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[Intro]
F   G   C   Am
[Verse]
I got Fup, I got Gdressed
Said I'll Cdo my Ambest
Said I'm Fup to the Gtask
I guess that's Call you can Amask
But the Emquestion in my Fmind
Am I Emliving my life DmrighGt__?C  
[Chorus]
I do what I can Gdo, what I canAm__
Not everything in Flife goes according to my Cplan
But you can look me in the Geye
And know that I will Amtry
I tell you that it's Ftrue
N.C.               F   C    G     C  Am  
I do what I can do
[Verse]
N.C.                   F  G  
Well, I thought that by now
I'd have it Call figured Amout
But that's Flove and that's Glife
Every Cday's a surAmprise
And I'm not Emperfect by all Fmeans
I'm just Emsearching for that DmdreaGm__C  
[Chorus]
I do what I can Gdo, what I canAm__
Not everything in Flife goes according to my Cplan
But you can look me in the Geye
And know that I will Amtry
I tell you that it's Ftrue
I do what I caDmn do_Am__
I do what I can Gdo___
I do what I caDmn do_Am__, what I cGanC  
[Chorus]
I do what I can Gdo, what I can__Am  
Not everything in Flife goes according to my Cplan
If you can look me in the Geye
And know that I will Amtry
I tell you that it's Ftrue, yeCs
[Chorus]
I do what I can Gdo, what I canAm__
Not everything in Flife goes according to my Cplan
But you can look me in the Geye
And know that I will Amtry
I tell you Fit's true
[Outro]
I do what I Ccan do_G__
I do what I Amcan do_F__
I do what I Ccan do_G__
I do what I Amcan do_F__
I do what I Ccan do_G__
I do what I Amcan do_F__
C   G   Am   F
C   G   Am   F

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Do What I Can Do

by Alice Peacock

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

F G C Am

[Verse]

F G

I got up, I got dressed

C Am

Said I'll do my best

F G

Said I'm up to the task

C Am

I guess that's all you can ask

Em F

But the question in my mind

Em Dm G C

Am I living my life right__?

[Chorus]

G Am

I do what I can do, what I can__

F C

Not everything in life goes according to my plan

But you can look me in the eye

And know that I will try

I tell you that it's true

F C G C Am

N.C.

I do what I can do

[Verse]

F G

N.C.

Well, I thought that by now

C Am

I'd have it all figured out

F G

But that's love and that's life

C Am

Every day's a surprise

Em F

And I'm not perfect by all means

Em Dm G C

I'm just searching for that dream__

[Chorus]

G Am

I do what I can do, what I can__

F C

Not everything in life goes according to my plan

But you can look me in the eye

And know that I will try

I tell you that it's true

Dm Am

I do what I can do___

Dm Am G C

I do what I can do___, what I can

[Chorus]

G Am

I do what I can do, what I can__

F C

Not everything in life goes according to my plan

If you can look me in the eye

And know that I will try

F C

I tell you that it's true, yes

[Chorus]

G Am

I do what I can do, what I can__

F C

Not everything in life goes according to my plan

But you can look me in the eye

And know that I will try

I tell you it's true

[Outro]

C G

I do what I can do___

Am F

I do what I can do___

C G

I do what I can do___

Am F

I do what I can do___

C G

I do what I can do___

Am F

I do what I can do___

C G Am F

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