• Song:

    Why Dont You Do Right

  • Artist:

    Carolina Chocolate Drops

STANDARD TUNING


INTRO
             Em     D     C     B7  Em  D     C       B7
e---------------------2-----0-----2---0---3---0-------2------------------|
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     D     C      B7
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 had plenty of money in 1922,
You let other women make a fool of you,
              C                  B7
why 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                               B7
Get 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                   B7
Why 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                         B7
Get 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      B7

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       B7
(more moaning over these chords
Em         D           C     B7
If you had prepared 20 years ago
Em              D                  C       B7
you wouldn't be wandering now from door to door
          C                        B7
Why 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         D        C           B7
Get 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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