

Prompt / Lyrics
(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)
Tags
80s melodic Hard Rock arpeggios riffs, sweet licks, Richie Sambora Slash Van halen style, echoed voices, piano intervals
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2/12/2026