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When It Was Wrong

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[Verse 1]
BWell I remember Ebaby
BWhen we were still in Eschool
BAll the good times that we Eshared
BA-breakin' all the Erules
BA-tryin' to find a place with Eno one around
BA-tryin' so hard not to Emake a sound
BWell I don't know baby, Enow something's changed
You know and F#all I can say is it ain't the same
[Chorus]
Wooo, girl do you Bremember when we were Ehiding out?
Just a-Bsneaking out, a little Emaking out?
Now that you're heBre to stay you know the G#mthrill F#is Egone
I liked it Ebetter when it was Bwrong
I liked it Ebetter when it was Bwrong
[Verse 2]
BWell, you knew I had a Ewoman
BAnd I knew you had a Eman
BBut one look was all it took, Egirl
BAnd I knew it was my Echance
So I, BI came on over while Ehe was gone
Nobody but Byou and me baby all night Elong
Well I don't know Bbaby, now something's Echanged
You know and F#all I can say is it ain't the same
[Chorus]
Wooo, girl do you Bremember when we were Ehiding out?
Just a-Bsneaking out, a little Emaking out?
Now that you're heBre to stay you know the G#mthrill F#is Egone
I liked it Ebetter when it was Bwrong
I liked it Ebetter when it was Bwrong
[Verse 3]
G#mEverything that we've been looking Efor
It Bturns out that we ain't so Esure
Well Blove's a gamble and nEothing's for free
Now we C#mpaid a price for those F#sweet memories
[Chorus]
Yeah do you Bremember when we were Ehiding out?
Just a-Bsneaking out, a little Emaking out?
Now that you're heBre to stay you know the G#mthrill F#is Egone
I liked it Ebetter when it was Bwrong
I liked it Ebetter when it was Bwrong
well do you Bremember when we were Ehiding out?
Just a-Bsneaking out, a little Emaking out?
Now that you're heBre to stay you know the G#mthrill F#is Egone
I liked it Ebetter when it was Bwrong
I liked it Ebetter when it was Bwrong
[Outro]
BWooo baby. You know I lEiked it better (when it was wrong)
BAnd I know you did Etoo
BBut it's all right Ebaby
BNow we don't have to pretend no Emore
BI'll go my way, you go Eyours
BAnd if I never, never ever see you no Emore
BOoh you better know I still think aEbout it girl
BI might even have to stop and turn Earound
BAnd if I don't see you looking Eback at me girl
BYeah you better know I can still remember your smiling Eface in my mind
BI remember baby
EHow good it really was

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When It Was Wrong

by The California Honeydrops

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G#m

C#m

[Verse 1]

B E

Well I remember baby

B E

When we were still in school

B E

All the good times that we shared

B E

A-breakin' all the rules

B E

A-tryin' to find a place with no one around

B E

A-tryin' so hard not to make a sound

B E

Well I don't know baby, now something's changed

You know and all I can say is it ain't the same

[Chorus]

B E

Wooo, girl do you remember when we were hiding out?

B E

Just a-sneaking out, a little making out?

B G#m F# E

Now that you're here to stay you know the thrill is gone

E B

I liked it better when it was wrong

E B

I liked it better when it was wrong

[Verse 2]

B E

Well, you knew I had a woman

B E

And I knew you had a man

B E

But one look was all it took, girl

B E

And I knew it was my chance

B E

So I, I came on over while he was gone

B E

Nobody but you and me baby all night long

B E

Well I don't know baby, now something's changed

You know and all I can say is it ain't the same

[Chorus]

B E

Wooo, girl do you remember when we were hiding out?

B E

Just a-sneaking out, a little making out?

B G#m F# E

Now that you're here to stay you know the thrill is gone

E B

I liked it better when it was wrong

E B

I liked it better when it was wrong

[Verse 3]

G#m E

Everything that we've been looking for

B E

It turns out that we ain't so sure

B E

Well love's a gamble and nothing's for free

C#m F#

Now we paid a price for those sweet memories

[Chorus]

B E

Yeah do you remember when we were hiding out?

B E

Just a-sneaking out, a little making out?

B G#m F# E

Now that you're here to stay you know the thrill is gone

E B

I liked it better when it was wrong

E B

I liked it better when it was wrong

B E

well do you remember when we were hiding out?

B E

Just a-sneaking out, a little making out?

B G#m F# E

Now that you're here to stay you know the thrill is gone

E B

I liked it better when it was wrong

E B

I liked it better when it was wrong

[Outro]

B E

Wooo baby. You know I liked it better (when it was wrong)

B E

And I know you did too

B E

But it's all right baby

B E

Now we don't have to pretend no more

B E

I'll go my way, you go yours

B E

And if I never, never ever see you no more

B E

Ooh you better know I still think about it girl

B E

I might even have to stop and turn around

B E

And if I don't see you looking back at me girl

B E

Yeah you better know I can still remember your smiling face in my mind

I remember baby

How good it really was

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