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Dont Do It

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Don't Do It (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland)
The Band
Time: 4/4
Key: G
Chords
Originally recorded by Marvin Gaye
[Intro/Chorus]
||:  G   Dm(add4)/A   C   G:|| x6
[Verse]
||:  G/ /  C:|| x8
[Bridge]
||:  G:||
Dm(add4)/A: 555765
e|-3--5--3------3-|
B|-3--6--5------3-|
G|-4--7--5--3h4-4-|
D|-5--5--5------5-|
A|----5--3--------|
E|----5-----------|
-----------------------
[Intro]
G|--------------------/9-7-|--------------------|
D|---5-5-----5----5--------|---5-5----5---------|
A|-7------7-----7---7------|-7------7-----------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------|
||:  G   Dm(add4)/A   C   G:|| x5
[Chorus 1]
G Dm(add4)/A C
GBaby don't you Gdo it, Dm(add4)/A  C  
don't Gdo itG  Dm(add4)/A  C  
GDon't you break my heartG  Dm(add4)/A  C  
GPle___aGse Dm(add4)/Adon't      Cdo it, 
Gdon't you break my heartG  Dm(add4)/A  C  G  
[Verse 1]
GA sacrifice would make you happy C  
Gif nothing for myselfC  
GNow you wanna leave me C  
Gfor the love of someone elseC  
GMy pride is all gone C  
Gwhether I'm right or wrongC  
GI need you baby C  
Gto keep on keepin' onC  
[Chorus 2]
You know I'm Gtrying to Dmadd4/Ado my     CbestG  
Oh I'm Gtrying to Dmadd4/Ado my     CbestG  
Don't Gdo Dm(add4)/AitC  
GDon't you break my heartG  Dm(add4)/A  C  
GPle___aGse Dm(add4)/Adon't      Cdo it, 
GDon't you break my heartG  Dm(add4)/A  C  G  
[Verse 2]
GMy biggest mistake was loving you Ctoo much 
Gand letting you knowC  
GNow you got me where you want Cme 
Gand you won't let me goC  
GIf my heart was made of glass C  
Gwell then you'd surely seeC  
GHow much heartache and miseCry, 
Ggirl, you've been causing meC  
[Chorus 3]
While I've been Gtrying to Dmadd4/Ado my     CbestG  
Well I've Gtried to Dmadd4/Ado my     CbestG  
Don't Gdo Dm(add4)/AitC  
GDon't you break my heartG  Dm(add4)/A  C  
GPle___aGse Dm(add4)/Adon't      Cdo it, 
GDon't you break my heartG  Dm(add4)/A  C  G  
[Bridge]
GGo down to the river and there I be
GI'm gonna jump in girl, but you don't care about me
GOpen up your eyes
GCan't ya see I love ya?
GOpen up your heart, girl
GCan't ya see I need ya?
[Chorus 4]
Oh baby don't Gdo it, Dm(add4)/Ado it,     Cdo it
GDon't you break my heartG  Dm(add4)/A  C  
GPle___aGse Dm(add4)/Adon't      Cdo it, 
GDon't you break my heartG  Dm(add4)/A  C  G  
[Instrumental]
(Solo over chorus)
||:  G   Dm(add4)/A   C   G:||
[Verse 2]
GMy biggest mistake was loving you Ctoo much 
Gand letting you knowC  
GNow you got me where you want Cme 
Gand you won't let me goC  
GIf my heart was made of glass C  
Gwell then you'd surely seeC  
GHow much heartache and miseCry, 
Ggirl, you've been causing meC  
[Chorus 3]
While I've been Gtrying to Dmadd4/Ado my     CbestG  
Well I've Gtried to Dmadd4/Ado my     CbestG  
Don't Gdo Dm(add4)/AitC  
GDon't you break my heartG  Dm(add4)/A  C  
GPle___aGse Dm(add4)/Adon't      Cdo it, 
GDon't you break my heartG  Dm(add4)/A  C  G  
[Instrumental]
(Solo over chorus)
||:  G   Dm(add4)/A   C   G:||

