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Something So Right

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Words & music By Paul Simon 1973 
 Gm  D7+9| Gm7  Am7| Dm   Bb   C  
No chord      |   Bb  Fmaj7| 
You've got the cool water 
          F11          F7|  Bb| Bbm6  F| 
    When the fever runs high 
               Gm|     A+5         A7|         Dm7  
   You've got the look of lovelight in your eyes 
             C/Bb|    Bb   Fmaj7| 
     And I was in crazy motion 
      F11              B7    Bb  Bbm| 
    'Til you calmed me down 
                 F|  Gm7  
  It took a little time 
                  C11|   F| 
    But you calmed me down 
                    |  C/Bb  
 When something goes wrong 
                Bb|     F  F9| 
I'm the first to admit it 
                   Bb7|     F| 
    I'm the first to admit it 
                     Gm7   C11| 
    And the last one to know 
                    F| C/Bb  
  when something goes right 
                        |   F   A7  
Well it's likely to lose me, mm 
               Bb7|    F  
    It's apt to confuse me 
            Gm7  C#dim| Dm  
It's such an unusual sight 
   A7|                 Bb        F| G7  
Oh, I can't, I can't get used to something so right 
             C11|   Bb  F| Bb  F| Gm7  Am7| Dm   Bb   C  
    Something so right 
No chord     |      Bb  Fmaj7| 
They've got a wall in China 
        F11              F7|  Bb| Bbm6  F| 
    It's a thousand miles long 
                Gm|    A+5        A7|         Dm7  
   To keep out the foreigners they made it strong 
               C/Bb|    Bb     Fmaj7| 
     And I've got a wall around me 
          F11           B7   Bb  Bbm| 
    That you can't even see 
                 F|  Gm7  
  It took a little time 
               C11| F| 
    To get next to me 
                    |  C/Bb  
 When something goes wrong 
                Bb|     F  F9| 
I'm the first to admit it 
                   Bb7|     F| 
    I'm the first to admit it 
                     Gm7   C11| 
    And the last one to know 
                    F| C/Bb  
  when something goes right 
                        |   F   A7  
Well it's likely to lose me, mm 
               Bb7|    F  
    It's apt to confuse me 
                    Gm7  C#dim| Dm  
because it's such an unusual sight 
   A7|                 Bb        F| G7  
Oh, I can't, I can't get used to something so right 
             C11| F  Gm| Am   A+5  A| 
    Something so right 
                                     Dm| A  
Some people never say the words "I love you" 
              | F7  
It's not their style 
        |  Bb   A+5  A| 
to be so bold 
                                     Dm| A  
Some people never say the words "I love you" 
          |   Dm           Bb              G7  C7sus| C7  
But like a child   they're longing to be told, mm 
                    |    F|  C/Bb  
 When something goes wrong 
                   Bb|     F  F9| 
   I'm the first to admit it 
                   Bb7|     F| 
    I'm the first to admit it 
                     Gm7   C11| 
    And the last one to know 
                    F| C/Bb  
  when something goes right 
                        |   F   A7  
Well it's likely to lose me, mm 
               Bb7|    F  
    It's apt to confuse me 
                    Gm7  C#dim| Dm  
because it's such an unusual sight 
        A7|                 Bb        F|                G7| Gm7  
I swear, I can't, I can't get used to something so right 
             C11|    F| Gm| Am| Bb| F  
    Something so right 

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Something So Right

by Paul Simon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D7+9

Gm7

Am7

Fmaj7

F11

Bbm6

A+5

Dm7

C/Bb

Bbm

C11

Bb7

C#dim

Words & music By Paul Simon 1973

Gm D7+9 Gm7 Am7 Dm Bb C

| |

Bb Fmaj7

No chord | |

You've got the cool water

F11 F7 Bb Bbm6 F

| | |

When the fever runs high

Gm A+5 A7 Dm7

| |

You've got the look of lovelight in your eyes

C/Bb Bb Fmaj7

| |

And I was in crazy motion

F11 B7 Bb Bbm

'Til you calmed me down

F Gm7

It took a little time

C11 F

| |

But you calmed me down

C/Bb

When something goes wrong

Bb F F9

| |

I'm the first to admit it

Bb7 F

| |

I'm the first to admit it

Gm7 C11

And the last one to know

F C/Bb

when something goes right

F A7

Well it's likely to lose me, mm

Bb7 F

It's apt to confuse me

Gm7 C#dim Dm

It's such an unusual sight

A7 Bb F G7

| |

Oh, I can't, I can't get used to something so right

C11 Bb F Bb F Gm7 Am7 Dm Bb C

| | | |

Something so right

Bb Fmaj7

No chord | |

They've got a wall in China

F11 F7 Bb Bbm6 F

| | |

It's a thousand miles long

Gm A+5 A7 Dm7

| |

To keep out the foreigners they made it strong

C/Bb Bb Fmaj7

| |

And I've got a wall around me

F11 B7 Bb Bbm

That you can't even see

F Gm7

It took a little time

C11 F

| |

To get next to me

C/Bb

When something goes wrong

Bb F F9

| |

I'm the first to admit it

Bb7 F

| |

I'm the first to admit it

Gm7 C11

And the last one to know

F C/Bb

when something goes right

F A7

Well it's likely to lose me, mm

Bb7 F

It's apt to confuse me

Gm7 C#dim Dm

because it's such an unusual sight

A7 Bb F G7

| |

Oh, I can't, I can't get used to something so right

C11 F Gm Am A+5 A

| | |

Something so right

Dm A

Some people never say the words "I love you"

It's not their style

Bb A+5 A

| |

to be so bold

Dm A

Some people never say the words "I love you"

Dm Bb G7 C7sus C7

| |

But like a child they're longing to be told, mm

F C/Bb

| |

When something goes wrong

Bb F F9

| |

I'm the first to admit it

Bb7 F

| |

I'm the first to admit it

Gm7 C11

And the last one to know

F C/Bb

when something goes right

F A7

Well it's likely to lose me, mm

Bb7 F

It's apt to confuse me

Gm7 C#dim Dm

because it's such an unusual sight

A7 Bb F G7 Gm7

| | |

I swear, I can't, I can't get used to something so right

C11 F Gm Am Bb F

| | | | |

Something so right

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