Better Get It Right The First Time chords by Rhiannon Giddens

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
 C majorC
(Young man was a good man)
DmDm   G minorGm
Always went to school
 C majorC
(Young man was a good man)
DmDm  G minorGm
Never played the fool
 C minorCm
(Young man was a good man)
DmDm  G minorGm
Never had no drama
 C minorCm
(Young man was a good man)
FF       G minorGm
Always took care of his mama

 C minorCm
(Young man was a good man)
       G minorGm
Hanging with his boys
 C minorCm
(Young man was a good man)
         G minorGm
Didn't know he'd made a choice
 DmDm
(Young man was a good man)
G minorGm  C minorCm
Only did it twice
    DmDm
(Young man was a good man)
       FF
But now he's paid the price


Chorus:
G minorGm
Better get it right the first time
G minorGm
Better get it right the first time
G minorGm
Better get it right the first time
G minorGm
Better get it right the first time


Instrumental:
C minorCm G minorGm C minorCm G minorGm

Verse:
 C minorCm
(Young man was a good man)
     G minorGm
Did you stand your ground?
 C minorCm
(Young man was a good man)
         G minorGm
Is that why they took you down?
    DmDm       G minorGm
(Young man was a good man)
      C minorCm
Or did you run that day?
    DmDm       Eb MajorEb
(Young man was a good man)
          FF
Baby, they shot you anyway


Chorus:
G minorGm
Better get it right the first time
G minorGm
Better get it right the first time
G minorGm
Better get it right the first time
G minorGm
Better get it right the first time


Verse:
C minorCm
We done seen it on the daily, reposting obituary pages
G minorGm
Losing beloveds, they wanna change the subject
       C minorCm
It's nothing new for the blue, is it the who or the hue?
     G minorGm
It's kids watching they fathers die when they pull up the tube
    C minorCm
We know enough to be cautious but honestly it's not simple
    G minorGm
Told to reach for yo paper, they think you strapped with a pistol
  C minorCm
I was chillin', had nothin' but good intentions
         G minorGm
I knew to achieve success had to learn to finesse the system
        C minorCm
It was GPAs and test scores, had to be the best for
        G minorGm
College my only option my mama told me to prep for it
        C minorCm
So it was kinda tiresome, stress reddenin' my irises
         G minorGm
I got the invite to another function like finally
            C minorCm
Had to pull up with the homies, only pouring some soda
           G minorGm
I keep a clear head, seen enough to know how it goes
              C minorCm
But I noticed they getting louder, neighbors complain 'bout the noise
                G minorGm            G+G
Before I knew it heard someone yell out, "Run, it's the boys"
G+G
I didn't know what direction, I hit the curb and I run
        G minorGm
Everybody loud ain't hear 'em tell me put my hands up
             G+G
Headed towards the lights someone screamed my name from behind
G+G
I guess you better get it right the first time


Instrumental:
G minorGm C minorCm FF G minorGm C minorCm G minorGm C minorCm G minorGm