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
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Right On For The Darkness-Curtis Mayfield chords
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[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]
[F#] [B]
[F#m]
[Em] [B]
[C#m] [F#m]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#]
[Bm]
[F#]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[F#]
[E] [F#m]
[C#m] [G#]
[A] [G#]
[A]
[G#]
[A]
[G#] [F#m]
[G#] [F#m]
[G#] [F#]
[E] [F#]
[B] [D] [F#]
[F#m] [B]
[G#]
[F#m] [C#m]
[F#]
[G#]
[F#]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
G#
134211114
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
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Let's start jamming Curtis Mayfield - Right On For The Darkness chords, practice the chord sequence C#m, F#m, F#, Bm, F#m, C#m, F#m, Bm and F#m. A strategic approach would be to train at 53 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 108. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: G Minor.

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[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] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [C#m] _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
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[F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
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This song was authored by Curtis Mayfield.

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