This is such a great song. It is well worth the effort to
learn to play it. No capo used and in standard tuning.
Esus Emaj7 E7 A
e:|-----------------|-----9-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|------10-----9---|--7--------------|------5-------5--|----------5------|
G:|----9------8-----|--7--------7s9---|--6-------6------|------6----------|
D:|-----------------|--6-------6------|--7-------7------|-----------------|
A:|-----------------|---------7-------|--0--------------|--0--------------|
E:|--0--------------|--0-----0--------|-----------------|--------------0--|
Am E/G# F#m G#m C#m
e:|-----------------|------2----------|----------4------|-----------------|
B:|--5-------5------|----2-----2------|------4----------|--5------7s9-----|
G:|--5-------4------|--2----------2---|--4-----------4--|--4--------------|
D:|--7-------2------|-----------------|-----------------|--6--------------|
A:|--0--0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|--4--------------|
E:|----------4---0--|--2--------------|--4--------------|-----------------|
B Esus Emaj7 E7
e:|-----------------|--------7--------|-----------------|-----9-----------|
B:|----9-s-10-------|------7----------|----10------9----|--7--------------|
G:|----9------------|----8------------|--9-------8------|--7--------------|
D:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--6--------------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|--7--------------|-----------------|--0--------------|
You've .. cool water when the
A6 A Am E/G#
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----------------|--7-------7------|--5--------0-----|--5------5-------|
G:|-----------------|--6-----6--------|--6------6-------|--5------4-------|
D:|-----------------|--7-----7--------|--7--------------|--7------2-------|
A:|-----------------|--0--------------|----0------------|--0--0-----------|
E:|----0------4-----|-----------------|-----------------|---------4--0----|
fever runs high
F#m G#7+ G# C#m7 A/D
e:|-----2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|--2-----2--------|--5------4-------|----------5------|----------7------|
G:|--2--------------|--5------5-------|------4-------4--|------6-------6--|
D:|-----------------|--4--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|--4--------------|--5--------------|
E:|--2--------2s4---|--4--4------4----|-----------------|--5--------------|
You've .. look of lovelight in your eyes And I was in
Esus Emaj7 E7 Em7 A Am
e:|-----------------|------9----------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|------10------9--|-----------------|--8--------------|--5---------0----|
G:|---9-----9--8----|--7-------7------|--7------6-------|--5----5---------|
D:|-----------------|--6--------------|---------7-------|--7--------------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|--7------0-------|--0---0--------0-|
E:|-0---------------|--0-----------0--|-----------------|-----------------|
crazy motion 'til you calmed me down
F/G# E/G# A B E
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------4--|
B:|----5---------5--|------5----------|-----------------|----------5------|
G:|--------4--------|----------6------|---------4-------|------4----------|
D:|----------2------|--------------4--|-----------------|-----------------|
A:|-----------------|--0--------------|--2------------0-|-----------------|
E:|--4---------4----|-----------------|-----------------|--0--------------|
It ... time but you calmed me down
E * B A
e:|--5p4----5p4-----|--------------4--|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----5------5----|----------5------|----------4------|----------2------|
G:|------4------4---|------4----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:|-----------------|-----------------|------4-------4--|------2-------2--|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|--6--------------|--0--------------|
E:|-----------------|--0--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
When something .. wrong I'm the first to
E E7 A7 E F#m
e:|----------2------|--0--------------|---------0-------|-----------------|
B:|----------3------|--2--------2-----|---------0-------|--2-------2------|
G:|----------1------|--0--------------|--1--------------|--2-------2------|
D:|-----2------2----|--2--------------|-----2-----------|------2-------2--|
A:|-----------------|--0--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|--0--------------|-----------------|--0---------0----|--2--------------|
admit it I'm the first to admit it and the ...
