Something So Right

Paul Simon

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Key: (chord shapes in the key of E)

From: Jean Marc Orliaguet
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 1995 18:34:33 
+0200 (MET DST)



                From the "There Goes
 Rhymin' Simon" album, 1973


  ( Transcription of the "Live at 
the Tower - Philadelphia, 1980" 
performance )

Transcribed and tabbed by Jean-Marc 
Orliaguet
( *, http://*~jmo )

Notes : This live version is mostly 
based on the guitar, and stands as a
        good alternative to the 
studio version.

        Capo 1 or no capo.


Intro :



      E13                       
e-|----------------------------------------------------------9----------------|

Emaj7            E11


B-|-------------------10-----------------9--------)7--------------------------|

G-|--------7/9--------------------8---------------(7--------------------------|

D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----x------------------------------------------0---------------------------|



       E7
e-|----------------------------0----------|

B-|----------------------3-----/-----7----|

G-|----------------1----------------------|

D-|----------2----------------------------|

A-|---------------------------------------|

E-|----0----------------------------------|



     A
e-|--------------------------------------------------|

B-|--5-----------7-----5-----------5-----------------|

G-|--------6-----------------6-----------6-----------|

D-|--------------------------------------------------|

A-|--------------------------------------------0-----|

E-|--5-----------------------5-----------------------|



      Am6         E/G#        
e-|----------------------------------2-----------------------4----------------|

F#m7                    G#m7


B-|---(5----------(5----------(2-----------2-----------4-----------4----------|

G-|---)5----------)4-----------2-----------------2-----4-----------------4----|

D-|----4-----------2-----2----------------------------------------------------|

A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|----5-----------4-----------2-----------------------4----------------------|


      C#m                      
e-|------------------------------------------------------------------7--------|

C#m6b               B


B-|---(5-----------7---/9-------(9---------/10-----------------7--------------|

G-|----6------------------------)9-----------------------8--------------------|

D-|----7----------------------------------------------------------------------|

A-|----4----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|------------------------------9-----------------7--------------------------|

                                    
                             You've 
got the

Verse :


      E13                    Emaj7
e-|----------------------------------------------9-----------------|

        E11


B-|---------------10-----------------9----)7-----------------------|

G-|----------9-----------------8----------(7-----------------------|

D-|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A-|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|----0-----------------------------------0-----------------------|

 1.   cool                water     
                     when the
 2.   wall               in China   
                       it's a



       E                       A
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-|----------------0-----------------------5-----------5-----------5----------|

G-|----------------1-----------------------6-----------6-----------6----------|

D-|----------2-----------0-----------7-----------7-----------7----------------|

A-|----------------------------------------------------------------------0----|

E-|----0-----------------------5-----------------------5----------------------|

       fe - ver  runs       high
      thousand   miles      long



      Am6         E/G#        
e-|----------------------------------2-----------------|

F#m7


B-|---(5----------(5----------(2-----------2-----------|

G-|---)5----------)4-----------2-----------------2-----|

D-|----4-----------2-----------------------------------|

A-|----------------------------------------------------|

E-|----5-----------4-----0-----2-----------------------|

                                    
 you've  got  the
                                    
 to  keep out the



      G#+         G#7         C#m
e-|----------------------------------------------------------------------5----|

                     A7


B-|----5-----4-----------4-----------------------8-----------------5----------|

G-|----5-----------5-----------------------8-----------------6----------------|

D-|----------------------------------5----------------------------------------|

A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|----4-----------------------8-----------------------5----------------------|

      look    of love - light in   
your  eyes.            And  I  was  
 on
      for - eigners    they  made  
it strong              And  I  got  
 a



      E13                    Emaj7
e-|----------------------------------------------9-----------------|

        E11


B-|---------------10-----------------9----)7-----------------------|

G-|----------9-----------------8----------(7-----------------------|

D-|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----x-----------------------------------0-----------------------|

    cra - zy                  motion
                          'til
     wall                   around 
me                         that you



      Bb7          A7         Am
e-|----------------------------------------------------|

B-|----6-----------5-----------5-----------------------|

G-|----7-----------6-----------------5-----------------|

D-|----8-----------5-----------------------7-----------|

A-|----------------------------------------------------|

E-|----6-----------5-----------5-----------------------|

      you      calmed   me   down
      can't even  see



     Amsus2                    E
e-|----------------------------------------------------------------|

B-|----------------0-----------------------0-----------0-----------|

G-|----------5-----------------------------1-----------1-----------|

D-|----------------------------------2-----------2-----------2-----|

A-|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|----5-----------------5-----0-----------------------------------|

                                    
    It  took  a    little
                                    
    It  took  a    little



     F#m7                      B7 
e-|----------------------------------------2-----------------------------4----|

