Something So Right Tab by Paul Simon
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From: Jean Marc Orliaguet
Subject: TAB : Something So Right ( Paul Simon )
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 1995 18:34:33 +0200 (MET DST)
Something So Right ( Paul Simon )
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
( jmo@fy.chalmers.se, http://fy.chalmers.se/~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 Emaj7 E11
e-|----------------------------------------------------------9----------------|
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# F#m7 G#m7
e-|----------------------------------2-----------------------4----------------|
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 C#m6b B
e-|------------------------------------------------------------------7--------|
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 E11
e-|----------------------------------------------9-----------------|
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# F#m7
e-|----------------------------------2-----------------|
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 A7
e-|----------------------------------------------------------------------5----|
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 E11
e-|----------------------------------------------9-----------------|
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
e-|----------------------------------------2-----------------------------4----|
B-|----------------2-----------------------------3-----------------5----------|
G-|----------------2-----------------2-----------------------4----------------|
D-|----------2-----------2----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------2----------------------------------------------|
E-|----2-----------------------------------------------0----------------------|
ti - me but you calmed me down
ti - me to get next to me
e-|----5----p4-----------------5-----p4----------------|
B-|----------------5-----------------------5-----------|
G-|----------------------4-----------------------4-----|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|----0-----------------------0-----------------------|
Bridge :
B7/A A7
e-|----------------------------------------------------------------3----------|
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
e-|----------------2-----------0----------------------------------------------|
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 G#7 A7 A E
e-|----------------4-----------------------5--------2/3---0-----0---------|
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 A7
e-|----------------2-----------0-----------3-----------|
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 Cdim7 C#m G#7/D#
e-|----0-----------0-----------------------------------------------2----------|
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 such an unusual sight oh I
-fuse me it's such an unusual sight Lord I
A/E A E F#(7)
e-|----0-----------0-----------0-----------------------2-----------|
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
e-|----------2-----------------------0-----0-----0------|
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
e-|----------------------0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------|
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 C#m6b B
e-|------------------------------------------------------------------7-------||
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 F#m7
e-|----------2-----------------0-----------------------2----------------------|
B-|---(4-----------4-----------0-----------------------2----------------------|
G-|----2-----------------2-----1-----------------------2----------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------|
something so right
G#m7 G#+ G#7
e-|----4-----------------------4----------4------------|
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# G#/Bb
e-|-------------------------4--------------------------|
B-|----------4-----------4-----------4-----------------|
G-|----------5--------5--------------5-----------------|
D-|----6-----------------------6-----------------------|
A-|----------------6-----------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------6------------|
you", It's not their
E9/B E9 E7/B E9
e-|----------------------------------------------------|
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#+ G#7
e-|----------------------------------------------------|
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# G#/Bb G#/C
e-|-------------------------4--------------------------|
B-|----------4-----------4-----------4-----------------|
G-|----------5--------5--------------5-----------------|
D-|----6-----------------------6-----------------------|
A-|----------------6----------------------------3------|
E-|---------------------------------------6------------|
you", but like a
C#m F# F#7
e-|----------------4-----------------------------------|
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.
