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Better Do It Right

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
[Verse 1]
G#Mama told me boy you best Abehave
Cause ASanta keeps a list of all his G#favs
And G#if you don't shape up
You ain't getting Asquat
But the Adevil on my shoulders getting Bhot
Hotter than Aever
Cool out of G#sight
If I'm gonna Ado wrongG#  
I'm gonna do it right
[Verse 2]
So he G#took me for a ride in his CadilAlac
Stolen from a kleptomaniG#ac
At a G#horse race track
I said "Sir, its Christmas Eve I should be home in Abed"
InAstead he said
You merry gentlemen always bet on Bred
[Chorus]
The duke of Adeception
Malice G#and spite
If I'm gonna Ado wrong
N.C.            G#m  
I'm gonna do it right
[Bridge]
When you're F#done
You're really Bdone
Will you D#look back and say hey that was Efun?
When Eall he ever wanted was a BB gun
G#mSanta Claus F#never did C#comeC#m  
D#Oh
[Solo]
e|-G#-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-6/8---8-----6/8---8--6/8---8--8-----8--8--6/8--|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
   1  e  &  a  2  e  &  a  3  e  &  a  4  e  &  a
e|-A-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------5/-|
G|-8--6/8-8-8--6/8-8-7---5/6v---------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
   1  e  &  a  2  e  &  a  3  e  &  a  4  e  &  a
e|-A-----------------------------------------------|
B|-7-----5-----4-4h5p4/2--/7--7--5-----4-----4h5--|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
   1  e  &  a  2  e  &  a  3  e  &  a  4  e  &  a
e|-G#-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------4-------------------------------------|
G|-------5-----5h6p5----5-------------------------|
D|-------------------6----------------------------|
A|-------------------------6h7p6-4--3-------------|
E|------------------------------------------(4\)--|
   1  e  &  a  2  e  &  a  3  e  &  a  4  e  &  a
e|-G#------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------4--------------4--------------4-----|
G|-------5-----------------5--------------5--------|
D|-4/6---------------4/6-------------4/6--------6/-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
   1  e  &  a  2  e  &  a  3  e  &  a  4  e  &  a
e|-A------------5-----9----/12-------------------11/-|
B|----------5-----5---------------------------------|
G|----6---------------------------------------------|
D|-7------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
   1  e  &  a  2  e  &  a  3  e  &  a  4  e  &  a
e|-A12---\11----9--11-7--9--5--7--4--5--2--4--0--2---|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
   1  e  &  a  2  e  &  a  3  e  &  a  4  e  &  a
e|-B------------------------7--------7-/11\----------|
B|----------4--7--4-----7--------7------------------|
G|----2/4-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
   1  e  &  a  2  e  &  a  3  e  &  a  4  e  &  a
[Bridge]
When you're F#done
You're really Bdone
Will you D#look back and say hey that was Efun?D#  G#m  
[Verse 3]
So he G#took me for a ride in his big ol' Asleigh
We flew around the world in just one G#day
And Johnny G#Mathis sang
I said so what you got for me in that Asled
Instead he said "Boy you've been bettin' on a darker shade of Bred
[Chorus]
Hotter than Aever
Cool out of Bsight
Duke of deAception
Malice and Bspite
AJohnny is singing
Why not G#tonight
If you gotta Ado wrongD#  
N.C.
You better do it right

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Better Do It Right

by Smash Mouth

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G#m

C#m

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

[Verse 1]

G# A

Mama told me boy you best behave

A G#

Cause Santa keeps a list of all his favs

And if you don't shape up

You ain't getting squat

A B

But the devil on my shoulders getting hot

Hotter than ever

Cool out of sight

A G#

If I'm gonna do wrong

I'm gonna do it right

[Verse 2]

G# A

So he took me for a ride in his Cadillac

Stolen from a kleptomaniac

At a horse race track

I said "Sir, its Christmas Eve I should be home in bed"

Instead he said

You merry gentlemen always bet on red

[Chorus]

The duke of deception

Malice and spite

If I'm gonna do wrong

G#m

N.C.

I'm gonna do it right

[Bridge]

When you're done

You're really done

D# E

Will you look back and say hey that was fun?

When all he ever wanted was a BB gun

G#m F# C# C#m

Santa Claus never did come

[Solo]

e|------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------|

G|-6/8---8-----6/8---8--6/8---8--8-----8--8--6/8--|

D|------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------|

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

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

e|------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------5/-|

G|-8--6/8-8-8--6/8-8-7---5/6v---------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------|

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

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

e|------------------------------------------------|

B|-7-----5-----4-4h5p4/2--/7--7--5-----4-----4h5--|

G|------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------|

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

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

e|------------------------------------------------|

B|----------4-------------------------------------|

G|-------5-----5h6p5----5-------------------------|

D|-------------------6----------------------------|

A|-------------------------6h7p6-4--3-------------|

E|------------------------------------------(4\)--|

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

e|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------4--------------4--------------4-----|

G|-------5-----------------5--------------5--------|

D|-4/6---------------4/6-------------4/6--------6/-|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

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

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

e|-------------5-----9----/12-------------------11/-|

B|----------5-----5---------------------------------|

G|----6---------------------------------------------|

D|-7------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

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

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

e|-12---\11----9--11-7--9--5--7--4--5--2--4--0--2---|

B|--------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

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

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

e|-------------------------7--------7-/11\----------|

B|----------4--7--4-----7--------7------------------|

G|----2/4-------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

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

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

[Bridge]

When you're done

You're really done

D# E D# G#m

Will you look back and say hey that was fun?

[Verse 3]

G# A

So he took me for a ride in his big ol' sleigh

We flew around the world in just one day

And Johnny Mathis sang

I said so what you got for me in that sled

Instead he said "Boy you've been bettin' on a darker shade of red

[Chorus]

Hotter than ever

Cool out of sight

Duke of deception

Malice and spite

Johnny is singing

Why not tonight

A D#

If you gotta do wrong

N.C.

You better do it right

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