#m] ♪
♪ Right on, I close my eyes, _
_ [Bm] you're there beneath me ♪
♪ I'm lost and I don't [C#] care, [F#m] right on for the darkness. _ _
♪
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] Right on for the darkness.
[F#m] _ _ _ Right on, for the darkness.
Right on, _ right on, _ _ right _ on, right [F#] on. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] I am blind, _ _ _ I cannot [Bm] see _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] You out there, [E] _
[C] _ [C#m] you [F#m] petty [Bm] evil
Don't bother me
_ _ _ [F#m] You're playing on the couch
[F#] You're well, _ _ [Bm] laughing at me
That's sweet, and forget
_ [F#m] Right on for the darkness
Right [Bm] on for the darkness
_ _ _ You're [F#m] _
pitiful, _ [F#] you're pitiful
You better [B] have some sympathy
_ _ [Bm] Yeah, _ [F#m] cause this educated people
Running [C#m] the rants [Bm] for our society
_ Making _ [G#m] _ _
[F#m] up the news
Holding back [C#m] the schools
[Bm] Lot of greed, lot of temptation
Proving one thing, we're hell of a [F#m] nation
_ Right on for the darkness
_ [F#] _
[Bm] Right on for _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ the darkness _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Right on, right on
Right on, right on
Right on, right on
[F#] Right on for the darkness _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] Right on for the [F#m] darkness _
_ _ I _ [B] _ [F#m] _ [F#] _
_ [F#m] am blind, _ and I can't [Bm] see
What _ _ _ _ [F#m] the weak may be
Is there really [Bm] no one to blame _ _ _ _
[E] _ [F#m] Oh man, you know you're right _
[Bm] For _ your children, sons
Right [F#m] on for the darkness _ _ _ _
Right on [Bm] for the darkness
_ Right on for the [F#m] darkness _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Right on, [F#] _ _ right on, [C#] right [F#m] on, right on, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ right on.
♪ [B] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] When [F#m] I'm lost and well [C#m] confused ♪
[F#m] ♪ Through the eyes of [Bm] everyone who sees me ♪ _
[F#m] ♪ I can feel the people's fear ♪
♪ Why [Bm] would that terrible world be _ _ _
_ [F#m] so cruel?
♪
Right on for the darkness.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Right on, _ right on, _ [C#m] right on, right on, right on.
♪ I'm lost [F#m] _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] I see _ you ♪ _
[F#m] ♪ You are there, _ _ _ _ [Bm] no one can find you _ _ _
[G#] [F#m] ♪
♪ Right on, I close my eyes, _
_ [Bm] you're there beneath me ♪
♪ I'm lost and I don't [C#] care, [F#m] right on for the darkness. _ _
♪
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] Right on for the darkness.
[F#m] _ _ _ Right on, for the darkness.
Right on, _ right on, _ _ right _ on, right [F#] on. _ _ _ _ _
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