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What I Do ' Donald Fagen
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Tuning: Standard
Donald Fagen
What I Do (2006)
(Donald Fagen)
Great song, but I'm not quite sure about the nature of some chords in the
middle 8. If you've got any ideas for improvement here, please tell me.
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CHORDS and SPECIAL VOICINGS
E-A-D-G-B-e
G/A x-0-0-0-x-x
G/F 3-x-3-2-1-x
Bm7-5 x-2-3-2-3-x
Am-5 x-0-1-2-1-x
Eb-5 x-x-1-2-4-3
Eb7-5 x-x-1-2-2-3
Cdim x-3-4-2-3-x
C/D x-x-0-0-1-0
F#m7-5 2-x-2-2-1-x
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INTRO
| Am | % G/A | Am | % |
| Dm7 | Dm7 G/F | Cmaj7 | Fmaj7 |
| Bm7-5 | Fmaj E7 | Am | % |
I say "[Am]Ray, why do girls treat you nice that way?"
He said [G/A]it's [Am]not what I know, what I think or say
It's what I [Dm7]do
[G/F] It's what I [Cmaj7]do[Fmaj7]
It's deep be[Bm7-5]neath the skin
It's what I [Fmaj7]major [E7]in
It's what I [Am]do
Yes, I c[Am]ome to play and I bring big soul
I [G/A]could [Am]rock long before they named it Rock and Roll
It's what I [Dm7]do
[G/F] It's what I [Cmaj7]do[Fmaj7]
I'm specially [Bm7-5]qualified
To keep them [Fmaj7]satis-[E7]fied
It's what I [Am]do
You turn the [F]lamp down low
You make them feel se[Am]cure[Am-5]
Eb-5(?)
You've got to show the girl
A Eb7-5(?)
She's the one you adore
If you [A]want that [Dmaj7]sugar to [Gmaj7]pour[Bm7-5][E7]
Well you [Am]bring some church but you leave no doubt
As [G/A]to [Am]what kind of love you love to shout about
It's what I [Dm7]do
[G/F] It's what I [Cmaj7]do[Fmaj7]
If you can't [Bm7-5]dance by now
The Raelettes will [Fmaj7]show you [E7]how
It's what I [Am]do[Cdim]
SOLO
| Em | % | % | % |
| Am7 | Am7 C/D | Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 |
| F#m7-5 | Cmaj B7 | Em | E7 |
| Am | % | % | % |
| Dm7 | Dm7 F/G | Cmaj7 | Fmaj7 |
| Bm7-5 | Fmaj E7 | Am | % |
You turn the [F]lamp down low
You make them feel se[Am]cure[Am-5]
Eb-5(?)
You've got to show the girl
A Eb7-5(?)
She's the one you adore
If you [A]want that [Dmaj7]sugar to [Gmaj7]pour[Bm7-5][E7]
He says, [Am]Don don't despair just take some time
[G/A]You [Am]find your bad self, you're gonna do just fine
It's what I [Dm7]do
[G/F] It's what I [Cmaj7]do[Fmaj7]
It's not some [Bm7-5]game I play
It's in my [Fmaj7]D N [E7]A
It's what I [Am]do
It's what I [Dm7]do
[G/F] It's what I [Cmaj7]do[Fmaj7]
It's deep be[Bm7-5]neath the skin
It's what I [Fmaj7]major [E7]in
It's what I [Am]do
It's what I [Dm7]do
[G/F] It's what I [Cmaj7]do[Fmaj7]
I'm specially [Bm7-5]qualified
To keep them [Fmaj7]satis-[E7]fied
It's what I [Am]do
It's what I [Dm7]do
[G/F] It's what I [Cmaj7]do[Fmaj7]
| Bm7-5 | Fmaj E7 |
It's what I [Am]do
It's what I [Dm7]do
[G/F] It's what I [Cmaj7]do[Fmaj7]
| Bm7-5 | Fmaj E7 |
It's what I [Am]do
(repeat and fade)
