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The Right Thing To Do

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CAPO ON 3RD FRET
  C#mxx6650
Amaj7There's nothing you can do to C#mturn me Aaway
Bm7Nothing anyone can Amaj7say
You're D#m7with me D#now and as C#m7long as you stay
C#m7Lovin' you's the right thing to Emaj7do
Bm7Lovin' you's the F#m7right Amaj7thing
I Amaj7know you've had some bad luck with C#mladies beAfore
They Bm7drove you or you drove them Amaj7crazy
But more D#m7important is D#I know you're the C#m7one and I'm sure
C#m7Lovin' you's the right thing to Emaj7do
Bm7Lovin' you's the F#m7right Amaj7thing
And it Bm7used to be for a C#m7while
That the Amaj7river  F#m7flowed right Bm7to my Amaj7door
Bm7Making me just a C#m7little too free
But now the F#m7river doesn't Amaj7seem to C#m7stop here anyBm7more
Amaj7Hold me in your hands like a C#mbunch of Aflowers
Bm7Set me moving to your Amaj7sweetest song
And I D#m7know what I D#think I've C#m7known all along
C#m7Lovin' you's the right thing to Emaj7do
Bm7Lovin' you's the F#m7right Amaj7thing
Lovin' you's the right thing to do
Is the right thing
(Repeat  Amaj7   C#m7   Bm7until over)
Nothing you could ever do would turn me away from you
I love you now and I love you now
Even though you're ten thousand miles away
I'll love you tomorrow as I love you today
I'm in love babe
I'm in love with you babe

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The Right Thing To Do

by Carly Simon

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Amaj7

Bm7

D#m7

C#m7

Emaj7

F#m7

CAPO ON 3RD FRET

C#m

xx6650

Amaj7 C#m A

There's nothing you can do to turn me away

Bm7 Amaj7

Nothing anyone can say

D#m7 D# C#m7

You're with me now and as long as you stay

C#m7 Emaj7

Lovin' you's the right thing to do

Bm7 F#m7 Amaj7

Lovin' you's the right thing

Amaj7 C#m A

I know you've had some bad luck with ladies before

Bm7 Amaj7

They drove you or you drove them crazy

D#m7 D# C#m7

But more important is I know you're the one and I'm sure

C#m7 Emaj7

Lovin' you's the right thing to do

Bm7 F#m7 Amaj7

Lovin' you's the right thing

Bm7 C#m7

And it used to be for a while

Amaj7 F#m7 Bm7 Amaj7

That the river flowed right to my door

Bm7 C#m7

Making me just a little too free

F#m7 Amaj7 C#m7 Bm7

But now the river doesn't seem to stop here anymore

Amaj7 C#m A

Hold me in your hands like a bunch of flowers

Bm7 Amaj7

Set me moving to your sweetest song

D#m7 D# C#m7

And I know what I think I've known all along

C#m7 Emaj7

Lovin' you's the right thing to do

Bm7 F#m7 Amaj7

Lovin' you's the right thing

Lovin' you's the right thing to do

Is the right thing

Amaj7 C#m7 Bm7

(Repeat until over)

Nothing you could ever do would turn me away from you

I love you now and I love you now

Even though you're ten thousand miles away

I'll love you tomorrow as I love you today

I'm in love babe

I'm in love with you babe

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