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The Right Time

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Capo1
Intro:   D/    G/   D/   G  
V1
I was siDtting in the kitchen with momma doing dishes
I was thGinking out loud, she was just listening
‘Bout a  Dnew girl, in my world,
 GI loved her
That’s really all i hBm11ad to offer
Except a Asus4little ring
GMomma said son
You can’t pass D/F#up a gEm7ood thing
CHORUS
If you’re waDiting for the right time
GThe right time will fly right by you
  Bm11Always planning,   Asus4never moving
  GAlways praying,    D/F#never doing
  Em7It ain’t living if you’re just spD/F#ending your lGife
Waiting for the rDight timeG  
V2
Just a fDew years later with my ring on her finger
We were bGarely getting by on a dream and a prayer
 DA few things, small place
  GNo space, in our lives for a lBm11ittle one
So when we Asus4got the news
It was lGike god saying i knew bD/F#etter than to Em7wait on you
CHORUS
If you’re waDiting for the right time
GThe right time will fly right by you
  Bm11Always planning,   Asus4never moving
  GAlways praying,    D/F#never doing
  Em7It ain’t living if you’re just spD/F#ending your lGife
Waiting for the rDight timeG  
BRIDGE
  AI've learned the unknown
Ain't as sGcary as you thDink
And the Cadd9best things don’t always hang arGound
For those who wAait
CHORUS (*MODULATE* CAPO 3)
CHORUS
If you’re waDiting for the right time
GThe right time will fly right by you
  Bm11Always planning,   Asus4never moving
  GAlways praying,    D/F#never doing
  Em7It ain’t living if you’re just spD/F#ending your lGife
Waiting for the rDight timeG  
Waiting for the rDight timeG  
Oh right now is the rDight timeG  
Oh this is the rDight timeG  

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The Right Time

by Warren Barfield

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm11

Asus4

D/F#

Em7

Cadd9

Capo1

D G D G

Intro: / / /

I was sitting in the kitchen with momma doing dishes

I was thinking out loud, she was just listening

‘Bout a new girl, in my world,

I loved her

Bm11

That’s really all i had to offer

Asus4

Except a little ring

Momma said son

D/F# Em7

You can’t pass up a good thing

CHORUS

If you’re waiting for the right time

The right time will fly right by you

Bm11 Asus4

Always planning, never moving

G D/F#

Always praying, never doing

Em7 D/F# G

It ain’t living if you’re just spending your life

D G

Waiting for the right time

Just a few years later with my ring on her finger

We were barely getting by on a dream and a prayer

A few things, small place

G Bm11

No space, in our lives for a little one

Asus4

So when we got the news

G D/F# Em7

It was like god saying i knew better than to wait on you

CHORUS

If you’re waiting for the right time

The right time will fly right by you

Bm11 Asus4

Always planning, never moving

G D/F#

Always praying, never doing

Em7 D/F# G

It ain’t living if you’re just spending your life

D G

Waiting for the right time

BRIDGE

I've learned the unknown

G D

Ain't as scary as you think

Cadd9 G

And the best things don’t always hang around

For those who wait

CHORUS (*MODULATE* CAPO 3)

CHORUS

If you’re waiting for the right time

The right time will fly right by you

Bm11 Asus4

Always planning, never moving

G D/F#

Always praying, never doing

Em7 D/F# G

It ain’t living if you’re just spending your life

D G

Waiting for the right time

D G

Waiting for the right time

D G

Oh right now is the right time

D G

Oh this is the right time

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