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We Do What We Can

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[Verse 1]
Am9Downstairs they're playing E7(#9#5)KentonE7(b9)  
Am9The house set to sE7wingAm9  
          Am9E7#9#5
I lay in my bed
And E7b9listen to Am9everythingE7  
Am9Cause Leo's in rarE7(b9#5)e form tonight
Am9His trombone E7(b9#5)sings so sweet
Am9This is the E7(#9#5)room
Where theE7(b9)y all come tAm9o meet
[Chorus]
A7And he said:
Dm7I do what I caA/C#nC6  
I live for the moG/Bment
G/BAnd that's who I aBb9(b5)mE7(#5)  
E7(#5)Yeah that's who I amAm9  A13(b9)  A7(#5)  A7  
Dm7And isn't it goA/C#odC6  
If we could G/Bfreeze moments in time
G/BWe all wouldBb9(b5)  E7  
I do what I caAm9n
I do what I caAm9n
[Verse 2]
Am9Downstairs he's playing KentE7(#9#5)onE7(b9)  
Am9The Magnavox sighsE7  
Am9But oh how the E7(#9#5)music has chanE7(b9)ged
In all Am9of our livesE7  
Am9He says "nobodE7(b9#5)y listens
Am9To modern jazE7(b9#5)z"
Am9And I'll nevE7(b9#5)er have whaE7(b9)t those guys Am9haveA7  
[Chorus]
A7And he said:
Dm7I do what I caA/C#nC6  
I work for a liG/Bving
G/BAnd that's who I aBb9(b5)mE7(#5)  
E7(#5)Yeah that's who I amAm9  A13(b9)  A7(#5)  A7  
Dm7And its good to be aA/C#liveC6  
But ev'rythG/Bing's different
G/BSince Leo diBb9(b5)edE7  
I do what I caAm9n
I do what I caE7n
[Instrumental]
Dm7 Asus Am E7 Asus4sus2 Am
[Bridge]
Dm7Is this the end of the moAsusdern worldAm?
E7What could it mean Asus4sus2for a young girlAm  
Who Dmsees the paiAsusn on his faceAm?
He E7does what he canAsus4sus2  Am  
DmThe procession on the AsusT.V. screenAm  
E7What could it Asus4sus2possibly mAmean
For a Dmman who's come this Asusfar
AmJust to turn aroE7undAsus4sus2  Am  
Could there Fmaj7still be life iAsusn Kenton's swAming
With the KeE7nnedys gone and eAsus4sus2verythingAm  
Those Fmaj9sad rows of hoDm/Auses with their optEm7imistic coC/Glors
Dm9Democrat F6grandparents and Cmaj9draft-dodging brothers
Bb9Riots down the street and E7susdiscontented mothers
E7We do what we AmcanE5  Am9  
[Verse 3]
Am9Downstairs it's qE7(#9#5)uiet
Am9Less alive somehoE7(#9#5)w
Am9Somehow he wE7(#9#5)as everythinE7(b9)g that I am Am9now
[Chorus]
A7He says:
Dm7I do what I caA/C#nC6  
I work for a liG/Bving
G/BAnd that's who I aBb9(b5)mE7(#5)  
E7(#5)Yeah that's who I amAm9  A13(b9)  A7(#5)  A7  
Dm7And its good to be aA/C#liveC6  
And these aG/Bre the choices
G/BWe make to sBb9(b5)urviveE7  
We do what we caAmn

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We Do What We Can

by Sheryl Crow

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am9

E7(#9#5)

E7(b9)

E7b9

E7(b9#5)

Dm7

A/C#

G/B

Bb9(b5)

E7(#5)

A13(b9)

A7(#5)

Asus

Asus4sus2

Fmaj7

Fmaj9

Dm/A

Em7

C/G

[Verse 1]

Am9 E7(#9#5) E7(b9)

Downstairs they're playing Kenton

Am9 E7 Am9

The house set to swing

Am9

E7#9#5

I lay in my bed

E7b9 Am9 E7

And listen to everything

Am9 E7(b9#5)

Cause Leo's in rare form tonight

Am9 E7(b9#5)

His trombone sings so sweet

Am9 E7(#9#5)

This is the room

E7(b9) Am9

Where they all come to meet

[Chorus]

And he said:

Dm7 A/C# C6

I do what I can

G/B

I live for the moment

G/B Bb9(b5) E7(#5)

And that's who I am

E7(#5) Am9 A13(b9) A7(#5) A7

Yeah that's who I am

Dm7 A/C# C6

And isn't it good

G/B

If we could freeze moments in time

G/B Bb9(b5) E7

We all would

Am9

I do what I can

Am9

I do what I can

[Verse 2]

Am9 E7(#9#5) E7(b9)

Downstairs he's playing Kenton

Am9 E7

The Magnavox sighs

Am9 E7(#9#5) E7(b9)

But oh how the music has changed

Am9 E7

In all of our lives

Am9 E7(b9#5)

He says "nobody listens

Am9 E7(b9#5)

To modern jazz"

Am9 E7(b9#5) E7(b9) Am9 A7

And I'll never have what those guys have

[Chorus]

And he said:

Dm7 A/C# C6

I do what I can

G/B

I work for a living

G/B Bb9(b5) E7(#5)

And that's who I am

E7(#5) Am9 A13(b9) A7(#5) A7

Yeah that's who I am

Dm7 A/C# C6

And its good to be alive

G/B

But ev'rything's different

G/B Bb9(b5) E7

Since Leo died

Am9

I do what I can

[Instrumental]

Dm7 Asus Am E7 Asus4sus2 Am

[Bridge]

Dm7 Asus Am

Is this the end of the modern world?

E7 Asus4sus2 Am

What could it mean for a young girl

Dm Asus Am

Who sees the pain on his face?

E7 Asus4sus2 Am

He does what he can

Dm Asus Am

The procession on the T.V. screen

E7 Asus4sus2 Am

What could it possibly mean

Dm Asus

For a man who's come this far

Am E7 Asus4sus2 Am

Just to turn around

Fmaj7 Asus Am

Could there still be life in Kenton's swing

E7 Asus4sus2 Am

With the Kennedys gone and everything

Fmaj9 Dm/A Em7 C/G

Those sad rows of houses with their optimistic colors

Dm9 F6 Cmaj9

Democrat grandparents and draft-dodging brothers

Bb9 E7sus

Riots down the street and discontented mothers

E7 Am E5 Am9

We do what we can

[Verse 3]

Am9 E7(#9#5)

Downstairs it's quiet

Am9 E7(#9#5)

Less alive somehow

Am9 E7(#9#5) E7(b9) Am9

Somehow he was everything that I am now

[Chorus]

He says:

Dm7 A/C# C6

I do what I can

G/B

I work for a living

G/B Bb9(b5) E7(#5)

And that's who I am

E7(#5) Am9 A13(b9) A7(#5) A7

Yeah that's who I am

Dm7 A/C# C6

And its good to be alive

G/B

And these are the choices

G/B Bb9(b5) E7

We make to survive

We do what we can

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