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The Wrong Way

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*TAB1* and *TAB2* below should be finger picked after each Asus2 strum respectively in the Verses.
During the bridge, if you finger pluck the notes for the chords loosely, 
you can get a sound similar to the original song
||--Ex--|||-G6-x--|||Asus2--x--|
||--x--|||--x--|||--0--|
||--1--|||--0--|||--2--|
||--2--|||--0--|||--2--|
||--2--|||--2--|||--0--|
||--0--|||--3--|||--x--|
 *TAB1*           *TAB2*
eb|---0---------| eb|-------------|
Bb|-------0---0-| Bb|---0---0---2-|
Gb|-------------| Gb|-------------|
Db|-2---2---2---| Db|-2---2---2---|
Ab|-------------| Ab|-------------|
Eb|-------------| Eb|-------------|
[VERSE 1]
       E            G6   Asus2*TAB1*            E    G6   Asus2*TAB2*
  I was born with my head around the wrong way
       E       G6   Asus2*TAB1*       E    G6   Asus2*TAB2*
  Both eyes always on what's behind me
       E            G6   Asus2*TAB1*            E    G6   Asus2*TAB2*
  I was born with my head around the wrong way
  EBoth eG6yes alwAsus2ays on what's behEind, G6behind, Asus2behind
[CHORUS]
E(Don't) take me off the G6wall, the Asus2wall
ETake me off the G6wall, the Asus2wall
[VERSE 2]
 E   G6   Asus2*TAB1*  E   G6   Asus2*TAB2*
             E          G6   Asus2*TAB1*               E    G6   Asus2*TAB2*
  You're way out. I'm way in, in that's all we can be
      E          G6   Asus2*TAB1*            E     G6   Asus2*TAB2*
You lose yourself in the place that surrounds me
[BRIDGE]
    EI G6bear the markAsus2s, still bear them so
    E  G6Smoother Asus2than the river stones
    EA faG6miliar Asus2tune still fuels me so...
     E  G6You can't hAsus2ide me
[CHORUS]
E(Don't) take me off the G6wall, the Asus2wall
ETake me off the G6wall, the Asus2wall
[SOLO]
 E   G6   Asus2x 2
[OUTRO]
  E     G6       Asus2Of what is said
  E     G6       Asus2Of what I cEan G6beAsus2  
I said Eso, a G6sum soAsus2...   powerful
 E   G6   Asus2*TAB1*  E   G6   Asus2*TAB2*
       E            G6   Asus2*TAB1*            E    G6  Asus2  
  I was born with my head around the wrong way

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The Wrong Way

by Ocean Grove

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

*TAB1* and *TAB2* below should be finger picked after each Asus2 strum respectively in the Verses.

During the bridge, if you finger pluck the notes for the chords loosely,

you can get a sound similar to the original song

E G6 Asus2

||--x--|||--x--|||--x--|

||--x--|||--x--|||--0--|

||--1--|||--0--|||--2--|

||--2--|||--0--|||--2--|

||--2--|||--2--|||--0--|

||--0--|||--3--|||--x--|

*TAB1* *TAB2*

eb|---0---------| eb|-------------|

Bb|-------0---0-| Bb|---0---0---2-|

Gb|-------------| Gb|-------------|

Db|-2---2---2---| Db|-2---2---2---|

Ab|-------------| Ab|-------------|

Eb|-------------| Eb|-------------|

[VERSE 1]

E G6 Asus2 E G6 Asus2

*TAB1* *TAB2*

I was born with my head around the wrong way

E G6 Asus2 E G6 Asus2

*TAB1* *TAB2*

Both eyes always on what's behind me

E G6 Asus2 E G6 Asus2

*TAB1* *TAB2*

I was born with my head around the wrong way

E G6 Asus2 E G6 Asus2

Both eyes always on what's behind, behind, behind

[CHORUS]

E G6 Asus2

(Don't) take me off the wall, the wall

E G6 Asus2

Take me off the wall, the wall

[VERSE 2]

E G6 Asus2 E G6 Asus2

*TAB1* *TAB2*

E G6 Asus2 E G6 Asus2

*TAB1* *TAB2*

You're way out. I'm way in, in that's all we can be

E G6 Asus2 E G6 Asus2

*TAB1* *TAB2*

You lose yourself in the place that surrounds me

[BRIDGE]

E G6 Asus2

I bear the marks, still bear them so

E G6 Asus2

Smoother than the river stones

E G6 Asus2

A familiar tune still fuels me so...

E G6 Asus2

You can't hide me

[CHORUS]

E G6 Asus2

(Don't) take me off the wall, the wall

E G6 Asus2

Take me off the wall, the wall

[SOLO]

E G6 Asus2

x 2

[OUTRO]

E G6 Asus2

Of what is said

E G6 Asus2 E G6 Asus2

Of what I can be

E G6 Asus2

I said so, a sum so... powerful

E G6 Asus2 E G6 Asus2

*TAB1* *TAB2*

E G6 Asus2 E G6 Asus2

*TAB1*

I was born with my head around the wrong way

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