Intro:
E A (strummed)
Do what I want, do what I want (x2)
[E]Do what I want, [A]do what I want (x2)
I'm a [E]real live hobo, I prefer my life on the [A]rails
I keep a [E]coin in my pocket, my only friend is head or [A]tails
I had a [E]wife and a family I let them fend on their [A]own
You only [E]count on yourself, hope they appreciate what they've been [A]shown
Sometimes I [C#m]flip the coin
Oh yeah I [E]flip the coin
Oh I [C#m]flip the coin
Ya I [E]flip the coin
[E]Do what I want, [A]do what I want (x2)
I [E]hopped the Union Pacific headed to Cliforni[A]yay
I rubbed the [E]coin in my pocket and wondered just what they'd [A]say
I was [E]met with open arms, warm bed, and fam was back in my [A]lap
She said "[E]don't leave us again for that drink you use as a [A]map"
But then I [C#m]flipped the coin
Oh yeah I [E]flipped the coin
Oh yeah I [C#m]flipped the coin
Ya I [E]flipped the coin
[E]Do what I want, [A]do what I want (x2)
Sometimes a [E]man gets an itch to take a nip off a scotch or [A]rye
With every [E]sip there's a flip, fates been chosen no need to [A]try
I love [E]sleeping under stars watching woods and worlds zooming [A]by
My life's the [E]flip of the coin, it's the freest way to live an[A]d die
Because I [C#m]flipped the coin
Oh yeah I [E]flipped the coin
Oh yeah I [C#m]flipped the coin
Ya I [E]flipped the coin
Bridge:
Abm E (x3)
[Abm] [E] [B]
[E]Do what I want, [A]do what I want (x4)
I do what I [E]want, yes I do, I do what I [A]want
I could have [E]anything, but I prefer [A]nothing
I don't need a [E]house, I don't need a hug
I don't need [A]stuff, I don't need love
I don't need [E]things, I don't need books, I don't need [A]you
I do what I [E]want
E A (strummed)
Do what I want, do what I want (x2)
[E]Do what I want, [A]do what I want (x2)
I'm a [E]real live hobo, I prefer my life on the [A]rails
I keep a [E]coin in my pocket, my only friend is head or [A]tails
I had a [E]wife and a family I let them fend on their [A]own
You only [E]count on yourself, hope they appreciate what they've been [A]shown
Sometimes I [C#m]flip the coin
Oh yeah I [E]flip the coin
Oh I [C#m]flip the coin
Ya I [E]flip the coin
[E]Do what I want, [A]do what I want (x2)
I [E]hopped the Union Pacific headed to Cliforni[A]yay
I rubbed the [E]coin in my pocket and wondered just what they'd [A]say
I was [E]met with open arms, warm bed, and fam was back in my [A]lap
She said "[E]don't leave us again for that drink you use as a [A]map"
But then I [C#m]flipped the coin
Oh yeah I [E]flipped the coin
Oh yeah I [C#m]flipped the coin
Ya I [E]flipped the coin
[E]Do what I want, [A]do what I want (x2)
Sometimes a [E]man gets an itch to take a nip off a scotch or [A]rye
With every [E]sip there's a flip, fates been chosen no need to [A]try
I love [E]sleeping under stars watching woods and worlds zooming [A]by
My life's the [E]flip of the coin, it's the freest way to live an[A]d die
Because I [C#m]flipped the coin
Oh yeah I [E]flipped the coin
Oh yeah I [C#m]flipped the coin
Ya I [E]flipped the coin
Bridge:
Abm E (x3)
[Abm] [E] [B]
[E]Do what I want, [A]do what I want (x4)
I do what I [E]want, yes I do, I do what I [A]want
I could have [E]anything, but I prefer [A]nothing
I don't need a [E]house, I don't need a hug
I don't need [A]stuff, I don't need love
I don't need [E]things, I don't need books, I don't need [A]you
I do what I [E]want