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   riff is pretty much dead wrong but it sounds close enough. 
   Standard Tuning 
   The Intro (and for the most part the pre-chorus and chorus) 
   AE-C#75---D7--4Dm7-------5-------5- 
   B-5-----6-------7-------6- 
   G-6-----4-------5-------5- 
   D-7-----6-------7-------7- 
   A-7-----4-------5-------5- 
   E-5-----4-------5-------5- 
   The Riff 
   E--5-2-0----9-5-4----10-7-5------------- 
   B--------------------------------------- 
   G-------------------------------6-7-9-10 
   D--------------------------------------- 
   A--------------------------------------- 
   E--------------------------------------- 
   Intro (First Verse): 
   AWon't make the bed up straight 
   C#7I always stay out late 
   D7I never take you out 
   Dm7That's what you're all about 
   AI always smell like smoke 
   C#7Everything's just a joke 
   D7I never look at you 
   Dm7When you come hear me sing . . . 
   Pre-Chorus: 
   AThese are not all the 
   C#7Many simple things 
   D7You Dm7can find wrong with me, once would you tell me please . . . 
   Chorus: 
   AWhC#7at dD7o I Dm7do, What do I do, What do I do, What do I do right? (x2) 
   Riff 
   Second Verse: 
   (This part is mainly the bass) 
   I never talk to you 
   Be who you want me to 
   My music's way too loud 
   My friends are all so proud 
   Say I'm just wasting hope 
   I could not thread the rope 
   More than my pocket's broke 
   And you don't see a ring 
   Pre-Chorus: 
   (Same as before) 
   These are not all of the 
   Infantesimal things 
   You can find wrong with me, but you tell me please . . . 
   Chorus 
   Bridge: 
   F#Wanted to C#play the Bgame 
   Yes you'Dm7re right ( <----I'm unsure about this line of lyrics ) 
   F#Losing the C#game doesn't Bmean 
   That we're Dm7losing the Efight 
   Drum Break 
   Chorus 
   Outro

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Do Right

by Jimmie's Chicken Shack

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#7

Dm7

riff is pretty much dead wrong but it sounds close enough.

Standard Tuning

The Intro (and for the most part the pre-chorus and chorus)

A C#7 D7 Dm7

E-5-----4-------5-------5-

B-5-----6-------7-------6-

G-6-----4-------5-------5-

D-7-----6-------7-------7-

A-7-----4-------5-------5-

E-5-----4-------5-------5-

The Riff

E--5-2-0----9-5-4----10-7-5-------------

B---------------------------------------

G-------------------------------6-7-9-10

D---------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------

Intro (First Verse):

Won't make the bed up straight

C#7

I always stay out late

I never take you out

Dm7

That's what you're all about

I always smell like smoke

C#7

Everything's just a joke

I never look at you

Dm7

When you come hear me sing . . .

Pre-Chorus:

These are not all the

C#7

Many simple things

D7 Dm7

You can find wrong with me, once would you tell me please . . .

Chorus:

A C#7 D7 Dm7

What do I do, What do I do, What do I do, What do I do right? (x2)

Riff

Second Verse:

(This part is mainly the bass)

I never talk to you

Be who you want me to

My music's way too loud

My friends are all so proud

Say I'm just wasting hope

I could not thread the rope

More than my pocket's broke

And you don't see a ring

Pre-Chorus:

(Same as before)

These are not all of the

Infantesimal things

You can find wrong with me, but you tell me please . . .

Chorus

Bridge:

F# C# B

Wanted to play the game

Dm7

Yes you're right ( <----I'm unsure about this line of lyrics )

F# C# B

Losing the game doesn't mean

Dm7 E

That we're losing the fight

Drum Break

Chorus

Outro

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