B A E B A
e:|-----------------|--------------4--|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|--4----2h4p2-----|------5---5------|--4-------4h5-4--|--2--------------|
G:|--4--------------|--------------4--|-----4-----------|------4----------|
D:|-------2h4p2-----|------6---6------|--4-------4h6-4--|--2-------2------|
A:|--2--------------|-----------------|-----------------|--0--------------|
E:|-----------------|--0--------------|-----------------|--------------0--|
to know When something goes right it's likely to lose
E G# A E F#m G#m
e:|----------4------|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|
B:|----------4------|--2--------------|---------0-------|--2-------4------|
G:|-----1----5------|--2-------2------|--1--------------|--2-------4------|
D:|----------4------|--2---2-------2--|-----2------2----|-----2-----------|
A:|-----------------|--0--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|--0-------4------|-----------------|--0--------------|--2-------4------|
me It's apt to confuse me It's such an unusual
A G# A/D F# F#m $
e:|-----------------|-------5-----0---|----------2------|-----2-----------|
B:|--5--------------|----5------------|------2-------2--|--2--------2-----|
G:|--6------5-------|--6--------------|--3--------------|--2--------------|
D:|------------4----|--7------2---2---|-----------------|-----------------|
A:|--0--------------|--5--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|---------4-------|-----------------|--2--------------|--2--------------|
sight Oh I swear I can't ... something so right something
A E A E
e:|--0----0---------|--0--------------|--0---0----------|--0---0----------|
B:|--2----2---------|--0--------------|--2---2----------|--0--------0-----|
G:|--2----2---------|--1----(strum)---|--2---2----------|--1----1---------|
D:|--2--------------|--2--------------|--2---2----------|--2--------------|
A:|--0--------------|--2--------------|--0---0----------|--2--------------|
E:|-----------------|--0--------------|-----------------|--0-----------0--|
so right
F#m G#m C#m7 B
e:|----------2------|----------4------|-----------------|--------7--------|
B:|------2-------2--|------4----------|--5---7s9----10--|------7----------|
G:|--2--------------|--4-----------4--|--4-----9--------|----8------------|
D:|-----------------|-----------------|--6-----9--------|-----------------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|--4--------------|-----------------|
E:|--2--------------|--4--------------|--------9--------|--7--------------|
They've
Esus Emaj7 E7 A6
e:|-----------------|-----9-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|----10------9----|--7--------------|--7-------7------|--7--------------|
G:|--9-------8------|--7--------------|--7-------7------|--6-----6--------|
D:|-----------------|--6--------------|--6-------6------|--7--------------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--0--------0-----|
E:|-----------------|--0--------------|--0-------0------|-----------------|
.. wall in China It's a thousand miles long
A Am E/G# F#m G#7+ G#7
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
B:|--5--------0-----|--5------5-------|--2-----2--------|--5------4-------|
G:|--6------6-------|--5------4-------|--2--------------|--5------5-------|
D:|--7--------------|--7------2-------|-----------------|--4--------------|
A:|----0------------|--0--0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|---------4--0----|--2--------2s4---|--4--4------4----|
To keep .. foreigners they
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C#m7 A/D Esus Emaj7 E7
e:|------4----------|------5----------|-----------------|------9----------|
B:|------5----------|-----------------|------10------9--|-----------------|
G:|------4----------|--6-------6------|---9-----9--8----|--7-------7------|
D:|-----------------|--------------7--|-----------------|--6--------------|
A:|--4--------------|--5--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|--0-----------0--|
made it strong I got a wall around me that you
Em7 A Am F/G# E/G# A
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|--8--------------|--5---------0----|----5---------5--|------5----------|
G:|--7------6-------|--5--5---5-------|--------4--------|----------6------|
D:|---------7-------|--7--------------|----------2------|--------------4--|
A:|--7------0-------|--0-----0------0-|-----------------|--0--------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|--4---------4----|-----------------|
can't even see It took .. time
B E
e:|-----------------|--------------4--|--5p4----5p4-----|-----------------|
B:|-----------------|----------5------|-----5------5----|-------5-----5---|
G:|-----4-----------|------4----------|------4------4---|-----4-----4-----|
D:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:|--2--------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|--0--------------|-----------------|--0--------------|
to get next to me When someth..
B/A A E E7 A7
e:|-----------------|-----------------|----------2------|--0--------------|
B:|----4---4h5-4----|----------2------|----------3------|--2--------2-----|
G:|-----------------|-----------------|----------1------|--0--------------|
D:|--------4h6-4----|------2-------2--|-----2------2----|--2--------------|
A:|--0--------------|--0--------------|-----------------|--0--------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|--0--------------|-----------------|
.. wrong I'm the first to admit it I'm the ...
E F#m B E
e:|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|--0------0-------|--2-------2------|--4---------2----|----------5---5--|
G:|--1---------(0)--|--2-------2------|--4---------2----|-----------------|
D:|-----2-----------|------2-------2--|-------2h4-------|------6-------6--|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------|
E:|--0--------------|--2--------------|-----------------|--0--------------|
first to admit it and the last one to know When someth..
