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-Right Moves-
-Josh Ritter-
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Capo 1
[Intro]
|    G|    G|    G|    G|
[Verse 1]
All of a sGudden now you're back again
I thought you were hEmappy with whoever or did you dream about me now and then?
Did you lAmook up at the stars and feel sComethin' for the constGellations?
All those lGovers circlin' round their loves
Slings and aEmrrows, dogs and lions, rivers separating touch from touch
The cAmomedy of distance, the tCragedy of sepaGration
[Chorus]
N.C.                  C  
Am I makin' all the right moves?
Am I singin' you the riGght blues?
Is there a time that I could cCall you
Just to Dsee how you are dGoin'?
[Verse 2]
I said, "How Gis it that you come back to me?"
You don't need the stEmories of my scars or in the stars to tell you nothin's free
I tAmraded all the innocence I Cever had for hesitGation
I said, "GWon't you tell me where you been?"
You put a fEminger to my lips and then you kissed me once and once again
The cAmrickets all leapt up and met the mCoon with a standin' ovGation
[Chorus]
N.C.                  C  
Am I makin' all the right moves?
Am I singin' you the riGght blues?
Is there a time that I could cCall you
Just to Dsee how you are dGoin'?
[Solo]
|    G|    G|   Em|   Em|
|   Am|    C|    G|    G|
|    G|    G|   Em|   Em|
|   Am|    C|    G|    G|
|    A|    A|    C|    C|
|    G|    G|    D|    D|
[Verse 3]
I heard the niGght birds pickin' up the song
You threw your Emhair back and sang along
And I realAmized that I might lose, you might lCose me,
drift apart in the night and not know why and nGot know how
I said, "What if wGe are like the Northern sky?"
"What if there are tEmhings that come between us that we can't take back and we can't make right?"
You said, "AmI don't know darlin', but I'm Chere with you and we're comin' to the chorus nGow!"
[Chorus]
N.C.                          C  
Am I makin' all the right moves?
Am I singin' you the riEmght blues?
Is there a time that I could cCall you
Just to Dsee how you are dGoin'?
[Chorus]
Am I makin' all the rCight moves?
Am I singin' you the riEmght blues?
Is there a time that I could cCall you
Just to Dsee how you are dGoin'?  ooh ooh ooh
[Outro]
|    G|    G|    G|    G|
|    G|    G|    G| G  

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Right Moves

by Josh Ritter

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-Right Moves-

-Josh Ritter-

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Capo 1

[Intro]

G G G G

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[Verse 1]

All of a sudden now you're back again

I thought you were happy with whoever or did you dream about me now and then?

Am C G

Did you look up at the stars and feel somethin' for the constellations?

All those lovers circlin' round their loves

Slings and arrows, dogs and lions, rivers separating touch from touch

Am C G

The comedy of distance, the tragedy of separation

[Chorus]

N.C.

Am I makin' all the right moves?

Am I singin' you the right blues?

Is there a time that I could call you

D G

Just to see how you are doin'?

[Verse 2]

I said, "How is it that you come back to me?"

You don't need the stories of my scars or in the stars to tell you nothin's free

Am C G

I traded all the innocence I ever had for hesitation

I said, "Won't you tell me where you been?"

You put a finger to my lips and then you kissed me once and once again

Am C G

The crickets all leapt up and met the moon with a standin' ovation

[Chorus]

N.C.

Am I makin' all the right moves?

Am I singin' you the right blues?

Is there a time that I could call you

D G

Just to see how you are doin'?

[Solo]

G G Em Em

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Am C G G

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G G Em Em

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Am C G G

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A A C C

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G G D D

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[Verse 3]

I heard the night birds pickin' up the song

You threw your hair back and sang along

Am C

And I realized that I might lose, you might lose me,

drift apart in the night and not know why and not know how

I said, "What if we are like the Northern sky?"

"What if there are things that come between us that we can't take back and we can't make right?"

Am C G

You said, "I don't know darlin', but I'm here with you and we're comin' to the chorus now!"

[Chorus]

N.C.

Am I makin' all the right moves?

Am I singin' you the right blues?

Is there a time that I could call you

D G

Just to see how you are doin'?

[Chorus]

Am I makin' all the right moves?

Am I singin' you the right blues?

Is there a time that I could call you

D G

Just to see how you are doin'? ooh ooh ooh

[Outro]

G G G G

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G G G G

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