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What Do You Do

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[Verse 1]
GYah I know you're right
I sG7ee it in your fierce eyes
But mCe I've never thought straight
Since the A7day I had the first doubt
GYah I know you're right
And I'll Dback you to a point pal
But I'll Cnever be constrained by
GAnother man's ideas now
GI spent too long on this road
LooG7king for the answers
But PCoverty and Failure
Aren't whaA7t I'm after
GI painted Fight on factories
But they Dclosed the factory down pal
I got to Cfind out where the Heart's gone
GGot to find out where the nerves gone
[Chorus]
DWhat do you dCo
When Gdemocracy fails you
  BAhhChh AhGh
DWhat do you Cdo
When the Grest can't see its true?
 BAhhChh  CAhhD  
[Verse 2]
GPat votes the Scots way
JusG7t like her mother
But SCouth always takes all
Just like A7her brother
GThe next time she might vote
So might Dthe others
But times Crunning out pal
GCause they're giving up in numbers
[Chorus]
DWhat do you dCo
When GDemocracy's all through
BAhhhh CAhhG  
DWhat do you Cdo
When minoGrity means you? 
BAhhhCh AhChD  
[Instrumental]
G  G7 C A7
G D C G
[Chorus]
DWhat do you dCo
When GDemocracy's all through
BAhhhhChG  
DWhat do you Cdo
When minoGrity means you? 
 BAhhChh CAhhD  
B   C  C   G

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What Do You Do

by The Proclaimers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

Yah I know you're right

I see it in your fierce eyes

But me I've never thought straight

Since the day I had the first doubt

Yah I know you're right

And I'll back you to a point pal

But I'll never be constrained by

Another man's ideas now

I spent too long on this road

Looking for the answers

But Poverty and Failure

Aren't what I'm after

I painted Fight on factories

But they closed the factory down pal

I got to find out where the Heart's gone

Got to find out where the nerves gone

[Chorus]

D C

What do you do

When democracy fails you

B C G

Ahhhh Ahh

D C

What do you do

When the rest can't see its true?

B C C D

Ahhhh Ahh

[Verse 2]

Pat votes the Scots way

Just like her mother

But South always takes all

Just like her brother

The next time she might vote

So might the others

But times running out pal

Cause they're giving up in numbers

[Chorus]

D C

What do you do

When Democracy's all through

B C G

Ahhhh Ahh

D C

What do you do

When minority means you?

B C C D

Ahhhh Ahh

[Instrumental]

G G7 C A7

G D C G

[Chorus]

D C

What do you do

When Democracy's all through

B C G

Ahhhhh

D C

What do you do

When minority means you?

B C C D

Ahhhh Ahh

B C C G

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