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DHere we are at this Dmaj7impasse again
Dthe same old argument, Dmaj7the same old end
GYou're looking at me Gmwith those angry eyes
You say, "DWhy, do you Dmaj7always have to be right?"
Dwell let me tell you (spoken)
DSittin’ there on the Dmaj7bus to school
DLittle Sallie tellin' Dmaj7us that her poor old 
Gdog had died and gGmone to Heav'n in the DskyDmaj7  
DI turned around and told her Dmaj7that wasn't true
DIt's just a story that your pDmaj7arents tell you to
Ghide the truth Gmand I made her DcryDmaj7  
GBecause I've Gmalways had to be Dright
EmThis is not just a Arandom event
Emyou can ask anybAody I've met in my life
EmI can't just forAgive and forget
GYeah I've always Ahad to be right
D                       Dmaj7
D                       Dmaj7
DI remember back when Dmaj7I was 10
Dmy sister broke a vasDmaj7e I got pinned with her 
Gcrime, Gmmy mother thought that I DliedDmaj7  
DSo she held a bar of Dmaj7soap to my mouth
Dtold me she was going to Dmaj7wash the lies out
Gbut out of spite GmI took a biteD  Dmaj7  
GBecause I've Gmalways had to be riDght
EmThis is not just a Arandom event
Emyou can ask anybAody I've met in my life
EmI can't just forAgive and forget
GYeah I've always Ahad to be right
D       Dmaj7
D       Dmaj7
G       Gm
D       Dmaj7
G       Gm
D       D
DJust because I'm no lDmaj7onger a kid
Ddoesn't mean I won't Dmaj7do those things that I 
Gdid back then, Gmso don't be surprDisedDmaj7  
GIf I Gmalways have to be DrightDmaj7  
GBecause I Gmhave always had to be Dright
EmThis is not just a Arandom event
Emyou can ask anybAody I've met in my life
EmI can't just forAgive and forget
GYeah I've always A  
N.C.
had to be right

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Always Right

by Dan Wolff

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Dmaj7

D Dmaj7

Here we are at this impasse again

D Dmaj7

the same old argument, the same old end

G Gm

You're looking at me with those angry eyes

D Dmaj7

You say, "Why, do you always have to be right?"

well let me tell you (spoken)

D Dmaj7

Sittin’ there on the bus to school

D Dmaj7

Little Sallie tellin' us that her poor old

G Gm D Dmaj7

dog had died and gone to Heav'n in the sky

D Dmaj7

I turned around and told her that wasn't true

D Dmaj7

It's just a story that your parents tell you to

G Gm D Dmaj7

hide the truth and I made her cry

G Gm D

Because I've always had to be right

Em A

This is not just a random event

Em A

you can ask anybody I've met in my life

Em A

I can't just forgive and forget

G A

Yeah I've always had to be right

D Dmaj7

I remember back when I was 10

D Dmaj7

my sister broke a vase I got pinned with her

G Gm D Dmaj7

crime, my mother thought that I lied

D Dmaj7

So she held a bar of soap to my mouth

D Dmaj7

told me she was going to wash the lies out

G Gm D Dmaj7

but out of spite I took a bite

G Gm D

Because I've always had to be right

Em A

This is not just a random event

Em A

you can ask anybody I've met in my life

Em A

I can't just forgive and forget

G A

Yeah I've always had to be right

D Dmaj7

G Gm

D Dmaj7

G Gm

D D

D Dmaj7

Just because I'm no longer a kid

D Dmaj7

doesn't mean I won't do those things that I

G Gm D Dmaj7

did back then, so don't be surprised

G Gm D Dmaj7

If I always have to be right

G Gm D

Because I have always had to be right

Em A

This is not just a random event

Em A

you can ask anybody I've met in my life

Em A

I can't just forgive and forget

G A

Yeah I've always

N.C.

had to be right

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