(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right chords by Luther Ingram (Official Version)

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Em11
G/D
Cmaj9
Am7
Bm7
Cmaj7
Em
B7#11
B9
Em7
Am

Intro 1
Em11 
G/D 
Cmaj9 
 (E minor11)  (G/D)  (C minoraj9) 
Am7 
Bm7 
Cmaj7 
Bm7 
 (A minor7)  (B minor7)  (C minoraj7)  (B minor7) 
Em 
G/D 
Cmaj9 
 (E minor)  (G/D)  (C minoraj9) 
Am7 
Bm7 
Am7 
Bm7 
 (A minor7)  (B minor7)  (A minor7)  (B minor7) 
Cmaj7 
B7#11 
B9 
 (C minoraj7)  (B7#11)  (B9) 

Verse 1
Em7 
If  (E minor7) loving you is wrong,
G/D 
I don't  (G/D) wanna be right
Cmaj7 
If  (C minoraj7) being    right means being without you
Am7 
Bm7 
Cmaj7 
Bm7 
I'd  (A minor7) rather live a  (B minor7) wrong doing  (C minoraj7) life      (B minor7) 
Em7 
Your  (E minor7) mama  and daddy say it's a shame
G/D 
It's a  (G/D) downright disgrace
Cmaj7 
But  (C minoraj7) long     as I got you by my side
Am7 
I don't  (A minor7) care
Bm7 
Cmaj7 
Bm7 
what your  (B minor7) people say  (C minoraj7)  (B minor7) 

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Bridge 1

Your friends tell you it's no future

In loving a married man

If I can't see you when I want

I'll see you when I can

If loving you is wrong,

I don't wanna be right

If loving you is wrong,

I don't wanna be right

Verse 2
Em7 
 (E minor7) Am    I wrong to fall
G/D 
so deep (G/D) ly in love with you
Cmaj7 
Knowing  (C minoraj7) I got a wife
and two little children
Am7 
Bm7 
Cmaj7 
Bm7 
De (A minor7) pending on  (B minor7) me too?  (C minoraj7)  (B minor7) 
Em7 
 (E minor7) Am    I wrong to hunger
G/D 
for the  (G/D) gentleness of your touch
Cmaj7 
Know (C minoraj7) ing      I got someone else at home
Am7 
Bm7 
Cmaj7 
Bm7 
Who  (A minor7) needs me just  (B minor7) as much?  (C minoraj7)  (B minor7) 

Bridge 2
Am 
And  (A minor) are you wrong to give your love
Em 
 (E minor) To  a married man
Am 
And  (A minor) am  I wrong for trying to hold on
Em 
To the  (E minor) best thing I ever had?
Cmaj7 
If  (C minoraj7) loving   you is wrong,
Em7 
I don't  (E minor7) wanna be right
Cmaj7 
If  (C minoraj7) loving   you is wrong,
Em7 
I don't  (E minor7) wanna be right

Interlude 1

Bridge 3
Am 
 (A minor) Are you wrong to give your love
Em 
 (E minor) To  a married man?
Am 
And  (A minor) am  I wrong for trying to hold on
Em 
To the  (E minor) best thing I ever had?
Cmaj7 
If  (C minoraj7) loving   you is wrong,
Em7 
I don't  (E minor7) wanna be right
Cmaj7 
If  (C minoraj7) loving   you is wrong,
Em7 
I don't  (E minor7) wanna be right

Outro 1
Em7 
 (E minor7) I     don't wanna be right
Cmaj7 
If it  (C minoraj7) means    being without you
Em7 
 (E minor7) I     don't wanna be right
Cmaj7 
If it  (C minoraj7) means    sleeping at night
Em7 
 (E minor7) I     don't wanna be right
Cmaj7 
If  (C minoraj7) loving   you is wrong
[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Em11
G/D
Cmaj9
Am7
Bm7
Cmaj7
Em
B7#11
B9
Em7
Am

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: E minorBPM: 68

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Em11: 0-2-4-0-3-5
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3
Cmaj9: x-3-2-4-3-x
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
B7#11: x-2-1-2-2-1
B9: 7-6-7-6-7-x
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right by Luther Ingram, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Luther Ingram.