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Why Don't You Do Right by Carolina Chocolate Drops
Why Don't You Do Right
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)
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