Do What I Gotta Do Chords by Ralph Tresvant
Tempo:
137.15 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
A
F#m
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[A] [E]
[D] [A]
[D] I'm so so hungry.
[E]
[F#m] I'm out of [D] meats.
[A] [D]
I guess it's one of those things, man, just have to [A] get through it.
[E]
[A] I promise.
I'm gonna [F#m] walk out for a better [D]
life.
[A] [E]
[A]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[D] [A] [D]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[F#m] Sometimes the rules [D] have to [F] change.
I don't [Em] wanna treat [Am] her rude.
But I like honesty.
[E] What am I gonna [D] do?
Guess [E] I'll do what I gotta do.
And break [F#m] her heart.
I don't wanna see her [D] cry.
But it's hard to live a lie.
So [F#m] I [E] gotta do what I gotta do.
And break her [C#m] heart.
No, [D] I love the girl [Bm] I know.
That the best thing is for us to be [A] apart.
[E]
[D] [E]
[D]
[A]
I got [E] any good relationships that's inside of a happy man.
I [A] think she will [E]
understand.
If I tell her straight up, then [A] she get no respect.
[E]
[D] [A] [D]
[Bm] [F]
I don't [Em] wanna treat [C] her [D] rude.
[C] But I like [F] honesty.
[A] What am I gonna do?
[E] Guess I'll do what I gotta do.
And break [F#m] her heart.
I don't wanna see her cry.
[D] But it's hard to live a lie.
So [F#m] I [E] gotta do what I gotta do.
And break her heart.
[C#m]
No, [D] I love the girl I know.
That the best thing [Bm] is for us to be [A] [E] apart.
[Am]
[D] [Am] [Em] Wow.
[F]
I still gotta [Em] do what I gotta [C]
[F] do.
Oh baby.
[Em]
[Am] Oh, let me break it to you gently.
I don't want to [Em] do what I [Am] gotta do.
[F] All that I [Am] can do.
[G] What am I [C] gonna do?
[Dm] [C] Do what I gotta [Em] do.
Do what I [C] gotta do.
[F] And I don't wanna see her cry, baby.
[Am] But what am I gonna do?
[E] Oh, what am I gonna do?
And break her [F#m] heart.
I don't wanna see her [D] cry.
But it's hard to live a lie.
So I gotta [E] do what I gotta do.
And break her heart.
[C#m]
[A] No, I [D] love the girl I know.
That the best thing is for [F#m] us to be [E] apart.
Oh, [F#m] the heart, girl.
[D] I don't wanna see you cry, baby.
But you know that's driving [F#] me crazy.
[E] So I gotta do what I gotta do.
And break her heart.
[C#m]
And though I [D] love the girl I know.
That the best thing is for us to [Bm] be [A] apart.
[E]
[D] I [E] know it's gonna work [A] out for the better.
[D]
The [A] best thing is for us to be apart.
[D] [A]
[D] I'm so so hungry.
[E]
[F#m] I'm out of [D] meats.
[A] [D]
I guess it's one of those things, man, just have to [A] get through it.
[E]
[A] I promise.
I'm gonna [F#m] walk out for a better [D]
life.
[A] [E]
[A]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[D] [A] [D]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[F#m] Sometimes the rules [D] have to [F] change.
I don't [Em] wanna treat [Am] her rude.
But I like honesty.
[E] What am I gonna [D] do?
Guess [E] I'll do what I gotta do.
And break [F#m] her heart.
I don't wanna see her [D] cry.
But it's hard to live a lie.
So [F#m] I [E] gotta do what I gotta do.
And break her [C#m] heart.
No, [D] I love the girl [Bm] I know.
That the best thing is for us to be [A] apart.
[E]
[D] [E]
[D]
[A]
I got [E] any good relationships that's inside of a happy man.
I [A] think she will [E]
understand.
If I tell her straight up, then [A] she get no respect.
[E]
[D] [A] [D]
[Bm] [F]
I don't [Em] wanna treat [C] her [D] rude.
[C] But I like [F] honesty.
[A] What am I gonna do?
[E] Guess I'll do what I gotta do.
And break [F#m] her heart.
I don't wanna see her cry.
[D] But it's hard to live a lie.
So [F#m] I [E] gotta do what I gotta do.
And break her heart.
[C#m]
No, [D] I love the girl I know.
That the best thing [Bm] is for us to be [A] [E] apart.
[Am]
[D] [Am] [Em] Wow.
[F]
I still gotta [Em] do what I gotta [C]
[F] do.
Oh baby.
[Em]
[Am] Oh, let me break it to you gently.
I don't want to [Em] do what I [Am] gotta do.
[F] All that I [Am] can do.
[G] What am I [C] gonna do?
[Dm] [C] Do what I gotta [Em] do.
Do what I [C] gotta do.
[F] And I don't wanna see her cry, baby.
[Am] But what am I gonna do?
[E] Oh, what am I gonna do?
And break her [F#m] heart.
I don't wanna see her [D] cry.
But it's hard to live a lie.
So I gotta [E] do what I gotta do.
And break her heart.
[C#m]
[A] No, I [D] love the girl I know.
That the best thing is for [F#m] us to be [E] apart.
Oh, [F#m] the heart, girl.
[D] I don't wanna see you cry, baby.
But you know that's driving [F#] me crazy.
[E] So I gotta do what I gotta do.
And break her heart.
[C#m]
And though I [D] love the girl I know.
That the best thing is for us to [Bm] be [A] apart.
[E]
[D] I [E] know it's gonna work [A] out for the better.
[D]
The [A] best thing is for us to be apart.
