When Did Right Become Wrong Song Lyrics and Chords
When Did Right Become Wrong Song Lyrics and Chords by Merle Haggard
When Did Right Become Wrong
Recorded by Merle Haggard
Written by Tommy Collins
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It used to be
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right that you
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love
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You said so and
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I thought so
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too
We talked
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maturely 'bout
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old puppy
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love
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Comparing the old with the
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If it's so
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right we love each
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other
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why had you
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rather be
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gone
You
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seem to take pride in de
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ceiving
But when did
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right become
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ng
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right become
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You made a good
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talk about
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romance
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You said you just
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know it when it's
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real
You sealed your
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orations with
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kisses of
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fire
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darling weren't they really
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real
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right that I
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why have I
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not in so
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long
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you know I can't even
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FAQ
Who sang the the song When Did Right Become Wrong?
- The song When Did Right Become Wrong was sang by Merle Haggard.
Who is Merle Haggard?
- Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 - April 6, 2016) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler.
Haggard was born in Oildale, California, during the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth. After being released from San Quentin State Prison in 1960, he managed to turn his life around and launch a successful country music career. He gained popularity with his songs about the working class that occasionally contained themes contrary to anti-Vietnam War sentiment of some popular music of the time. Between the 1960s and the 1980s, he had 38 number-one hits on the US country charts, several of which also made the Billboard all-genre singles chart. Haggard continued to release successful albums into the 2000s.
He received many honors and awards for his music, including a Kennedy Center Honor (2010), a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2006), a BMI Icon Award (2006), and induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1977), Country Music Hall of Fame (1994) and Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (1997). He died on April 6, 2016—his 79th birthday—at his ranch in Shasta County, California, having recently suffered from double pneumonia.
