Billy Joel - You May Be Right: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "You May Be Right" 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.

A
Friday night I crashed your party,
Saturday I said I'm sorry
                                E7
Sunday came and trashed me out again
      Bm
I was only having fun,
        G
Wasn't hurting anyone
       E
And we all enjoyed the
                A
Weekend for a change

I've been stranded in the combat zone
I walked through Bedford-Stuy alone
Even rode my motorcycle in the rain
And you told me not to drive
But I made it home alive
So you said that only proves that I'm insane

Chorus:
            E
You may be right,
           A
I may be crazy
            E             D
Oh, but it just may be a lunatic
       F#m         A
You're looking for
              E
Turn out the lights,
              A
Don't try to save me
             D               E
You may be wrong for all I know,
                A
But you may be right

Well remember how I found you there
Alone in your electric chair
I told you dirty jokes until you smiled
You were lonely for a man
I said, take me as I am
Cause you might enjoy
Some madness for a while

Now think of all the years you tried to
Find someone to satisfy you
I might be as crazy as you say
If I'm crazy then it's true
That it's all because of you
And you wouldn't want me any other way

Chorus:
You may be right
I may be crazy
Ho, but it just may be a lunatic
You're looking for
It's too late to fight
It's too late to change me
You may be wrong for all I know
But you may be right

You may be right
I may be crazy
Hey, but it just may be a lunatic
You're looking for
Turn out the lights
Aww, don't try to save me
You may be wrong for all I know
But you may be right

A
You may be wrong
But you may be right
You may be wrong
But you may be right
You may be wrong
But you may be right
You may be wrong
But you may be right
You may be wrong
But you may be right
You may be wrong
But you may be right
You may be wrong
But you may be right
You may be wrong
But you may be right


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

E7

Guitar chord E7

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

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 "You May Be Right" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "You May Be Right" by Billy Joel.

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