Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do

artist : carly simon
song : the right thing to do
tabbed by : dj
2nd june 2013

tuning : standard

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there’s . . .
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 0 – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – | – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – | – – 3 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – |

Cadd9 Fmaj7 Dm9 F/G Am7
. . . nothing you can do to turn me away , nothing anyone can say ,
F#m7 B7 Em7
you’re with me now , and , as long as you stay ,
A7sus4 Dmaj7
loving you’s the right thing to do – – – – – – – – – ,
( loving you’s the right thing! )

Dm7 Fmaj7 Dm7/G
loving you’s the right thing!
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Cadd9 Fmaj7
oh , oh – oh , oh , i know you’ve had some bad luck with ladies before ,
Dm9 F/G Am7
they drove you , or you drove them , crazy ,
F#m7 B7 Em7
but , more im – portant is i know you’re the one ,
A7sus4 Dmaj7
and i’m sure . . . loving you’s the right thing to do – – – – – – – – – – ,
( loving you’s the right thing! )

Dm7 Fmaj7 Dm7/G
loving you’s the right thing!
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Dm7 Dm7 G/C G/C
oh , hoh – hoh , and it used to be , for a while – – – – – ,
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Am9 Gm7 C
that the river flowed right to my door ,
Dm7 Dm7 G/C G/C
making me . . . just a little too free ,
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Am9 Gm7 C7 F
but now the river doesn’t seem to stop here any – more!

A# F/A F Em/G
E | – – 1 – – – – 1 – – – – 1 – – – – 0 – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 3 – – – – 1 – – – – 1 – – – – 0 – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – 3 – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – 0 – – – – – |
D | – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 2 – – – – | – – – 2 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – 1 – – – – 0 – – – – 3 – – – – 2 – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – 3 – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – |

Cadd9 Fmaj7
hold me in your hands like a bunch of flowers ,
Dm9 F/G Am7
( a bunch of flowers! ) set me moving to your sweetest song ,
F#m7 B7 Em7
and i know what i . . . think i’ve known all along ,
A7sus4 Dmaj7
loving you’s the right thing to do – – – – – – – – – ,
( loving you’s the right thing! )

Dm7 Fmaj7 Dm7/G Cadd9
loving you’s the right thing , loving you’s the right thing to do – – – – – ,
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Fmaj7 Cmaj7
is the right thing to do – – – – – ,
Fmaj7 Cadd9
nothing you can ever do will turn me away from you ,
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
i love you now , and i love you now ,
Fmaj7 Cadd9
even though you’re ten thousand miles away ,
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cadd9
i’ll love you tomorrow , as i love you today , i’m in love – – – , ba – – – – – – – – by ,
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
i’m in love with you , ba – – – – – – – – – by ,

Fmaj7 Cadd9 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
oh , oh , hoh – – – – – ! oh , oh – oh , oh – – – ! oh , oh , hoh – – – – – ! oh , oh – oh , oh – – – !
( the right thing to do – – – , the right thing to do – – – ! )

Fmaj7 Cadd9 Fmaj7
oh , oh , hoh – – – – – ! oh , oh – oh , oh – – – ! let’s close now!
( the right thing to do – – – ! )

Cmaj7
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Cadd9 = x32030 F#m7 = 242222 Dm7 = xx0211 C7 = x35353
Fmaj7 = 133210 B7 = x24242 Dm7/G = 300211 A# = x13331
Dm9 = xx0210 Em7 = 022030 G/C = x30003 F = 133211
F/G = 303211 A7sus4 = x02030 Am9 = x07500 F/A = x03211
Am7 = x02213 Dmaj7 = xx0222 Gm7 = 353333 Em/G = 322000
C = x32010 Cmaj7 = x32000

^ = emphasise the beat