B A E G# F#m
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--2--------------|
B:|--4------4h5-4---|--2---3---2------|----------6------|--2--------------|
G:|-----4-----------|-----------------|-----1----5------|--2-------2------|
D:|--4------4h6-4---|--2---4---2------|--2-------4------|------2-------2--|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|--------------0--|----------4---4--|--2--------------|
goes right it's likely . lose me It's apt to
E F#m G#m A G# A/D E
e:|----------0------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5---------4-|
B:|-----------------|--2-------4------|--5--------------|-5-------------5-|
G:|-----------------|--2-------4------|--6------5-------|-6-------------4-|
D:|-----2-----------|-----2-----------|------------4----|-7---------------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|--0--------------|-5---------7---7-|
E:|--0--------------|--2-------4------|---------4-------|---------------0-|
confuse me It's such an unusual site I swear can't get used
F# F#m E A6
e:|----------2------|-----------------|--0--------------|--2--------------|
B:|------2----------|-----------------|--0--------------|--2--------------|
G:|--3-----------3--|--2--------------|--1----(strum)---|--2----(strum)---|
D:|-----------------|-----------------|--2--------------|--2--------------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|
E:|--2--------------|--2--2-----------|--0--------------|-----------------|
.. right Someth so right
G#m G#7+ G#7 C#m
e:|------4----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|--4--------------|--5-------4------|---------5-------|------5----------|
G:|--4-------4------|--5-------5------|---------4-------|------4----------|
D:|--4--------------|-----------------|-----6-----------|------6-------6--|
A:|--6--------------|-----------------|--4--------------|--4-------4------|
E:|--4-----------4--|------4-------4--|-----------------|-----------------|
Some people never say the words
G#7 E7
e:|-------------4---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----4------4----|-----4-----------|------7-------7--|------7---7------|
G:|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----------|------7-------7--|------7----------|
D:|-----------------|-----4-----------|------6-------6--|------6----------|
A:|----------6------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|--4--------------|--4-------4---5s-|--7-------7------|--0-----------0--|
"I love you" It's not .. style Oh to be so ...
A6 G#7+ C#m
e:|-----------------|-----------------|----------4------|-----------------|
B:|------7-------7--|----5------4-----|------5-------5--|------5-------5--|
G:|------6-------6--|---5------5------|------4----------|------4-------4--|
D:|------7-------7--|-----------------|------6----------|------6-------6--|
A:|--0-------0------|-----------------|--4--------------|--4-------4------|
E:|-----------------|--4---4------4---|-----------------|-----------------|
bold Some people never say those words
G#7 C#m F#
e:|--------------4--|-----------------|----------4------|-----------------|
B:|-----4-------4---|------4----------|------5----------|----------2------|
G:|-----5------5----|------5----------|------4----------|------3----------|
D:|-----------------|------4----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:|-----------6-----|--------------7--|--4-----------7--|-----------------|
E:|--4--------------|--4-------4------|-----------------|--2-----------2--|
"I love you" but like a child they're longing to be told
B F#m B
e:|-----------------|-----------------|--------------2--|-----------------|
B:|----------4------|-----2-----------|----------4------|-----------4-----|
G:|-----------------|--4--------------|-----------------|-----2-----------|
D:|------4----------|-----------------|------4----------|-----------------|
A:|--2-----------2--|-----------2-----|-----------------|--2--------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------|
Mmmmmm ... Someth ..
Return to * and repeat the chorus to $. At $, jump to:
$:
F#m A E
e:|--5------4-------|--2-----0--------|---------|
B:|--2--------------|--------2--------|---------|
G:|---------4-------|--2-----2--------|---------| (Ending blends into
D:|-----------------|-----------------|---------| "Hearts and Bones")
A:|-----------------|--------0--------|---------|
E:|--2--------------|-----------------|----0----|
Oh Oh Oh something so right
Lyrics:
You've got the cool water,
When the fever runs high.
You've got the look of love-light 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.
The first to admit it,
But the last one to know.
When something goes right,
Well it's likely to lose me.
It's apt to confuse me.
It's such an unusual sight.
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.
Oh, 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.
The first to admit it,
But the last one to know.
When something goes right,
Well it's likely to lose me.
It's apt to confuse me.
It's such an unusual sight.
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 never say those words, "I Love You."
But like a child,
They're longing to be told.
When something goes wrong,
I'm the first to admit it.
The first to admit it,
But the last one to know.
When something goes right,
Well it's likely to lose me.
It's apt to confuse me.
It's such an unusual sight.
I can't get used to something so right,
Something so right.
Copyright © 1973 Paul Simon
