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Brandi Carlile – When Youre Wrong Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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INTRO:
Am   Am

VERSE:
  Am
"Don't go borrowin' trouble,"
        G
that's what you used to say
    D
But we don't keep in touch the
        F
way we used to nowadays
     Am
Your eyes are not as bright as
     G
I remember them to be
     D
The light inside's grown dim and
        F                Em7
that's hard for me to see

VERSE:
     Am
The creases on your forehead
          G
run like treads on a tire
     D
The white stripe runnin' through
              F
your bangs a long twisted spire
        Am
You're sweepin' up the floods and
             G
you've been vacuumin' the fires
         D
And you lay down every night
           F          Em7
next to a goddamn liar

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CHORUS:
    Am7                       G
You may be here today, but tomorrow,
you're a ghost
             D
I guess the most someone can hope
           F
for is to find a place to lay
    Am
Someone to tell your secrets to
          G
when the nights get long and blue
         D
Someone strong enough to lean
             F
on when the roses fall away
 F
Strong enough to love you
             Em7
when you're wrong
         F
Someone strong enough to
                    Em7
love you when you're
 Am   G  D  F
Wrong

VERSE:
         Am
When the day is winding down,
           G
my heart abandons me for you
        D
You forgot yourself so long ago
    F
and I wish I could too
         Am
But you live inside a quiet
         G
hell no one can pray away
 D
Leavin' would be easy,
         F               Em7
I understand why you stay

CHORUS:
    Am7                       G
You may be here today, but tomorrow,
you're a ghost
             D
I guess the most someone can hope
           F
for is to find a place to lay
    Am
Someone to tell your secrets to
          G
when the nights get long and blue
         D
Someone strong enough to lean
             F
on when the roses fall away
 F
Strong enough to love you
             Em7
when you're wrong
         F
Someone strong enough to
                    Em7
love you when you're
             Am   G  D  F
When you're wrong

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VERSE:
          Am
You'd be wrong if you were thinkin'
         G
that we all don't fade away
      D
Like dew drops in the dawn,
      F
like sun beams through the haze
        Am
It's a long way to be sinkin',
         G
holdin' tightly to the weights
        D
Of the one who pulls you down
           F                    Em7
while you slowly waste your days

CHORUS:
         F
Someone strong enough to
                      Em7
love you when you're wrong
         F
Someone strong enough to
                    Em7
love you when you're
 Am   G
Wrong
             D    F
When you're wrong

OUTRO:
Am           G
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
             D   F
When you're wrong
Am        G       D
Ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
 F            Am
Oooh ooh ooh oooooh ooh
 G          D      F
oooooh ooh oooooh ooh
Am  G  D  F
Am   D   A

How to play When Youre Wrong: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for When Youre Wrong by Brandi Carlile on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

When Youre Wrong by Brandi Carlile keeps coming home to A minor (no sharps or flats). You need 7 chords: Am, G, D, F, Em7, Am7 and A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – G – D – F (i – VII – IV – VI in A minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.