I Hope I'm Doing This Right Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays520

I Hope I'm Doing This Right by Paul Thorn is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, C and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro 
G D C 
G D C 

verse 1 
G           D            C            G 
Sometimes I wonder how I made it this far 
              D              C              D 
I've won some trophies and I wear some ugly scars 
G                              C 
Before I go to bed I kneel and pray every night 
  G               Em           D                     G 
I wonder if God's proud of me, I hope I'm doing this right 

G D C 

verse 2 
G               D           C                 G 
I know a lot of people they appear to have it made 
              D             C                 D 
I battle with jealousy, Why can't I live that way? 
     G                                 C 
Well maybe they're just better than me at playing the game of life 
G               Em                  D                     G 
Maybe I need to change some things, I hope I'm doing this right 

    D                 G 
The more I learn, the less I know 
    C                  G 
The more I change, the more I grow 
  D                                   G 
I pray the road I'm traveling on will lead me to the light 
      C        D          G 
God I hope I'm doing this right 

Instrumental 
D G 
C G 
D G 
C D G D 

G D C 
G D C 

verse 3 
G                  D                  C           G 
Most of my friends are from the wrong side of the track 
             D             C            D 
Here's why I do not have a problem with that 
G                                         C 
Hank Williams was in the darkness when he sang I saw the light 
    G                     Em         D                   G 
I believe there's good in everyone I hope I'm doing this right 

    D                 G 
The more I learn, the less I know 
    C                  G 
The more I change, the more I grow 
  D                                   G 
I pray the road I'm traveling on will lead me to the light 
      C        D          G       Em 
God I hope I'm doing this right 
     C        D          G 
Oh I hope I'm doing this right 

Outro 
G D C 
G D C 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante