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Not my song, all credits go to the original artist (Jack Stauber). Chords and lyrics may be a bit inaccurate, 
No capo
Standard tuning
[Verse 1]
DWhat are you doing on the Cfloor?
I reGcant my wording, Bmdon’t caress the Cdoor.
DSunk and died like many Cmore.
Still to Gcome with no reBmlenting of the Cpoor,
and what’s for Dsure is the sCaliva on the Dshoes
of best iBmnsure more worst to Close.
That Atry to patch the blood drew,
still keep Djumping into quicksand, oh
[Chorus 1]
GDo whaBmt you Cdo
You’ll Ggo do whaBmt you Cdo
GGo do whaBmt you Cdo
You’ll Ggo do whaBmt you Cdo
[Verse 2]
DWhat are you doing in the Csky?
All reGgrets are painful, Bmdon’t forget to Ccry.
DFive months sitting in the Cshade.
Be reGminded that it’s Bmsomething that you Cmake,
don’t be Dafraid of all the Ccowards dripping Dcream on the ABmmericano Cdream.
Not if you Atry to patch the blood,
but you’ll keep Djumping into quicksand, oh
[Chorus 2]
GDo whaBmt you Cdo
You’ll Ggo do whaBmt you Cdo
GGo do whaBmt you Cdo
You’ll Ggo do whaBmt you Cdo
You’ll Ggo do whaBmt you Cdo
You’ll Ggo do whaBmt you Cdo
GGo do whaBmt you Cdo
You’ll Ggo do whaBmt you Cdo
End on G, single strum.

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by Jack Stauber

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Not my song, all credits go to the original artist (Jack Stauber). Chords and lyrics may be a bit inaccurate,

No capo

Standard tuning

[Verse 1]

D C

What are you doing on the floor?

G Bm C

I recant my wording, don’t caress the door.

D C

Sunk and died like many more.

G Bm C

Still to come with no relenting of the poor,

D C D

and what’s for sure is the saliva on the shoes

Bm C

of best insure more worst to lose.

That try to patch the blood drew,

still keep jumping into quicksand, oh

[Chorus 1]

G Bm C

Do what you do

G Bm C

You’ll go do what you do

G Bm C

Go do what you do

G Bm C

You’ll go do what you do

[Verse 2]

D C

What are you doing in the sky?

G Bm C

All regrets are painful, don’t forget to cry.

D C

Five months sitting in the shade.

G Bm C

Be reminded that it’s something that you make,

D C D Bm C

don’t be afraid of all the cowards dripping cream on the Americano dream.

Not if you try to patch the blood,

but you’ll keep jumping into quicksand, oh

[Chorus 2]

G Bm C

Do what you do

G Bm C

You’ll go do what you do

G Bm C

Go do what you do

G Bm C

You’ll go do what you do

G Bm C

You’ll go do what you do

G Bm C

You’ll go do what you do

G Bm C

Go do what you do

G Bm C

You’ll go do what you do

End on G, single strum.

About Quicksand Chords by Jack Stauber

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