From: kbills@calypso.async.vt.edu (Kevin Bills) Was I Right or Wrong' by Lynyrd Skynyrd written by Gary Rossington and Ronny Van Zant transcribed by Kevin Bills (kbills@vt.edu) intro and verse riff E-|-----|---------------------1-----------------------------------------------| B-|-----|---3-----3-----3~1-----1---------------------3-----3-----------------| G-|-5-7-|-----2-----2-------------0-----0-----0---------2-----2-----0---------| D-|-5-7-|-0-----0-----0-------------------0---------0-----0-----0-----0-------| A-|-3-5-|-------------------3-------3-----------0-2---------------------------| E-|-----|-----------------------------3-----3---------------------3-----3-----| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------8---6---3-----3-----3~1---1-----1-3-------------------------| G-|-0-------2---------------2-----2-----------0-------------------------------| D-|---0-------2-----------0---0-----0---------------0-------------------------| A-|-------0-----0---0---0-----------------3-----3-3---------------------------| E-|-----3---------------------------------------------------------------------| Like a restless leave in the autumn breeze once, i was a tumbleweed Like a rollin stone cold and all alone living for the day my dream would come I never cared for school Or any golden rule and Papa used to alway say I was a useless fool So I left my home to show 'em they was wrong and headed out on the road signin my song Then one sunny day the man he looked my way and everything that I dreamed of it was real Money, girls and cars big long cigars and i caught the first plane home so papa could see refrain riff: E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-7-7-7\--7-7-7\--7/12-12--7-7-7\-7/12-12-12-12/14-14-12-12--7-7-7\---------| D-|-7-7-7\--7-7-7\--7/12-12--7-7-7\-7/12-12-12-12/14-14-12-12--7x7-7\---------| 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B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-7-7-7-10-9-7---return-to-verse-rhythym-------------------------------------| D-|-7-7-7-10-9-7--------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| If there's any way that you could hear what I say papa I never mean to be alone all the money, girls and cars and all the world's long cigars papa i just want you to know they couldn't take your place When I went home to show em they was wrong all that i found was his to-tombstone somebody tell me please was i right or wrong first i got lost then i got found, but the ones that i loved are in the ground papa I only wish you could see me now E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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