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What Would You Do

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Capo 5
[Verse]
AmBoys and girls, wanna hear a true story?
FSaturday night was at this real wild party
CThere was liquor overflowin' the cup,
GAbout 5 or 6 strippers trying to work for a buck.
AmSo I took one girl outside with me,
FHer name was Londy, she went to Junior High with me,
CI said, "Why you up in there dancing for cash?
GI guess a whole lot's changed since I seen you last."
She said...
[Chorus]
AmWhat would you do if your son was at home
FCrying all alone on the bedroom floor,
CCause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to
GSleep with a man for a little bit of money?
AmAnd his daddy's gone in and out of lock down,
FI ain't got a job now, he's just smokin' rock now,
CSo for you this is just a good time
GBut for me this is what I call life
[Verse]
AmGirl, you ain't the only one to have a baby,
FThat's no excuse to be living all crazy
CSo she stared me right square in the eye
GAnd said, "Everyday I wake up, hoping to die"
AmShe said, "They're gonna know about pain
F'Cause me and my sister ran away so our daddy couldn't rape us,
CBefore I was a teenager
GI done been through more shit you can't even relate to"
[Chorus]
AmWhat would you do if your son was at home
FCrying all alone on the bedroom floor,
CCause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to
GSleep with a man for a little bit of money?
AmAnd his daddy's gone in and out of lock down,
FI ain't got a job now, he's just smokin' rock now,
CSo for you this is just a good time
GBut for me this is what I call life
[Bridge]
Am(What would you do?) Get up off my Ffeet and stop making tired excuses
C(What would you do?) Get up off my Gfeet and stop making tired excuses
Am(What would you do?) Get up off my Ffeet and stop making tired excuses
C(What would you do?) Get up off my Gfeet
[Chorus]
AmWhat would you do if your son was at home
FCrying all alone on the bedroom floor,
CCause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to
GSleep with a man for a little bit of money?
AmAnd his daddy's gone in and out of lock down,
FI ain't got a job now, he's just smokin' rock now,
CSo for you this is just a good time
GBut for me this is what I call life
AmWhat would you do if your son was at home
FCrying all alone on the bedroom floor,
CCause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to
GSleep with a man for a little bit of money?
AmAnd his daddy's gone in and out of lock down,
FI ain't got a job now, he's just smokin' rock now,
CSo for you this is just a good time
GBut for me this is what I call life
AmWhat would you do if your son was at home
FCrying all alone on the bedroom floor,
CCause he's hungry

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What Would You Do

by Bastille

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 5

[Verse]

Boys and girls, wanna hear a true story?

Saturday night was at this real wild party

There was liquor overflowin' the cup,

About 5 or 6 strippers trying to work for a buck.

So I took one girl outside with me,

Her name was Londy, she went to Junior High with me,

I said, "Why you up in there dancing for cash?

I guess a whole lot's changed since I seen you last."

She said...

[Chorus]

What would you do if your son was at home

Crying all alone on the bedroom floor,

Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to

Sleep with a man for a little bit of money?

And his daddy's gone in and out of lock down,

I ain't got a job now, he's just smokin' rock now,

So for you this is just a good time

But for me this is what I call life

[Verse]

Girl, you ain't the only one to have a baby,

That's no excuse to be living all crazy

So she stared me right square in the eye

And said, "Everyday I wake up, hoping to die"

She said, "They're gonna know about pain

'Cause me and my sister ran away so our daddy couldn't rape us,

Before I was a teenager

I done been through more shit you can't even relate to"

[Chorus]

What would you do if your son was at home

Crying all alone on the bedroom floor,

Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to

Sleep with a man for a little bit of money?

And his daddy's gone in and out of lock down,

I ain't got a job now, he's just smokin' rock now,

So for you this is just a good time

But for me this is what I call life

[Bridge]

Am F

(What would you do?) Get up off my feet and stop making tired excuses

C G

(What would you do?) Get up off my feet and stop making tired excuses

Am F

(What would you do?) Get up off my feet and stop making tired excuses

C G

(What would you do?) Get up off my feet

[Chorus]

What would you do if your son was at home

Crying all alone on the bedroom floor,

Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to

Sleep with a man for a little bit of money?

And his daddy's gone in and out of lock down,

I ain't got a job now, he's just smokin' rock now,

So for you this is just a good time

But for me this is what I call life

What would you do if your son was at home

Crying all alone on the bedroom floor,

Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to

Sleep with a man for a little bit of money?

And his daddy's gone in and out of lock down,

I ain't got a job now, he's just smokin' rock now,

So for you this is just a good time

But for me this is what I call life

What would you do if your son was at home

Crying all alone on the bedroom floor,

Cause he's hungry

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