                     E


B-|----------------2-----------------------------3-----------------5----------|

G-|----------------2-----------------2-----------------------4----------------|

D-|----------2-----------2----------------------------------------------------|

A-|----------------------------2----------------------------------------------|

E-|----2-----------------------------------------------0----------------------|



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e-|----5----p4-----------------5-----p4----------------|

B-|----------------5-----------------------5-----------|

G-|----------------------4-----------------------4-----|

D-|----------------------------------------------------|

A-|----------------------------------------------------|

E-|----0-----------------------0-----------------------|

Bridge :


                             B7/A  
e-|----------------------------------------------------------------3----------|

                    A7


B-|----------------5-----------4-----------4-----------2-----------------2----|

G-|----------4-----------4-----4-----------------4-----2----------------------|

D-|----------------------------4-----4-----------------2-----2----------------|

A-|----------------------------0-----------------------0----------------------|

E-|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|

        When something goes wrong,  
             I'm            the 
first to



       E           E9          A7
e-|----------------2-----------0----------------------------------------------|

                      E


B-|----0-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------0----------|

G-|----1-----------1-----------2-----------2-----------1-----------1----------|

D-|----2-----------2-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----|

A-|----------2-----------------0----------------------------------------------|

E-|----0-----------0-----------------------------------0----------------------|

    admit  it                       
 I'm the first to admit it



      F#m7                     B7
e-|----------------------------2-----------2-----2-----|

B-|----2-----------2-----------4-----------4-----4-----|

G-|----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----2-----|

D-|----------2-----------2-----------4-----------------|

A-|----------------------------2-----------2-----2-----|

E-|----2-----------------------------------------------|

     and the  last  one to   know



       E                     B7/A 
e-|----------------4-----------------------5--------2/3---0-----0---------|

                G#7 A7  A          E


B-|----------------5-----------------------4--------1/2---2-----2----0----|

G-|----------4-----------4-----------4----------4---1/2---2-----2----1----|

D-|-------------------------------------------------1/2---2-----2---------|

A-|----------------------------0------------------------------------------|

E-|----0-------------------------------------------------------------0----|

         When something goes  right 
             it's  li - kely to lose



       E         G#7/D#       A/E
e-|----------------2-----------0-----------3-----------|

          A7


B-|----------0-----1-----------2-----------2-----------|

G-|----------1-----1-----------------2-----------2-----|

D-|----2-----------1-----------2-----------2-----------|

A-|----------------------------------------------------|

E-|----------------------------------------------------|

     me                             
      it's apt to con -



       E                      F#m7
e-|----0-----------0-----------------------------------------------2----------|

       Cdim7        C#m        


G#7/D#


B-|----0-----------0-----------2-----------4-----------5-----------1----------|

G-|----1-----------------1-----2-----------2-----------6-----------1----------|

D-|----------2-----------------2-----------4-----------6-----------1----------|

A-|----------------------------------------3-----------4----------------------|

E-|----0-----------------------2----------------------------------------------|



      -fuse        me   it's  
      -fuse        me   it's  

 |such an     unusual     sight     
 |such an     unusual     sight     

 oh      I 
Lord     I 




       A/E         A           E 
e-|----0-----------0-----------0-----------------------2-----------|

         F#(7)


B-|----2-----------2-----------0-----------------2-----------2-----|

G-|----2-----------2-----------1-----------3-----------------------|

D-|----2-----------------------------------------------------------|

A-|----------------0-----------------------------------------------|

E-|----------------------------0-----------2-----------------------|

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


 1 
_________________________________________________________________________


     B(7)                     A   
e-|----------2-----------------------0-----0-----0------|

              E


B-|---(4-----------4-----------2-----2-----2-----0------|

G-|----2-----------------2-----2-----------------1------|

D-|----------------------------2-----2-----2------------|

A-|----2------------------------------------------------|

E-|----------------------------------------------0------|

                something  so  right



                         A         
e-|----------------------0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------|

        E


B-|----------------0--1==2-----2-----2-----0-----------------0----------|

G-|----1--------1-----1==2-----2-----2-----1-----------1----------1-----|

D-|----------2-----------2-----2----------------------------------------|

A-|-------------------0-------------------------------------------------|

E-|----------------------------------------0----------------------------|



      F#m7                    G#m7
e-|----------------2-----------------4----------------|

B-|----------2----------------(4-----------4----------|

G-|----2-----------------2----)4-----------------4----|

D-|---------------------------------------------------|

A-|---------------------------------------------------|

E-|----2-----------------------4----------------------|


      C#m                      
e-|------------------------------------------------------------------7-------||

C#m6b               B


B-|---(5-----------7---/9-------(9---------/10-----------------7-------------||

G-|---)6------------------------)9-----------------------8-------------------||

D-|----7---------------------------------------------------------------------||

A-|----4---------------------------------------------------------------------||

E-|------------------------------9-----------------7-------------------------||

( Back to verse )


 2 
___________________________________________________________________________



      B(7)                     E  
e-|----------2-----------------0-----------------------2----------------------|

