Do What You Want, Be What You Are Chords by Daryl Hall & John Oates

Tempo:
91.1 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Ab

Eb

Bb

Abm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Daryl Hall & John Oates - Do What You Want, Be What You Are chords
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[Cm]
[Eb]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Db] [Abm]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Ab]
[G] [Abm]
[Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] [C] Do [Bb] what you want girl, be [Cm] what you want, be what you want.
[Fm] There ain't [Bb] no right or wrong way, just a play [C] from the heart.
[Bb] [Ab] It [Fm] ain't a [Bb] sign of weakness girl, to [Cm] give yourself away.
[Ab] Because the strong [Bb] give up and move on, [F] while the weak, the weak give [G] up and stay.
[Cm] So do what you wanna do, what you wanna do, [Eb] what you wanna do, what you wanna do.
But be [Ab] what you are,
[Abm]
[Eb] [Cm] do what you wanna do, [Eb]
but be [Ab] what you [Eb] are.
[Ab]
[Abm]
[Cm]
Do you [Ab] believe [Gm] in hot cars, leather [Bb] bars, and movie stars?
Is that [Cm] what's real?
[Ab] Pay and do, [Gb] it [G] adds to Chicago [Bb] blues.
[C] How you feel, [Fm] you can change, you can [Gm] change, you can change, you can change.
But you [Cm] can't conceal, [Fm] what's [Gm] deep inside you.
[F] It's your game, it's your deal, it's your [Cm] game, it's your deal.
Do what you want, do [Eb] what you wanna do, what you wanna do, what you wanna do.
But be [Ab] what you are, be [Abm] what you are.
[Cm] Do what you wanna do, what you wanna do, what you [Eb] wanna do, what you wanna do.
But be [Ab] what you are, do [Abm] what you are.
[Eb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Gm] [Ab]
[Fm] [Gm] [Ab]
[Gm] [Ab]
[G] [Db]
[Cm] Do what you wanna do, girl, [Eb] be what you wanna.
[Ab] [B] [Db]
[Cm]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Db] [Eb]
[Abm] [B] [Cm]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[G] [Db]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Cm]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Cm]
[Eb]
[N]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Abm
123111114
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
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Let's start jamming Daryl Hall & John Oates - Do What You Want, Be What You Are chords, practice the chord sequence Eb, Ab, Cm, Eb, Ab, Abm, Cm, Abm, Eb and Cm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 45 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 91. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Ab Major.

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[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [C] Do [Bb] what you want girl, _ be [Cm] what you want, be what you want.
_ _ [Fm] _ There ain't [Bb] no right or wrong way, just a play [C] from the heart.
[Bb] _ [Ab] It [Fm] ain't a [Bb] sign of weakness girl, to [Cm] give yourself away.
_ [Ab] _ Because the strong [Bb] give up and move on, [F] while the weak, the weak give [G] up and stay.
_ [Cm] _ _ So do what you wanna do, what you wanna do, [Eb] what you wanna do, what you wanna do.
But be [Ab] what you are, _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ do what you wanna do, _ [Eb] _ _ _
but be [Ab] what you [Eb] are.
[Ab] _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _
Do you [Ab] believe [Gm] in hot cars, leather [Bb] bars, and movie stars?
Is that [Cm] what's real?
[Ab] Pay and do, [Gb] it [G] adds to Chicago [Bb] blues.
_ _ [C] How you feel, [Fm] _ you can change, you can [Gm] change, you can change, you can change.
But you [Cm] can't conceal, [Fm] _ _ what's [Gm] deep inside you.
[F] It's your game, it's your deal, it's your [Cm] game, it's your deal. _ _
Do what you want, do [Eb] what you wanna do, what you wanna do, what you wanna do.
But be [Ab] what you are, _ _ be [Abm] what you are. _
_ _ [Cm] _ Do what you wanna do, what you wanna do, what you [Eb] wanna do, what you wanna do.
But be [Ab] what you are, _ do [Abm] what you are. _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Fm] _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ Do what you wanna do, girl, _ [Eb] be what you wanna.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [B] _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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It's Daryl Hall and John Oates who authored this song.

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