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Right Place Wrong Time by Dr John

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Artist: Dr John
Title:  Right Place Wrong Time (1973)

                Em7
I been in the \/right \place._
                 Bm7         A
but it must have been the \/\wrong ti._me
             Em7
Ida said the right thi - ng\\\
            Bm7        A
but I musta used the   wrong /\line

              Em7
I been on the right trip
            Bm7      A
but I musta used the wrong car
             Em7
head is in a bad place
             Bm7     A
and I wonder what is good for

              Em7
I been in the RIGHT PLA-CE
             Bm7      A  
but it musta been the wro - ng time\
                Em7
MY HeAD is in a BAD PLA -CE
           Bm7  A 
but I have such good times

(N.C)                    
I been running .. (trying) keep hung up in my mind  (oooohhhh)
(N.C)
giddy-de-got to give myself a good talking  -  to this time
(N.C)
justa need a little brain salad surgery (oooooooooooooh)
(N.C)
gota cure  a my insecurity

              Em7
I been in the WRONG place
             Bm7      A 
but it musta been the right time
              Em7
I been in the right place
             Bm7      A 
But it musta been the wrong song

              Em7             
I been in the right vein
              Bm7      A
but it seemed like the wrong arm
              Em7
I been in the right world
              Bm7
but it seemed like a
A                       E 
wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong

Instrumental

(N.C)
Slippin dodging sneaking creeping hiding out down the street (oooohhhh)
(N.C)
See my life shakin with every who I meet
(N.C)
Refried confusion is a making itself clear (ooooh)
(N.C)
What a which where?d I go
                A 
To get on out a here

                  Em7    
But I been in the right place
             Bm7      A
but it musta been the wrong time
                 Em7 
and Ida said the right thing
             Bm7     A   
but I musta used the wrong line


            Em7
Ida hit the right road
            Bm7    A  
but I musta took a wrong turn
          Em7
Id took a right move
           Bm7    A  
but I made at the wrong time
              

             Em7
I been in the right trip
            Bm7   A
but I made in the wrong call
              Em7
head was in a good place
             Bm7      A 
and I wonder what its there for

(Jam it out)



Notes:
[Instrumental - Modulate and jam it out ? consider jumping to F#m7 in the instrumental]
(N.C)  You want to bring it down here, to create some tension and allow the chorus to have more power.
(N.C)  So just riff on the bass E and 5th fret position pentatonics
You've got to carry both the bass and the rhythm here when playing acoustic, so make use of your open E and A

Some alternate chords you can use to riff on.
  Em7 Em7  Bm7    A or  A  or A7 or A7
E--7---7----7-----5-----5----5------5
B--8---8----7-----5-----5----5------5
G--7---7----7-----6-----6----6------6
D--9---5----7-----7-----7----5------5
A--7---7----9-----7-----0----0------7
E--0---0---x7-----5-----x----x------5

 
Tabbed by Hugh Fuve.