Originally in Dm, I play in Em capo 0 or 1
The big “Right Now” is on the 7 of the minor key, the
“everything” goes up to the 1.
Intro, skip if solo acoustic
| Em | Em | Em | Em |
| C | C | Em | Em |
| C | D | ||
| Em | D | C | D |
| x 4 |
Vox on the 5
| Em | D |
| Don’t wanna wait till to | morrow |
| C | B | D |
| Why put it off another | day? |
| Em | D |
| One by one, little | problems |
| C | B | D | |
| Build | up and stand in our | way, oh |
“One step” is on the 2 of the chord
| C | D | G | Asus4 | A |
| One step a | head, one step be | hind |
| C | D | Em |
| Now you gotta | run to get e | ven |
| C | D | G | Asus4 | A |
| Make future | plans, or dream a | bout yester | day, hey |
| C | D | B |
| Come on, | turn, | turn this thing around |
| G | G/B | C | D | |
| Right | now, hey | it’s your to | morrow |
| G | G/B | C | D | |
| Right | now, come o | n, it’s | everything |
| G | G/B | C | |
| Right | now, catch your m | agic | moment, do it |
| D | C |
| Right here and n | ow, it means everything |
| Em | D |
| Miss a beat, you lose the | rhythm |
| C | B | D |
| And nothing falls into | place, no |
| Em | D |
| Only missed by a | fraction |
| C | B | D |
| Slipped a little off your | pace, | oh |
| C | D | G | Asus4 | A | |
| The | more things you | get, the more you | want |
| C | D | Em |
| Just traded | one for the | other |
| C | D | G | Asus4 | A |
| Working so | hard, to make it | easy, | who | a |
| C | D | B | |
| Got to | turn, | come on, | turn this thing around |
| G | G/B | C | D | |
| Right | now, hey | it’s your to | morrow |
| G | G/B | C | D | |
| Right | now, come o | n, it’s | everything |
| G | G/B | C | |
| Right | now, catch that m | agic | moment, do it |
| D | C |
| Right here and n | ow, it means everything |
| Em | C | Em |
| It’s enlightening | right | now |
| C | D | |
| What are you waitin’ for | , o | h |
| G | A | C | D | B |
| Ye | ah, | right now |
Solo on chorus chords
| C | D | G | A | C | D | Em |
| C | D | G | A | C | D | B |
| G | G/B | C | D | |
| Right | now, hey | it’s your to | morrow |
| G | G/B | C | D | |
| Right | now, come o | n, it’s | everything |
| G | G/B | C | D | |
| Right | now, catch that m | agic | moment, and do it | right |
| G | G/B | C | D | C | |
| Right | now, | ooooh | , right | now |
Outro
| C | Em |
| It’s what’s happening |
| C | |
| Right here and now | , right now |
| Em | |
| It’s right no | w |
| C | Em | |
| Oh, | tell me, what are you waitin’ for |
| C | Em |
| Turn this thing arou | nd |