Alec Benjamin - One Wrong Turn: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "One Wrong Turn" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

         Gm                  Dm
I knew a guy, let's call him Jeff
         D#               A#
He had a wife that up and left
              Gm                 Dm
Last Thursday night, she saw his texts
            D#        A#
And she was mortified
          Gm                  Dm
It wasn't right, though he confessed
               D#                  A#
That, just one time, he called his ex
           Gm        Dm                D#       A#
She didn't buy it or accept when Jeff apologized
Cm       A#   D#  F
Now he's all alone

Chorus:
Gm              Dm
Something funny that I've learned
    D#               A#
Is just how quickly fate can turn
    Gm            Dm                D#        F
How one simple mistake can take you out (Out, out, out)
 Gm              Dm
Something funny that I've found
   D#               A#
Is just how quickly worlds burn down
     Cm                 A#              D#
Make one wrong turn and you can't turn around
('Round, 'round, 'round)
                    F                    Gm Dm D# A#
One wrong turn can burn things to the ground

I knew a girl, let's call her Jess
She took a drive to buy a dress
But missed the light as it turned red and ran into traffic
She took a right, if she turned left
She'd be alive, would not be dead
She'd have arrived, but now, instead
The end is tragic

Chorus

         D#
But the thing you didn't see comin'
         F
Is that Jeff was Jess' husband
        Gm                             Dm
And the ex he had to call is no longer into boys at all
             D#
It's all one big misunderstanding
      F
Like dominos crash-landing
         Gm                                      Dm
Once the first one falls, they all come tumbling down
     D#            A#
And now he's all alone

Chorus



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "One Wrong Turn" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "One Wrong Turn" by Alec Benjamin.