It's Not Like Him chords by Carly Simon

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: Dm

🎸 Intro:

Dm    Am7       Dm      Am7



🎸 Verse 1:
Dm                     Am7
When Tom came home his hair was combed
Dm                           C
He bought snakeskin boots in Rome
Dm                  Am7       Dm            Am7
That's not like him
Dm                       Am7
His socks are clean, his shirt is pressed
Dm                        C
It isn't just the way he's dressed
F               C            B       Am7
He smiles out of context and acts so polite
Dm                           Am7                Dm            Am7
He's staying at his cousin's overnight

{Chorus}
B                          C
The protein shakes, that's not like him
B                        C
The carrot cakes, that's not like him
B                           C
The oat bran flakes, that's not like him
F                     Am7            C     G/B  G     F   Dm
And the sweet name he called me in his sleep last night
Dm
Oh, that's not like him

Dm   Am7     Dm    Am7

{Verse 2}
Dm                 Am7
He whispers on the telephone
Dm                      C
He goes out smelling of cologne
Dm                 Am7             Dm            Am7
That's not like him
Dm                      Am7
It's just a superficial thing
Dm                      C
But he's misplaced his wedding ring
F             C            B  Am7
He's become a connoisseur of wine
Dm                     Am7             Dm            Am7
He's quoting Yeats and Gertrude Stein

{Chorus}
B                    C
The Soho pub, that's not like him
B                        C
The racquet club, that's not like him
B                           C
Those books on love, that's not like him
F                     Am7              C     G/B  G     F   Dm
And the sweet name he called me in his sleep last night
Dm
Oh, that's not like him

Dm   Am7     Dm    Am7

{Verse 3}
Dm                    Am7
I caught a glimpse of Tom today
Dm                              C
At a checkout counter, about to pay
         Dm              Am7
He had a girl on his arm
Dm                              Am7
I'm glad he's helping out the poor
      Dm                     C
It's not like the Tom I knew before
F            C                B  Am7
Something so touching it made me cry
        Dm                           Am7
But my heart was racing
I don't know why

{Chorus}
      B                            C
Those new blue suede shoes, that's not like him
    B                      C
The Ray Ban shades, that's not like him
      B                     C
Those downtown ways, that's not like him
F                     Am7               C    G/B  G      F   Dm
And the sweet name he called me in his sleep last night
Dm
Oh, that's not like him

Dm   Am7     Dm    Am7

{Outro}
     B                     C
The red suspenders, that's not like him
    B                              C
The berries in the blender, that's not like him
      B                          C
Those twelve step groups, that's not like him
    B                  C
And Guadeloupe, that's not like him
      B                    C
Those books on Zen, that's not like him
    B                      C
The Karate classes, that's not like him
    B                    C
The fishing gear, that's not like him
B                    C
Not like him
That's not like him