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To Do What I Do

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                             To Do What I Do - Alan Jackson
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Tabbed by: Country Bass
E-mail: aaron.white8@education.nsw.gov.au
Tuning: Standard 
Capo: 2nd
Chords:
    G    C   Em D   Am     D/F#                                D
                            - possibly might sound better than 
e|--3---------------2-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----1---------3----1---------3--------------------------------------|
G|------------------2----2---------2--------------------------------------|
D|--------2----2---------2------------------------------------------------|
A|---2----3----2----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-----------------------------2--------------------------------------|
       GCEmDG
Intro:     
 G                      C
 I've been a waiter, a roofer, a clerk 
      D                     G
 I've shovelled manure till my pride hurt
      G                             C
 When you're starting out, it's all part of the work 
Em     D      G
 To do what I do
 G                     C
 I've been evicted for not making rent 
      D                        G
 Made my Daddy wonder where my good sense went
         G                    C
 For the price of a dream, my years have been spent 
Em     D      G
 To do what I do
Chorus:
      C                            D
 So I stand here tonight with this six string guitar 
       G                     C
 To be something I've always been in my heart
 C                      D
 Just for the chance to play you my song 
     G                      C
 The thrill when I hear you singing along
           Am         C               D
 It's been worth everything I've been through 
              G
 To do what I do
  G                    C
 I've played for empty tables and chairs 
     D                             G
 The drunks that don't listen, the crowds that don't care
 G                                       C
 Been told countless times Boy you ain't goin' nowhere 
Em     D      G
 To do what I do
Chorus:
      C                    D
 So I hope the critics and sceptics alike
 G                      C
 All bought a ticket to this show tonight
     C                          D
 And they'll see firsthand that I have survived 
     G                     C
 And what doesn't kill you makes you more alive
         Am         C         D
 And I'm one of the fortunate few 
              G
 To do what I do
 G                        C
 There's so much joy this music can bring 
    D                           G
 So I count my blessings when I step up to sing
               G                        C
 Cause they're so many people who would give anything 
Em     D      G
 To do what I do
     C           D
 And I thank you
                 G
 I can do what I do 
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       GCDG  GC  EmDG
Verse: ,,,,  ,,  ,,
        CDGC CDGC AmCDG
Chorus: ,,,  ,,,  ,,,,
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To Do What I Do chords and lyrics

Free chords for To Do What I Do by Alan Jackson. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

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                             To Do What I Do - Alan Jackson
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Tuning: Standard 
Capo: 2nd
Chords:
Intro: G C Em D G
Chorus:
Chorus:
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Verse: G,C,D,G,  G,C,  Em,D,G
Chorus: C,D,G,C  C,D,G,C  Am,C,D,G,
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To Do What I Do Chords by Alan Jackson

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The chords for "To Do What I Do" show the original chord names (including E, G, C, Em, D, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.