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] I'm so so hungry.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] I'm _ _ _ out of [D] meats.
_ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ I guess it's one of those things, man, just have to [A] get through it.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ I promise. _
I'm gonna [F#m] walk out for a better _ _ [D] _ _
life. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] Sometimes the rules [D] have to _ _ [F] change. _ _ _
I don't [Em] wanna treat [Am] her rude.
_ _ But I like honesty.
_ _ _ [E] What am I gonna [D] do?
Guess [E] I'll do what I gotta do.
And break [F#m] her heart. _ _
_ I don't wanna see her [D] cry.
But it's hard to live a lie.
So [F#m] I [E] gotta do what I gotta do.
And break her _ [C#m] heart. _
_ No, [D] I love the girl [Bm] I know.
That the best thing is for us to be [A] apart.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ I got [E] any _ good relationships _ that's inside of a happy man. _ _
_ I [A] think she will [E] _
understand.
_ _ If I tell her straight up, then [A] she get no _ respect.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
I don't [Em] wanna treat [C] her _ [D] rude.
[C] But I like [F] honesty.
_ _ [A] What am I gonna do?
_ [E] Guess I'll do what I gotta do.
And break [F#m] her heart. _ _
_ _ I don't wanna see her cry.
[D] But it's hard to live a lie.
So [F#m] I [E] gotta do what I gotta do.
And break her heart.
_ [C#m] _ _
_ No, [D] I love the girl I know.
That the best thing [Bm] is for us to be [A] _ [E] apart. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] Wow.
[F] _ _
_ I still gotta [Em] do what I gotta [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ do. _ _
Oh baby.
[Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] Oh, let me break it to you gently. _ _ _
I don't want to [Em] do what I [Am] gotta do.
_ _ _ _ [F] All that I [Am] can do.
_ [G] What am I [C] gonna do?
[Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ Do what I gotta _ [Em] do.
Do what I [C] gotta do.
_ _ _ [F] And I don't wanna see her cry, baby.
[Am] But what am I gonna do?
[E] Oh, what am I gonna do?
And break her [F#m] heart. _ _ _
_ I don't wanna see her [D] cry.
But it's hard to live a lie.
So I gotta [E] do what I gotta do.
And break her heart.
[C#m] _ _
[A] No, I [D] love the girl I know.
That the best thing is for [F#m] us to be [E] _ apart. _
Oh, _ [F#m] the _ heart, girl.
_ _ _ [D] _ I don't wanna see you cry, baby.
But you know that's driving [F#] me crazy.
[E] So I gotta do what I gotta do.
And break her heart.
[C#m] _ _
And though I [D] love the girl I know.
_ That the best thing is for us to [Bm] be [A] apart.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ I [E] know it's gonna work [A] out for the better.
_ _ [D] _ _
The _ [A] best thing is for us to be _ apart. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] I'm so so hungry.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] I'm _ _ _ out of [D] meats.
_ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ I guess it's one of those things, man, just have to [A] get through it.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ I promise. _
I'm gonna [F#m] walk out for a better _ _ [D] _ _
life. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] Sometimes the rules [D] have to _ _ [F] change. _ _ _
I don't [Em] wanna treat [Am] her rude.
_ _ But I like honesty.
_ _ _ [E] What am I gonna [D] do?
Guess [E] I'll do what I gotta do.
And break [F#m] her heart. _ _
_ I don't wanna see her [D] cry.
But it's hard to live a lie.
So [F#m] I [E] gotta do what I gotta do.
And break her _ [C#m] heart. _
_ No, [D] I love the girl [Bm] I know.
That the best thing is for us to be [A] apart.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ I got [E] any _ good relationships _ that's inside of a happy man. _ _
_ I [A] think she will [E] _
understand.
_ _ If I tell her straight up, then [A] she get no _ respect.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
I don't [Em] wanna treat [C] her _ [D] rude.
[C] But I like [F] honesty.
_ _ [A] What am I gonna do?
_ [E] Guess I'll do what I gotta do.
And break [F#m] her heart. _ _
_ _ I don't wanna see her cry.
[D] But it's hard to live a lie.
So [F#m] I [E] gotta do what I gotta do.
And break her heart.
_ [C#m] _ _
_ No, [D] I love the girl I know.
That the best thing [Bm] is for us to be [A] _ [E] apart. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] Wow.
[F] _ _
_ I still gotta [Em] do what I gotta [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ do. _ _
Oh baby.
[Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] Oh, let me break it to you gently. _ _ _
I don't want to [Em] do what I [Am] gotta do.
_ _ _ _ [F] All that I [Am] can do.
_ [G] What am I [C] gonna do?
[Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ Do what I gotta _ [Em] do.
Do what I [C] gotta do.
_ _ _ [F] And I don't wanna see her cry, baby.
[Am] But what am I gonna do?
[E] Oh, what am I gonna do?
And break her [F#m] heart. _ _ _
_ I don't wanna see her [D] cry.
But it's hard to live a lie.
So I gotta [E] do what I gotta do.
And break her heart.
[C#m] _ _
[A] No, I [D] love the girl I know.
That the best thing is for [F#m] us to be [E] _ apart. _
Oh, _ [F#m] the _ heart, girl.
_ _ _ [D] _ I don't wanna see you cry, baby.
But you know that's driving [F#] me crazy.
[E] So I gotta do what I gotta do.
And break her heart.
[C#m] _ _
And though I [D] love the girl I know.
_ That the best thing is for us to [Bm] be [A] apart.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ I [E] know it's gonna work [A] out for the better.
_ _ [D] _ _
The _ [A] best thing is for us to be _ apart. _ _
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