Song: "You Were Right" Artist: Badly Drawn Boy Album: "Have You Fed The Fish'" (also on the soundtrack to the film "About A Boy") Tabbed by: Dan Sirkett (enpdms@bath.ac.uk) Data: 07/11/02 Intro: G/F#m/D5/A5/riff G/F#m/Bm/A/riff G/F#m/D5/A5/riff A Verse 1:

And ^Dyou ^A were righ^Dt to bide your time^Bm and not^F#m buy into my ^Gmisery ^D Well the ^Ggood things are never ^F#mfree

Do the ^Emcolours of the ^F#mrainbow look the ^Gsam^F#me to^Bm ev^Aeryo^Ane'

Verse 2:

And ^DI ^A was rush^Ding round in circ^Bmles for ^F#ma reas^Gon to believe^D Wipe the ^Gslime from off your ^F#msleeve

You could ^Emfollow me for ^F#mweeks and I'm not ^Ggo^F#ming ^Bm an^Aywhe^Are

Break 1:

^Em Sometimes it's ^Bm/F#hard to love some^Aone ^Em Until the ^Bm/F#day that they are ^Agone

Verse 3:

And ^DI ^A just had ^Da dream the othe^Bmr nigh^F#mt I was marrie^Gd to the Queen ^D And Ma^Gdonna lived next ^F#mdoor, I think she ^Bmtook a shine to ^Ame

And the ^Gkids were all grown ^F#mup, but I ^Emhad to turn her ^F#mdown Cause I was ^Gstill in ^F#mlove w^Bmith^A you

Chorus: G F#m D5 A5/riff I'm turning Madonna down G F#m Bm A/riff I'm calling it my best move G F#m D5 A5/riff A I'll get a ticket to what you need Break 2: F#m Bm G F#m Bm A x2 A Verse 4:

^DI ^A re^Dmembe^Bmr doing ^F#mnothing on the n^Gight sinatra d^Died And the ^Gnight Geoff Buckley ^F#mdied

And the ^Bmnight Kurt Cobain d^Aied And the ^Gnight John Lennon ^F#mdied

My suggestions for extendeding the verse (as seen on BBC TV Top of The Pops): John Bonham Frank Zappa Jimi Hendrix Duane Allman George Harrison Marvin Gaye Bob Marley Elvis Presley

I re^Emmember I stayed ^F#mup to watch the n^Gews with e^F#mvery^Bmone^A

Chorus: G F#m D5 A5/riff And that was a lot of nights G F#m Bm A/riff And that was a lot of lads G F#m D5 A5/riff Who lost a ticket to what they need Verse 5:

And ^DI ^A was ^Dbusy ^Bmfinding ^F#manswers while you just g^Got on with real l^Dife, Always ^Ghoped you'd be my ^F#mwife,

But I ^Bmnever found the ^Atime for the ^Emquestion to ^F#marrive, G F#m Bm(V) A I just disguised it in a song

Verse 6:

And ^Dsongs^A are ^Dnever ^Bmquite the ^F#manswer Just a ^Gsoundtrack to a ^Dlife, that is ^Gover all too ^F#msoon

Helps to ^Emturn the days to ^F#mnight While I was ^Gwrong and ^F#myou w^Bmere^A right

Chorus: G F#m D5 A5/riff And this was a lesson learned, G F#m Bm A/riff I'm happy to be your fool, G F#m D5 A5/riff And get you tickets to what you need Verse 7: (Whistled) D A D Bm F#m G D G F#m Em F#m G F#m Bm A Chorus: G F#m D5 A5/riff I'm turning the lights down low G F#m Bm A/riff I'm ready to make my move

I'll get you ^Gticke^F#mts to w^D5hat^A5 you ne^Deeee-eeeed

Badly Drawn Boy - You were right