Song: "You Were Right" Artist: Badly Drawn Boy Album: "Have You Fed The Fish?" (also on the soundtrack to the film "About A Boy") Tabbed by: Dan Sirkett ([email protected]) Data: 07/11/02 Intro: G(III)/F#m/D5/A5/riff G(III)/F#m/Bm(VII)/A(V)/riff G(III)/F#m/D5/A5/riff A Verse 1: D A D Bm F#m G D And you were right to bide your time and not buy into my misery G F#m Well the good things are never free Em F#m G(III) F#m Bm(VII) A(V) A(V) Do the colours of the rainbow look the same to everyone? Verse 2: D A D Bm F#m G D And I was rushing round in circles for a reason to believe G F#m Wipe the slime from off your sleeve Em F#m G(III) F#m Bm(VII) A(V) A(V) You could follow me for weeks and I'm not going anywhere Break 1: Em Bm/F# A Sometimes it's hard to love someone Em Bm/F# A Until the day that they are gone Verse 3: D A D Bm F#m G D And I just had a dream the other night I was married to the Queen G F#m Bm A And Madonna lived next door, I think she took a shine to me G F#m Em F#m And the kids were all grown up, but I had to turn her down G F#m Bm(VII) A(V) Cause I was still in love with you Chorus: G(III) F#m D5 A5/riff I'm turning Madonna down G(III) F#m Bm(VII) A(V)/riff I'm calling it my best move G(III) F#m D5 A5/riff A I'll get a ticket to what you need Break 2: F#m Bm G F#m Bm A x2 A Verse 4: D A D Bm F#m G D I remember doing nothing on the night sinatra died G F#m And the night Geoff Buckley died Bm A And the night Kurt Cobain died G F#m And the night John Lennon died My suggestions for extendeding the verse (as seen on BBC TV Top of The Pops): John Bonham Frank Zappa Jimi Hendrix Duane Allman George Harrison Marvin Gaye Bob Marley Elvis Presley Em F#m G F#m Bm(VII) A(V) I remember I stayed up to watch the news with everyone Chorus: G(III) F#m D5 A5/riff And that was a lot of nights G(III) F#m Bm(VII) A(V)/riff And that was a lot of lads G(III) F#m D5 A5/riff Who lost a ticket to what they need Verse 5: D A D Bm F#m G D And I was busy finding answers while you just got on with real life, G F#m Always hoped you'd be my wife, Bm A Em F#m But I never found the time for the question to arrive, G F#m Bm(V) A(V) I just disguised it in a song Verse 6: D A D Bm F#m And songs are never quite the answer G D G F#m Just a soundtrack to a life, that is over all too soon Em F#m Helps to turn the days to night G F#m Bm(VII) A(V) While I was wrong and you were right Chorus: G(III) F#m D5 A5/riff And this was a lesson learned, G(III) F#m Bm(VII) A(V)/riff I'm happy to be your fool, G(III) F#m D5 A5/riff And get you tickets to what you need Verse 7: (Whistled) D A D Bm F#m G D G F#m Em F#m G F#m Bm(VII) A(V) Chorus: G(III) F#m D5 A5/riff I'm turning the lights down low G(III) F#m Bm(VII) A(V)/riff I'm ready to make my move G(III) F#m D5 A5 D I'll get you tickets to what you neeeee-eeeed
