Merle Haggard

I Could Have Gone Right

by Merle Haggard
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Key: F# Intro: Bb F C7 F Verse 1: F Bb F Oh I was born a good boy, my mama loved me so Bb F G7 C7 And she gave me every chance she could to make my life a gold F Bb F But I fell in with the wrong crowd and the wrong crowd led me on Bb F C7 F But I could have gone right just as easy as I went wrong C7 Bb F I went to the places where sin just waits for you C7 Bb F And I fell in with the wrong crowd like sinners always do F Bb F Now here I sit in prison just waiting for the day Bb F C7 F When they'll lead me through that door and burn my life away
Chorus: F Bb F Oh, mama please forgive me, the shame is all my own Bb F C7 F For I could have gone right just as easy as I went wrong Interlude: Bb F C7 F Chorus: F Bb F Oh, mama please forgive me, the shame is all my own Bb F C7 F For I could have gone right just as easy as I went wrong

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Published: March 15, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025