What I Do

small case letters above chord symbols
indicate individual notes:
c4: middle C, and notes above in that octave...
c5: C above middle C
c3: C below middle C  etc.
numbers behind notes will only be indicated
when notes enter another octave or begin a new line


bass:

   a2......g a......g a c3 d e c
   A(no3)

guitar:
     f4........................
     F/D........................
Rhodes:     d    c    d    c   b3  c4
            G/D  F/D  G/D  F/D G/D F/D

g4...........................
Em/C.........................
        d   c     d    c  d   c
        G/C Am/C  G/F  F  G/F F

d4...............
Dm/B.............
       a3    g     e4 d c d         c   a3  g   a
       Dm/B B+5    Fmaj7  E7        Am

      A(no3)
I say Ray why do girls treat you nice that way


        /G A(no3)
He said           it's not what I know,what I think or say

   guitar:
            f4........................
           F/D..........................
  rhodes:      d    c    d    c   b3  c4
               G/D  F/D  G/D  F/D G/D F/D
It's what I do

           g4..........................
           Em/C........................
                 d   c     d    c  d   c
                 G/C Am/C  G/F  F  G/F F
It's what I do

          d4
          Dm/B    a3    g
                  Dm/B B+5
It's deep beneath the skin

            Dm/F  E7+5
It's what I major in

            Am
It's what I do

      A(no3)
Yes I come to play and I bring big soul

  /G    A(no3)
I could rock long before they named it Rock & roll

  guitar:
            f4...........................
            F/D..........................
Rhodes:          d    c    d    c   b3  c4
                 G/D  F/D  G/D  F/D G/D F/D
It's what I do-

           g4..........................
           Em/C........................
                    d   c     d    c  d   c
                    G/C Am/C  G/F  F  G/F F
it's what I do

                        a3    g
             Dm/B             B+5
I'm specially       qualified


            Dm/F     E7+5
To keep 'em     satisfied

             c4  eb d db c   a3 c4
            Am
It's what I do

             F         G/F          F7
You turn the lamp down low
                       ( lamp down low )

                                eb4 eb eb e
                     Am6       Am7-5      Am6
And make her feel se cure

              F7/Eb                    F7-5/Eb
You've got to show the girl  (show the girl )

                         A           Eb7
That she's the one you a do-o-o-ore

       A7        D6       Gmaj7   Bbmaj7   E7
If you want that sugar to pour

         A(no3)
Well you bring some church but you leave no doubt

   /G A(no3)
As to what kind of love you love to shout about

guitar:
            f4..........................
            F/D.........................
rhodes:          d    c    d    c   b3  c4
                 G/D  F/D  G/D  F/D G/D F/D
It's what I do-

           g4..........................
           Em/C........................
                    d   c     d    c  d   c
                    G/C Am/C  G/F  F  G/F F
it's what I do

             Dm/B        B+5
If you can't dance by now

                   Dm/F     E7+5
The Raelettes will show you how

               a3ga  g  a         f#   d#
            Am                    B9
It's what I do

harmonica solo


|A(no3      |          /G|A(no3)       |             |


rhodes:

    a4  g    a g f# g           a     g     a  g  f# g
Am7                 Am7/D      Gmaj7        Cmaj7

    e4   f#        b                 g    e  e  d  e
F#m7-5   D/F#     Cmaj7      B7      Em            E7


|A(no3)      |          /G|A(no3)           |            |

guitar:
     f4.........................
     F/D........................
Rhodes:     d    c    d    c   b3  c4
            G/D  F/D  G/D  F/D G/D F/D

g4..........................
Em/C........................
        d   c     d    c  d   c
        G/C Am/C  G/F  F  G/F F

d4.................
Dm/B...............
       a4    b     e4 d c d         c   a3  g   a
       Dm/B B+5    Fmaj7  E7        Am

             F         G/F          F7
You turn the lamp down low
                       ( lamp down low )

                                eb4 eb eb e
                     Am6       Am7-5      Am6
And make her feel se cure

              F7/Eb                    F7-5/Eb
You've got to show the girl  (show the girl )

                         A           Eb7
That she's the one you a do-o-o-ore

       A7        D6       Gmaj7   Bbmaj7   E7
If you want that sugar to pour


        A(no3)
He says Don don't despair-just take some time

/G   A(no3)
Just find your bad self-you're gonna do just fine

guitar:
           f4.........................
           F/D........................
rhodes:            d    c    d    c   b3  c4
                   G/D  F/D  G/D  F/D G/D F/D
It's what I do-

           g4...........................
           Em/C.........................
                    d   c     d    c  d   c
                    G/C Am/C  G/F  F  G/F F
it's what I do

              Dm/B           B+5
It's not some game I play

           Dm/F   E7+5
It's in my D  N   A

                   ..guitar:  a4  b  c5
             g3 a  a          c4  d  e
            Am...........................
It's what I do


guitar:
            f4.........................
            F/D.........................
Rhodes:          d    c    d    c   b3  c4
                 G/D  F/D  G/D  F/D G/D F/D
It's what I do-
                (just just just one   thing}

           g4...........................
           Em/C.........................
                    d     c     d    c  d   c
                    G/C   Am/C  G/F  F  G/F F
it's what I do
                   (That?s what  I   do oo  oooooo

               Dm/B        B+5
   It?s  down beneath the skin


            Dm/F  E7+5
It?s what I major in

            Am                 Am6
It's what I do  (that?s what I do oo  oo oo)

..repeat

..repeat

and repeat.

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Peter Kruger casparus50@yahoo.ca