Right on for the Darkness Chords by Curtis Mayfield

Tempo:
107 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

Bm

F#

C#m

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Right on for the Darkness chords
Start Jamming...
[F#m]
[Bm]
[F#]
[Bm]
[F#]
And I [Bm] cannot see you [F#m] out there
[C#m]
You're pitiful, [Bm] don't bother [A#] me
[Bm] [F#m] Playing on clothes you wear
[Bm] Laughing at me, pressing me
And oh [F#m] yeah, right on for the darkness
Right on [Bm] for the darkness
[F#m] You're pitiful, [F#] you're pitiful
You [B] better have some self -consciousness
[Bm] Yeah, [F#m] cause it's the educated people
[C#m] Running the lives [Bm] of our society
[F#m]
Making up the rules, holding [C#m] back the [Bm] schools
A lot of greed, a lot of temptation
Proving one thing, we're hell of [F#m] a nation
Right on for the darkness
[B]
Right on, right [Bm] on
[F#m]
Right on, right on
[F#] Right on, right on
Right on, [C#m] right on [F#] for the darkness
[C#m] Right on for the [G#] darkness
[F#m] I [F#]
[F#m] am blind and I can't [Bm] see
What [E]
[F#m] will make me the darkness
Is there [C#m] really [Bm] no one who could live
[E]
[F#m] Or make you go from this
[Bm] The game or your children's church
Right [F#m] on for the darkness
Right [Bm] on for the darkness
Right on for the [F#m] darkness
Right [F#] on, right on
[F#m] Right on for the darkness
Right on
[Bm]
[F#m] When I'm messing with the tears
I [Bm] sense that everyone will see
I
[A] can hear the fingers [C#m] fingers
[F#m] Why [Bm] I'm putting down every little move
[F#m] Right on for the darkness
Right on, right on
Right on for the darkness
What [Bm] can I [G#] say?
[Bm]
[F#m] You out there, you're pretty
You [Bm] know how to be
[B]
[F#m] Straight on, the floor's the wall
[Bm] Let me be, fresh and clean
And I don't [C#] care
[F#m] Right on for the darkness
[C#m] Right on, [Bm] right on for the [Em] darkness
[F#m] Right on, right on
Right
[F#] [C#] [F#m]
[D] [E] [F#m]
[F#] [B]
on, [A#] [F#]
[B]
[C#m] [F#m]
[Bm]
[F#m] [F#]
[Bm] [A] [B]
[F#]
[Bm]
[B] [F#]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[F#]
[G#] [F#m]
[C#m]
[G#]
[A] [G#m]
[B] [A]
[G#] [G#m]
[C#m] [G#]
[A]
[G#] right on
[F#m]
[G#] [F#m] [G#]
[F#] [C#m]
[B]
[D] [G#]
[F#m]
[A] [G#m]
[G#]
[F#m] [C#m]
[F#m]
[G#]
Right [F#]
on
Key:  
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
G#
134211114
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
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To learn Curtis Mayfield - Right On For The Darkness chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C#m, Bm, F#m, F#, Bm, F#m and Bm. Start with a comfortable 53 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 107. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Minor.

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[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And I [Bm] cannot see _ you _ _ _ [F#m] _ out there
[C#m] _
_ You're pitiful, [Bm] don't bother [A#] me
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] Playing on clothes you wear
_ [Bm] Laughing at me, pressing me
And oh [F#m] yeah, right on for the darkness
_ _ Right on [Bm] for the darkness
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] You're pitiful, [F#] you're pitiful
You [B] better have some self _ -consciousness
[Bm] Yeah, _ [F#m] cause it's the educated people
_ [C#m] Running the lives [Bm] of our society
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m]
Making up the rules, holding [C#m] back the [Bm] schools
A lot of greed, a lot of temptation
Proving one thing, we're hell of [F#m] a nation
_ Right on for the darkness
_ _ [B]
Right on, right _ _ [Bm] on
[F#m] _
_ _ Right _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on, right on
[F#] Right on, right on
Right on, [C#m] right on [F#] for the darkness _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] Right on for the [G#] darkness
[F#m] I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[F#m] _ am blind _ and I can't [Bm] see
What _ _ _ _ [E] _
[F#m] will make me the darkness
Is there [C#m] really [Bm] no one who could live
_ _ _ [E] _
[F#m] Or make you go from _ this
[Bm] The game or your _ children's church
Right [F#m] on for the darkness
_ Right _ _ [Bm] on for the darkness
_ Right on for the [F#m] darkness _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Right _ _ _ [F#] on, _ right on
[F#m] Right on for the darkness _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Right on _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[F#m] When I'm messing with the tears
I _ [Bm] sense that everyone will see
_ I _
[A] can hear the fingers [C#m] _ fingers
[F#m] Why [Bm] I'm putting down every little move _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ Right on for the darkness _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Right on, _ right on
_ Right on for the darkness
What _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] can I [G#] say?
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[F#m] You out there, you're pretty
You [Bm] know how to be
_ _ _ _ [B] _
[F#m] Straight on, the floor's the wall _
[Bm] Let me be, fresh and clean
And I don't [C#] care
[F#m] Right on for the darkness
_ _ [C#m] Right on, [Bm] _ _ _ _ right on for the [Em] darkness
[F#m] _ Right on, _ _ right on
Right _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [F#m] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
on, _ _ [A#] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ right on
[F#m] _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
Right _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ on _ _ _ _ _

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