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I Wanna Do Right
Sam Bush (from Laps in Seven)
By Sam Bush & Jeff Black
A song about Hurricane Katrina
[Intro]
A   D   A   D
[Verse 1]
Throw me a Alife line
Is anybody Dhome.
Seems like Eyesterday ‘ay I was just standing on the corner,
Dwaiting for the old bon ton
[Verse 2]
It never was a Areal job
Never worked all the Dtime.
But it Epaid for a this and a that, bought the baby perDfume,
Dand it kept us alive
[Break 1]
Oh, Ewhat I wouldn’t give to turn the
F#mtime back around and the
Gtanka tanka accordionD  
[Chorus]
I wanna do ArightD  
I don’t want to do AwrongD  
I wanna keep it AsimpleD  
I wanna keep it AstrongD  
I need to help my Abrothers
DAnd help the family Grise AaboDve
I wanna do ArightD  
I don’t want to do AwrongD  
[Verse 3]
I miss the kind of Atrouble
That never lasted too Dlong.
The Ekind where you could clear your mind with a couple of
Ddrinks and a traveling song
[Verse 4]
I never had a bowl of Acherries no,no
Now that ain’t Dnews.
But I’d Egive anything to get back to that dirty old
Droom full of mingingy blues
[Break 2]
I think I’d Erather have the wind and the
F#mrain and the president’s
Gplane and a big bass drumD  
[Chorus]
I wanna do ArightD  
I don’t want to do AwrongD  
I wanna keep it AsimpleD  
I wanna keep it AstrongD  
I need to help my Abrothers
DAnd help the family Grise AaboDve
I wanna do ArightD  
I don’t want to do AwrongD  
[Break 2]
I think I’d Erather have the wind and the
F#mrain and the president’s
Gplane and a big bass drumD  
[Chorus]
I wanna do ArightD  
I don’t want to do AwrongD  
I wanna keep it AsimpleD  
I wanna keep it AstrongD  
I need to help my Abrothers
DAnd help the family Grise AaboDve
I wanna do ArightD  
I don’t want to do AwrongD  
[Outro]
I wanna do ArightD  
I don’t want to do AwrongD  

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I Wanna Do Right

by Sam Bush

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F#m

I Wanna Do Right

Sam Bush (from Laps in Seven)

By Sam Bush & Jeff Black

A song about Hurricane Katrina

[Intro]

A D A D

[Verse 1]

Throw me a life line

Is anybody home.

Seems like yesterday ‘ay I was just standing on the corner,

waiting for the old bon ton

[Verse 2]

It never was a real job

Never worked all the time.

E D

But it paid for a this and a that, bought the baby perfume,

and it kept us alive

[Break 1]

Oh, what I wouldn’t give to turn the

F#m

time back around and the

G D

tanka tanka accordion

[Chorus]

A D

I wanna do right

A D

I don’t want to do wrong

A D

I wanna keep it simple

A D

I wanna keep it strong

I need to help my brothers

D G A D

And help the family rise above

A D

I wanna do right

A D

I don’t want to do wrong

[Verse 3]

I miss the kind of trouble

That never lasted too long.

The kind where you could clear your mind with a couple of

drinks and a traveling song

[Verse 4]

I never had a bowl of cherries no,no

Now that ain’t news.

But I’d give anything to get back to that dirty old

room full of mingingy blues

[Break 2]

I think I’d rather have the wind and the

F#m

rain and the president’s

G D

plane and a big bass drum

[Chorus]

A D

I wanna do right

A D

I don’t want to do wrong

A D

I wanna keep it simple

A D

I wanna keep it strong

I need to help my brothers

D G A D

And help the family rise above

A D

I wanna do right

A D

I don’t want to do wrong

[Break 2]

I think I’d rather have the wind and the

F#m

rain and the president’s

G D

plane and a big bass drum

[Chorus]

A D

I wanna do right

A D

I don’t want to do wrong

A D

I wanna keep it simple

A D

I wanna keep it strong

I need to help my brothers

D G A D

And help the family rise above

A D

I wanna do right

A D

I don’t want to do wrong

[Outro]

A D

I wanna do right

A D

I don’t want to do wrong

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