Do What I Have To Do Chords by Phil Ochs
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
C#m
F#
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [F#]
[C#m] [F#]
[C#m] All around [F#] this country, [C#m] trouble in [F#] the air.
[A] And I [G#m] hear the voices [C#m] calling [B] me, [E] asking, [A] do you know and [E] do you care?
[A] Do you know and do [E] you care?
[A] So I'm gonna do [E] what I have to do, [A] say what I have [E] to say.
And I'm [G#m] gonna be what I have to [E] be, now won't [A] you come on along with me?
Won't you come along [Em] with me?
[C#m]
Don't wanna cause [F#]
sorrow, [C#m] don't wanna [F#] cause no pain.
No, [A] I'm only [G#m] gonna cause what I have [B] to cause, [E] until [A] this land is free [E] of shame.
So [A] I'm gonna do what [E] I have to do, [A] say what I have to [E] say.
[A] And I'm gonna [G#m] be what I have to be, now [E] won't you [A] come [E] along with me?
Won't you come along with me?
[C#m] Only one thing [F#] I know, [C#m] I know we're not [F#] alone.
[A] Was a [G#m] million here before we [B] came, be a [A] million when [E] we're gone, we're gone.
[A] Million [B] when [E] we're gone.
[A] I'm gonna do what I [E] have to do, say what I have to say.
[A] And I'm gonna [G#m] be what I have [B] to be, [E] now won't you [A] come on [E] along [C#m] with me?
[A]
Won't [B] you come along with [E] me?
[C#m] Oh, I'm [F#] afraid of trouble,
[G#] yes I'm afraid of [F#] jail.
[A] But I'm [G#m] more afraid, [C#m] Lord, not to [B] try.
[E] More afraid [A] what happens [E] now if we fail, [A] what happens [B] now if we [E] fail.
So I'm gonna do [Em] what I have to do, say [A] what I have to [E] say.
[A] And I'm gonna [G#m] be what [C#m] I have to [B] be, [E] now won't [A] you come on along with me?
Won't you come along with me?
[C#m] [F#]
[C#m] All around [F#] this country, [C#m] trouble in [F#] the air.
[A] And I [G#m] hear the voices [C#m] calling [B] me, [E] asking, [A] do you know and [E] do you care?
[A] Do you know and do [E] you care?
[A] So I'm gonna do [E] what I have to do, [A] say what I have [E] to say.
And I'm [G#m] gonna be what I have to [E] be, now won't [A] you come on along with me?
Won't you come along [Em] with me?
[C#m]
Don't wanna cause [F#]
sorrow, [C#m] don't wanna [F#] cause no pain.
No, [A] I'm only [G#m] gonna cause what I have [B] to cause, [E] until [A] this land is free [E] of shame.
So [A] I'm gonna do what [E] I have to do, [A] say what I have to [E] say.
[A] And I'm gonna [G#m] be what I have to be, now [E] won't you [A] come [E] along with me?
Won't you come along with me?
[C#m] Only one thing [F#] I know, [C#m] I know we're not [F#] alone.
[A] Was a [G#m] million here before we [B] came, be a [A] million when [E] we're gone, we're gone.
[A] Million [B] when [E] we're gone.
[A] I'm gonna do what I [E] have to do, say what I have to say.
[A] And I'm gonna [G#m] be what I have [B] to be, [E] now won't you [A] come on [E] along [C#m] with me?
[A]
Won't [B] you come along with [E] me?
[C#m] Oh, I'm [F#] afraid of trouble,
[G#] yes I'm afraid of [F#] jail.
[A] But I'm [G#m] more afraid, [C#m] Lord, not to [B] try.
[E] More afraid [A] what happens [E] now if we fail, [A] what happens [B] now if we [E] fail.
So I'm gonna do [Em] what I have to do, say [A] what I have to [E] say.
[A] And I'm gonna [G#m] be what [C#m] I have to [B] be, [E] now won't [A] you come on along with me?
Won't you come along with me?
Key:
A
E
C#m
F#
B
A
E
C#m
[N] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ All around [F#] this country, _ [C#m] _ _ trouble in [F#] the air.
