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Do What You Gotta' Do
Glen Campbell
Album It's Just A Matter Of Time
written by Jimmy Webb
Intro    F    Am    Bb    Am    Am7    Bb  F  
Verse 1
FGirl I can understand how it might Ambe
Kinda' Am7hard to love a Bbguy like me   Am  
But I don't bAm7lame you much for Bbwantin' to be freeC  
I just Bbwanted you to Fknow
Verse 2
I loved you better than your Amown kin didBb  
From the very start Am  
Well it's my own fault for what Bbhappens to my heart
Am7You see I Calways knew you'd Fgo
Chorus 1
So you just Amdo what you gotta' Bbdo my Cwild Am7sweet Flove
Though it may Dmbe I'll Cnever kiss your Bbsweet Am7lips Fagain
Pay Cthat no Dmmind 
Just Amfind that dappled Bbdream of yours
And Ccome on back an Bbsee me when you FcanF7  D  D7  
Verse 3
GDon't it make you sad
DMake you feel so bad
They say Cyou don't treat me like you should
BmAhh but folks got Dways to make you Amfeel no good
CBut they just Dgot no way to Gknow
I've had my eyes wide Dopen from the start
You Cnever lied to me girlBm  
And the Bm7part of you they'll Amnever see
   Am7Is the Dpart you've shown to Gme
Chorus 2
So you just Bm7do what you gotta' Cdo my Dwild D7sweet Glove
Tho' it may Embe I'll Dnever kiss your Csweet Dlips Gagain
Pay that no Emmind 
Just Bmfind that dappled Cdream of yours
And Am7come on back an see me 
DCome on back an Am7see me
DCome on back an Am7see me  D7when you Gcan
Outro
And you just Bm7do what you gotta' Cdo   my Dwild D7sweet Glove
Tho' it may Embe   I'll Dnever kiss your   Csweet Dlips Gagain
Pay Bm7that no Emmind 
Just Bm7find that dappled Am7dream of yours
And Dcome on back an Am7see me  when you GcanD  
When you Amcan.Am7......D7....G  
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Do What You Gotta Do

by Glen Campbell

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Am7

Bm7

Do What You Gotta' Do

Glen Campbell

Album It's Just A Matter Of Time

written by Jimmy Webb

F Am Bb Am Am7 Bb F

Intro

Verse 1

F Am

Girl I can understand how it might be

Am7 Bb Am

Kinda' hard to love a guy like me

Am7 Bb C

But I don't blame you much for wantin' to be free

Bb F

I just wanted you to know

Verse 2

Am Bb

I loved you better than your own kin did

From the very start

Well it's my own fault for what happens to my heart

Am7 C F

You see I always knew you'd go

Chorus 1

Am Bb C Am7 F

So you just do what you gotta' do my wild sweet love

Dm C Bb Am7 F

Though it may be I'll never kiss your sweet lips again

C Dm

Pay that no mind

Am Bb

Just find that dappled dream of yours

C Bb F F7 D D7

And come on back an see me when you can

Verse 3

Don't it make you sad

Make you feel so bad

They say you don't treat me like you should

Bm D Am

Ahh but folks got ways to make you feel no good

C D G

But they just got no way to know

I've had my eyes wide open from the start

C Bm

You never lied to me girl

Bm7 Am

And the part of you they'll never see

Am7 D G

Is the part you've shown to me

Chorus 2

Bm7 C D D7 G

So you just do what you gotta' do my wild sweet love

Em D C D G

Tho' it may be I'll never kiss your sweet lips again

Pay that no mind

Bm C

Just find that dappled dream of yours

Am7

And come on back an see me

D Am7

Come on back an see me

D Am7 D7 G

Come on back an see me when you can

Outro

Bm7 C D D7 G

And you just do what you gotta' do my wild sweet love

Em D C D G

Tho' it may be I'll never kiss your sweet lips again

Bm7 Em

Pay that no mind

Bm7 Am7

Just find that dappled dream of yours

D Am7 G D

And come on back an see me when you can

Am Am7 D7 G

When you can...........

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God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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