Something So Right

Words & Music by Paul Simon

Moderately slow rit. A tempo

Gm D7#9 Gm7 Am7 Dm Bb C Bb Fmaj7
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You’ve got the cool wa - ter

wall in Chi - na,
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when the fe - ver runs high,

it’s a thou - sand miles long,

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You’ve got the look of love - light in your eyes. And I was in cra - zy mo - tion
To keep out the for - eign- ers, they made it strong. And I’ve got a wall a - round me

© Copyright 1973 Paul Simon.

All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.
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 F11 B7 Bb Bbm F

’til you calmed me down, It took a lit - tle

that you can’t e - ven see, It took a lit - tle

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time, but you calmed me down.

When some - thing goes
time to get next to me.

C/Bb Bb F F9 Bb7 F

wrong, I’m the first to ad - mit it, I’m the first to ad - mit it,

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and the last one to know. When some - thing goes right, oh, it’s like - ly to lose me,

A7 Bb7 F Gm7 C#dim Dm A7

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mm, 1.) It’s apt to con - fuse me, it’s such an un - u - su - al sight, oh, I
2.) It’s apt to con - fuse me be - cause it’s such an un - u - su - al sight, oh, I

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can’t, I can’t get used to some - thing so right, some - thing so right.
swear I can’t get used to some - thing so right, some - thing so

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Bb F Gm7 Am7 Dm Bb C F Gm
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They’ve got a right.

Am Aaug A Dm A

Some peo - ple nev - er say the words,“I love you,” it’s not their

F7 Bb Aaug A Dm

style to be so bold. Some peo - ple nev - er say those words,“I

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love you, but like a child they’re long - ing to be told. Mm.

C7 F C/Bb Bb

When some - thing goes wrong, I’m the first to ad -

F F9 Bb7 F Gm7 C11

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- mit it, I’m the first to ad - mit it, and the last one to know.

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 F C/Bb F

When some - thing goes right, oh, it’s like - ly to lose me,

A7 Bb7 F Gm7 C#dim

3fr

mm, it’s apt to con - fuse me be - cause it’s such an un - u - su - al sight.

Dm A7 Bb F

I swear I can’t I can’t get used to

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some-thing so right, some-thing so

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right.

Am Bb F
rall.

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