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Dont Do It

by The Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm(add4)/A

Dmadd4/A

Don't Do It (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland)

The Band

Time: 4/4

Key: G

Chords

Originally recorded by Marvin Gaye

[Intro/Chorus]

G Dm(add4)/A C G

||: :|| x6

[Verse]

G C

||: / / :|| x8

[Bridge]

||: :||

Dm(add4)/A

: 555765

e|-3--5--3------3-|

B|-3--6--5------3-|

G|-4--7--5--3h4-4-|

D|-5--5--5------5-|

A|----5--3--------|

E|----5-----------|

-----------------------

[Intro]

G|--------------------/9-7-|--------------------|

D|---5-5-----5----5--------|---5-5----5---------|

A|-7------7-----7---7------|-7------7-----------|

E|-------------------------|--------------------|

G Dm(add4)/A C G

||: :|| x5

[Chorus 1]

G Dm(add4)/A C

G G Dm(add4)/A C

Baby don't you do it,

G G Dm(add4)/A C

don't do it

G G Dm(add4)/A C

Don't you break my heart

G G Dm(add4)/A C

Ple___ase don't do it,

G G Dm(add4)/A C G

don't you break my heart

[Verse 1]

G C

A sacrifice would make you happy

G C

if nothing for myself

G C

Now you wanna leave me

G C

for the love of someone else

G C

My pride is all gone

G C

whether I'm right or wrong

G C

I need you baby

G C

to keep on keepin' on

[Chorus 2]

G Dmadd4/A C G

You know I'm trying to do my best

G Dmadd4/A C G

Oh I'm trying to do my best

G Dm(add4)/A C

Don't do it

G G Dm(add4)/A C

Don't you break my heart

G G Dm(add4)/A C

Ple___ase don't do it,

G G Dm(add4)/A C G

Don't you break my heart

[Verse 2]

G C

My biggest mistake was loving you too much

G C

and letting you know

G C

Now you got me where you want me

G C

and you won't let me go

G C

If my heart was made of glass

G C

well then you'd surely see

G C

How much heartache and misery,

G C

girl, you've been causing me

[Chorus 3]

G Dmadd4/A C G

While I've been trying to do my best

G Dmadd4/A C G

Well I've tried to do my best

G Dm(add4)/A C

Don't do it

G G Dm(add4)/A C

Don't you break my heart

G G Dm(add4)/A C

Ple___ase don't do it,

G G Dm(add4)/A C G

Don't you break my heart

[Bridge]

Go down to the river and there I be

I'm gonna jump in girl, but you don't care about me

Open up your eyes

Can't ya see I love ya?

Open up your heart, girl

Can't ya see I need ya?

[Chorus 4]

G Dm(add4)/A C

Oh baby don't do it, do it, do it

G G Dm(add4)/A C

Don't you break my heart

G G Dm(add4)/A C

Ple___ase don't do it,

G G Dm(add4)/A C G

Don't you break my heart

[Instrumental]

(Solo over chorus)

G Dm(add4)/A C G

||: :||

[Verse 2]

G C

My biggest mistake was loving you too much

G C

and letting you know

G C

Now you got me where you want me

G C

and you won't let me go

G C

If my heart was made of glass

G C

well then you'd surely see

G C

How much heartache and misery,

G C

girl, you've been causing me

[Chorus 3]

G Dmadd4/A C G

While I've been trying to do my best

G Dmadd4/A C G

Well I've tried to do my best

G Dm(add4)/A C

Don't do it

G G Dm(add4)/A C

Don't you break my heart

G G Dm(add4)/A C

Ple___ase don't do it,

G G Dm(add4)/A C G

Don't you break my heart

[Instrumental]

(Solo over chorus)

G Dm(add4)/A C G

||: :||

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