• Song:

    Why Dont You Do Right

  • Artist:

    Carolina Chocolate Drops

STANDARD TUNING

INTRO
             Em (022000@1)   D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)   B7 (x21202@1)Em (022000@1)D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)     B7e---------------------2-----0-----2---0---3---0-------2------------------| (x21202@1)B---------------------3-----1-----0---0---3---1-------0------------------|
G---------------------2-----0-----2---0---2---0-------2------------------|
D---------------2---0-0-----2-----1---2-0-0---2-------1------------------|
A-2-3-2-0---------2-----0-3-3-0-2-2---2-----0-3-0-1-2-2------------------|
E---------3-2-0---------------------0------------------------------------|

Verse (this song uses this basic structure for most everything)
 Em (022000@1)   D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)    B7e---------2-----0-----2--------------------------------------------------| (x21202@1)B---------3-----1-----0--------------------------------------------------|
G---------2-----0-----2--------------------------------------------------|
D---2---0-0-----2-----1--------------------------------------------------|
A-----2-----0-3-3-0-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
E-0----------------------------------------------------------------------|

You had plenty of money in 1922,
You let other women make a fool of you,
              C (x32010@1)                B7why (x21202@1)don't you do right like some other men do?

e---------2-----0-----2--------------------------------------------------|
B---------3-----1-----0--------------------------------------------------|
G---------2-----0-----2--------------------------------------------------|
D---2---0-0-----2-----1--------------------------------------------------|
A-----2-----0-3-3-0-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
E-0----------------------------------------------------------------------|

C (x32010@1)                             B7Get (x21202@1)out of here and get me some money too

e---------2-----0-----2--------------------------------------------------|
B---------3-----1-----0--------------------------------------------------|
G---------2-----0-----2--------------------------------------------------|
D---2---0-0-----2-----1--------------------------------------------------|
A-----2-----0-3-3-0-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
E-0----------------------------------------------------------------------|

You sitting down wonder what its all about,
you ain't got no money that will put you out
              C (x32010@1)                 B7Why (x21202@1)don't you do right like some other men do?

e---------2-----0-----2--------------------------------------------------|
B---------3-----1-----0--------------------------------------------------|
G---------2-----0-----2--------------------------------------------------|
D---2---0-0-----2-----1--------------------------------------------------|
A-----2-----0-3-3-0-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
E-0----------------------------------------------------------------------|

C (x32010@1)                       B7Get (x21202@1)outta here and get me some money

e---------2-----0-----2--------------------------------------------------|
B---------3-----1-----0--------------------------------------------------|
G---------2-----0-----2--------------------------------------------------|
D---2---0-0-----2-----1--------------------------------------------------|
A-----2-----0-3-3-0-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
E-0----------------------------------------------------------------------|

The moaning vocals are played over these chords
(use barre chords. play the e minor on the seventh fret and work back down
to B7

Em, D, C, B7
Em, D, C, B7
C (x32010@1)    B7 (x21202@1)e---------2-----0-----2--------------------------------------------------|
B---------3-----1-----0--------------------------------------------------|
G---------2-----0-----2--------------------------------------------------|
D---2---0-0-----2-----1--------------------------------------------------|
A-----2-----0-3-3-0-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
E-0----------------------------------------------------------------------|

C (x32010@1)     B7(more (x21202@1)moaning over these chords
Em (022000@1)       D (xx0232@1)         C (x32010@1)   B7If (x21202@1)you had prepared 20 years ago
Em (022000@1)            D (xx0232@1)                C (x32010@1)     B7you (x21202@1)wouldn't be wandering now from door to door
          C (x32010@1)                      B7Why (x21202@1)don't you do right like some other men do?

e---------2-----0-----2--------------------------------------------------|
B---------3-----1-----0--------------------------------------------------|
G---------2-----0-----2--------------------------------------------------|
D---2---0-0-----2-----1--------------------------------------------------|
A-----2-----0-3-3-0-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
E-0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Like some other men do

C (x32010@1)       D (xx0232@1)      C (x32010@1)         B7Get (x21202@1)outta here and get me some money too

e---------2-----0-----2--------------------------------------------------|
B---------3-----1-----0--------------------------------------------------|
G---------2-----0-----2--------------------------------------------------|
D---2---0-0-----2-----1--------------------------------------------------|
A-----2-----0-3-3-0-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
E-0----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fade out with the chords over these lyrics and you're done)
I said, get outta here and get me some money too

I said get otta here and get me some money too
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