(Intro: Arpeggiated C - Em, palm-muted, building with a melodic lick, Van halen Richie Sambora style)
e|---------------0----------------0---|
B|-----1-----1-----1--------0-----0---| (Lick: C pentatonic bend on B string)
G|---0-----0---0--------0-----0-------|
D|-2-----2----------------2-----------|
A|-------------3----------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
(Whispered vocals fade in)
Wrong turn... yeah, I see it now...
Verse 1 (Strum: C - Em - Am - F, down-up pattern)
C
I laughed off the warnings, chased the neon lights,
Em
Thought I knew the road, ignored the signs at night.
Am
Friends said "Turn back, it's a dead-end game,"
F
But pride pulled the wheel, now I'm lost in the rain.
Pre-Chorus (G - F - Em, building tension)
G F Em
One voice in my head, screaming "Listen this time!"
Chorus (Big strums: C - G - Am - F, repeat x2)
C G
Took the wrong turn, now the regret burns deep,
Am F
Wasted years chasing shadows I couldn't keep.
C G
Should've followed the advice, held on to the truth,
Am F
Now I'm broken and wandering, searching for proof.
(Melodic riff over chorus end: Fast Am pentatonic run)
e|---------------------12-15b17-15-12----|
B|---------------13-15----------------15-|
G|---------12-14-------------------------|
D|---12-14-------------------------------|
A|-14------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Verse 2 (Same as Verse 1, add Em arpeggio fills)
C
Mirrors show the stranger I became too fast,
Em
Echoes of "I told you" from a faded past.
Am
Golden paths I skipped for the thrill of the fall,
F
Now the silence is screaming, I've lost it all.Pre-Chorus
G F Em
One chance to rewind, but the clock don't lie...Chorus (Full band, harmonies)
C G
Took the wrong turn, now the regret burns deep,
Am F
Wasted years chasing shadows I couldn't keep.
C G
Should've followed the advice, held on to the truth,
Am F
Now I'm broken and wandering, searching for proof.
Bridge (Slow arpeggios: Am - F - C - G, then riff explosion)
Am F
If I could turn back, I'd heed every word,
C G
Swallow my ego, let wisdom be heard.
(Hard rock riff: Power chords Em - G - Am - F, with bends)e|-12--15-12----12---------------------|
B|----------15----15-13-12-------------|
G|-----------------------14-12---------|
(Repeat, build intensity)
D|-----------------------------14------|
No more wrong turns, I'm learning to see...
Final Chorus (Double-time strums, fade with licks)
C G
Took the wrong turn, but I'm rising again,
Am F
Regret's just a teacher, washing away the pain.
C G
Followed bad advice once, but now I know,
Am F C
The right path calls louder—time to let it show.
(Outro: Arpeggiated C - Em fade, repeat intro lick)
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