{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1748415,"song":"The Right Idea","artist":"Sherman Downey","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11376911-the-right-idea-chords-by-sherman-downey/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1748415?type=chord","rating":4.68458,"votes":5,"content":"The Right Idea - Sherman Downey (and the Ambiguous Case) from their album The Sun in Your Eyes\r\n\r\n(Intro)\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am/G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am/G[/ch]  (back and forth until the lyrics come in)\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Am/G[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Am/G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]Am/G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young, about 15,   I hit the open road[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd I headed West with nothin more than my suitcase and my soul[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Am/G[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Am/G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am/G[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nI met a girl in Montreal who saved me from my sins[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd I thanked her with a kiss and got down to sinnin’ once again ![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI said Woe is me I had the right idea[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nJust takin’ it slow and free I had the right idea[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou just might disagree, but I had the right idea [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAt least to some degree I had the right idea[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Am/G[/ch]  x8\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am/G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Am/G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am/G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nI hopped Sierra Madre headed South to Mexi - co[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI turned 21 in trouble with a girl I didn’t know[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am/G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Am/G[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am/G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nHer name was Amo - rita     and she saved me from the streets[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd I thanked her more than once and dirtied up her mama’s sheets![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI said Woe is me I had the right idea[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nJust takin’ it slow and free I had the right idea[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou just might disagree, but I had the right idea [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAt least to some degree I had the right idea[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]  x2\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Am/G[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Am/G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Am/G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nWell, I was old enough to know better, but I headed to the East [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd I stole poor Amorita’s heart and I made myself a feast[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am/G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Am/G[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]Am/G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nI sat down to the table    and it was beatin’ on my plate[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch] (and then mute)\r\nGod Damn I love a woman who tries so hard so hard keep me straight![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI said Woe is me I had the right idea[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nJust takin’ it slow and free I had the right idea[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou just might disagree, but I had the right idea [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAt least to some degree I had the right idea[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI said Woe is me I had the right idea[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nJust takin’ it slow and free I had the right idea[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou just might disagree, but I had the right idea [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAt least to some degree I had the right idea[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nHold [ch]F[/ch] through instrumental section\r\n\r\nEnd with:\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]","plain_text":"The Right Idea - Sherman Downey (and the Ambiguous Case) from their album The Sun in Your Eyes\n\n(Intro)\nAm Am/G Am Am/G  (back and forth until the lyrics come in)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAm  Am/G  x8\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC C/B Am F  x2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHold F through instrumental section\n\nEnd with:\nC C/B Am C","chords":["Am","Am/G","F","C","C/B"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,0,2,2,1,0],"frets":[3,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}