                    F#m7


B-|---(4-----------4-----------0-----------------------2----------------------|

G-|----2-----------------2-----1-----------------------2----------------------|

D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A-|----2----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|----------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------|

                 something  so  
right



      G#m7                    G#+ 
e-|----4-----------------------4----------4------------|

       G#7


B-|----4-----------------------5----------4------------|

G-|----4-----------------------5----------5------------|

D-|----------------------------------------------------|

A-|----------------------------------------------------|

E-|----4-----------------------4----------4------------|


Chorus :


      C#m
e-|----------------------------------------------------|

B-|----------5-----------5-----------5----------5------|

G-|----------6-----------6-----------6----------6------|

D-|---------(6)---------(6)---------(6)--------(6)-----|

A-|----4-----------------------4-----------------------|

E-|----------------4----------------------4------------|

     Some  poeple never     say   
the  words,  "I    love



      G#                           
e-|-------------------------4--------------------------|

     G#/Bb


B-|----------4-----------4-----------4-----------------|

G-|----------5--------5--------------5-----------------|

D-|----6-----------------------6-----------------------|

A-|----------------6-----------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------6------------|

        you",                      
It's  not their



     E9/B         E9          
e-|----------------------------------------------------|

E7/B       E9


B-|----7-----------7-----------5---------(7)-----------|

G-|----7-----------7-----------7----------7------------|

D-|----6-----------6-----------6----------6------------|

A-|----------------7----------------------7------------|

E-|----7-----------------------7-----------------------|

     style                          
  to be so



       A                      G#+ 
e-|----------------------------------------------------|

       G#7


B-|----5-----------5-----------5----------4------------|

G-|----6--------------6-----------5----------5---------|

D-|----------7-----------7-----------6----------6------|

A-|----------------------------------------------------|

E-|----5-----------5-----------4----------4------------|

     bold



      C#m
e-|----------------------------------------------------|

B-|----------5-----------5-----------5----------5------|

G-|----------6-----------6-----------6----------6------|

D-|---------(6)---------(6)---------(6)--------(6)-----|

A-|----4-----------------------4-----------------------|

E-|----------------4----------------------4------------|

     Some  poeple never   say    
those     words, "I  love



      G#                           
e-|-------------------------4--------------------------|

     G#/Bb G#/C


B-|----------4-----------4-----------4-----------------|

G-|----------5--------5--------------5-----------------|

D-|----6-----------------------6-----------------------|

A-|----------------6----------------------------3------|

E-|---------------------------------------6------------|

      you",                         
 but like   a



      C#m                     F#  
e-|----------------4-----------------------------------|

       F#7


B-|----5-----------5-----------2----------5------------|

G-|----6-----------6-----------3----------3------------|

D-|----6-----------------------4----------4------------|

A-|----4-----------4-----------------------------------|

E-|----------------------------2----------2------------|

     child            they're long -
 ing to   be



     B7sus4
e-|----------------------------------------------------|

B-|----5-----------------------------------------------|

G-|----2-----------------------------------------------|

D-|----4-----------------------------------------------|

A-|----2-----------------------------------------------|

E-|----------------------------------------------------|

      told                          
            mm, mm



      B7
e-|----------------------------------------------------|

B-|----4-----------------------------------------------|

G-|----2-----------------------------------------------|

D-|----4-----------------------------------------------|

A-|----2-----------------------------------------------|

E-|----------------------------------------------------|

      mm ...                        
when something goes  wrong ...


( Back to bridge )

Lyrics :


You've got the cool water
When the fever runs high,
You've got the look of lovelight in 
your eyes,
And I was in crazy motion
'Til you calmed me down,
It took a little time,
But you calmed me down.

When something goes wrong,
I'm the first to admit it,
I'm the first to admit it,
And the last one to know.
When something goes right,
Oh it's likely to lose me, mm,
It's apt to confuse me,
It's such an unusual sight, oh
I can't, I can't get used to
Something so right,
Something so right.

They've got a wall in China,
It's a thousand miles long,
To keep out the foreigners,
They made it strong,
And I've got a wall around me,
That you can't even see,
It took a little time,
To get next to me.

When something goes wrong,
I'm the first to admit it,
I'm the first to admit it,
And the last one to know.
When something goes right,
Oh it's likely to lose me, mm,
It's apt to confuse me,
It's such an unusual sight, oh
I can't, I can't get used to
Something so right,
Something so right.

Some people never say the words,
"I love you,"
It's not their style
To be so bold.
Some people nevber say those words,
"I love you,"
But like a child
They're longing to be told, mm

When something goes wrong,
I'm the first to admit it,
I'm the first to admit it,
And the last one to know.
When something goes right,
Oh it's likely to lose me, mm,
It's apt to confuse me,
It's such an unusual sight, oh
I swear I can't, I can't get used to
Something so right,
Something so right.
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