Do What You Gotta Do Chords by Nina Simone

Tempo:
159.25 bpm
Chords used:

Gb

Abm

Db

Bbm

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nina Simone Do What You Gotta Do chords
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I got a lot of living to do before I die and I ain't got no time to waste.
Let's make it.
[Bbm] Do what you gotta [Abm] do.
Come on back and see me when [Bbm] you can.
[B]
[Gb]
Man, I can understand [Db] how it might be kinda [B] hard to love a girl like me.
[Db] I don't blame [Gb] you [B] much for wanting to be free.
I just [Abm] wanted you [Gb] to know I've loved [Ebm] you better [Db] than your own kin [B] did.
From the very [Db] start, it's my own [Ebm] fault what happens [B] to my heart.
You see, I've always [Gb] known you'd go.
So [Bbm] you just do what you gotta [Abm] do.
Come on wild [Gb] sweet love.
It [Ebm] may mean [Bbm]
that I'll go [Abm] kiss those [Db] sweet [Gb] lips again.
Pray that [Ab] no man [Bbm] find that [Abm] darker dream of yours.
Come on back and see me when you [Gb] can.
[Abm] [Db]
[Ebm] [Gb]
[Abm]
[Gb] Now I know they make you feel [Db] sad.
They make you feel [B] so bad.
They say you don't treat me [Db] like you should.
And they got [B] ways to make you feel no good.
I guess they got no way to [Gb] know.
I've had my eyes [Db] wide open from the [B] start.
And man, you never lied to [Db] me.
And the part of [B] you that they'll never see
is [Abm] the part you've [Gb] shown to me.
So you [Bbm] just do what you gotta
[Abm] do.
My wild [Gb] sweet love.
[Ebm] Oh, it may mean [Bbm] that I'll [Abm] never kiss [Db] those [Gb] sweet lips again.
Pray that [Ebm] no man [Bbm] find [Abm] that darker dream of yours.
Come on back and see me when you [Gb]
can.
[Abm]
[Db] [Ebm]
[Gb] [Abm]
[Gbm] [Bbm] Do what you gotta [Abm] do.
See [Gb] me when you can.
[Abm]
[Gb] [Bbm] Do what you gotta [B] do.
[Abm] Come on back and see me [Gbm] when [Gb] you can.
[Abm]
[Db] [Bbm]
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Gb
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Abm
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Db
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Bbm
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B
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Gb
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Abm
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Db
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To learn Nina Simone - Do What You Gotta Do chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Bbm, Abm, Gb, Bbm, Ebm, Bbm, Db, B, Gb and Db. Start with a comfortable 79 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 159. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Gb Major.

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I got a lot of living to do before I die and I ain't got no time to waste.
Let's make it. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ Do what you gotta _ [Abm] _ do.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Come on back and see me when [Bbm] you _ can.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
Man, I can understand [Db] how it might be kinda _ [B] hard to love a girl like me.
[Db] _ I don't blame [Gb] you [B] much for wanting to be free. _ _ _ _
I just [Abm] wanted you [Gb] to know I've loved [Ebm] you better [Db] than your own _ kin _ [B] did. _
From the very _ [Db] start, _ it's my _ own [Ebm] fault what happens [B] to my heart.
_ You see, I've always [Gb] known you'd go.
_ So [Bbm] you just do what you gotta _ _ [Abm] _ do.
Come on wild [Gb] sweet _ _ _ love. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It [Ebm] may mean [Bbm]
that I'll go [Abm] kiss those [Db] sweet [Gb] lips _ again.
_ Pray that [Ab] no man _ [Bbm] _ find that [Abm] darker dream of _ yours.
Come on back and see me when you [Gb] can. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ Now I know they make you feel [Db] sad.
_ They make you feel [B] so bad.
They say you don't treat me [Db] like you should.
And they got _ [B] ways to make you feel no good.
_ _ _ I guess they got no way to [Gb] know.
I've had my eyes [Db] wide open from the [B] start.
And man, you never lied to [Db] me.
And the _ part of [B] you that they'll never _ see
_ _ is [Abm] the part you've [Gb] shown to me.
_ So you [Bbm] just do what you gotta _
_ [Abm] do.
_ My wild [Gb] sweet _ _ _ _ _ _ _ love. _ _ _ _
[Ebm] Oh, it may _ mean [Bbm] _ that I'll [Abm] never kiss [Db] those [Gb] sweet lips _ again.
Pray that [Ebm] no man _ [Bbm] _ find [Abm] that darker dream of yours. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Come on back and see me when you [Gb] _
can.
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Bbm] _ Do _ what you gotta _ [Abm] do. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ See [Gb] me when you _ can.
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Bbm] _ Do what you gotta _ [B] do. _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ Come on back and see me [Gbm] when [Gb] you can.
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Jimmy Webb.

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