_ [A] And I [G#m] hear the voices [C#m] calling [B] me, [E] asking, [A] do you know and [E] do you care?
[A] Do you know and do [E] you care?
_ [A] So I'm gonna do [E] what I have to do, [A] say what I have [E] to say.
And I'm [G#m] gonna be what I have to [E] be, now won't [A] you come on along with me?
Won't you come along [Em] with me?
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Don't wanna cause [F#] _
sorrow, _ [C#m] don't wanna [F#] cause no pain.
No, [A] I'm only [G#m] gonna cause what I have [B] to cause, [E] until [A] this land is free _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] of shame.
So [A] I'm gonna do what [E] I have to do, [A] say what I have to [E] say.
_ [A] And I'm gonna [G#m] be what I have to be, now [E] won't you [A] come [E] along with me? _
Won't you come along with me? _ _
_ [C#m] _ Only one thing [F#] I know, _ [C#m] I know we're not [F#] alone.
_ [A] Was a [G#m] million here before we [B] came, be a [A] million when [E] we're gone, we're gone.
_ [A] Million [B] when [E] we're gone.
_ _ [A] _ _ I'm gonna do what I [E] have to do, _ say what I have to say.
_ [A] And I'm gonna [G#m] be what I have [B] to be, [E] now won't you [A] come on [E] along [C#m] with me?
[A]
Won't [B] you come along with [E] me? _ _
[C#m] Oh, I'm [F#] afraid of trouble, _
_ [G#] yes I'm afraid of [F#] jail.
[A] But I'm [G#m] more afraid, [C#m] Lord, not to [B] try.
[E] More afraid [A] what happens [E] now if we fail, [A] what happens [B] now if we [E] fail.
_ So I'm gonna do [Em] what I have to do, say [A] what I have to [E] say.
_ _ [A] And I'm gonna [G#m] be what [C#m] I have to [B] be, [E] now won't [A] you come on along with me?
Won't you come along with me? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ All around [F#] this country, _ [C#m] _ _ trouble in [F#] the air.
_ [A] And I [G#m] hear the voices [C#m] calling [B] me, [E] asking, [A] do you know and [E] do you care?
[A] Do you know and do [E] you care?
_ [A] So I'm gonna do [E] what I have to do, [A] say what I have [E] to say.
And I'm [G#m] gonna be what I have to [E] be, now won't [A] you come on along with me?
Won't you come along [Em] with me?
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Don't wanna cause [F#] _
sorrow, _ [C#m] don't wanna [F#] cause no pain.
No, [A] I'm only [G#m] gonna cause what I have [B] to cause, [E] until [A] this land is free _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] of shame.
So [A] I'm gonna do what [E] I have to do, [A] say what I have to [E] say.
_ [A] And I'm gonna [G#m] be what I have to be, now [E] won't you [A] come [E] along with me? _
Won't you come along with me? _ _
_ [C#m] _ Only one thing [F#] I know, _ [C#m] I know we're not [F#] alone.
_ [A] Was a [G#m] million here before we [B] came, be a [A] million when [E] we're gone, we're gone.
_ [A] Million [B] when [E] we're gone.
_ _ [A] _ _ I'm gonna do what I [E] have to do, _ say what I have to say.
_ [A] And I'm gonna [G#m] be what I have [B] to be, [E] now won't you [A] come on [E] along [C#m] with me?
[A]
Won't [B] you come along with [E] me? _ _
[C#m] Oh, I'm [F#] afraid of trouble, _
_ [G#] yes I'm afraid of [F#] jail.
[A] But I'm [G#m] more afraid, [C#m] Lord, not to [B] try.
[E] More afraid [A] what happens [E] now if we fail, [A] what happens [B] now if we [E] fail.
_ So I'm gonna do [Em] what I have to do, say [A] what I have to [E] say.
_ _ [A] And I'm gonna [G#m] be what [C#m] I have to [B] be, [E] now won't [A] you come on along with me?
Won't you come along with me? _ _ _
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