What I Do Chords by Donald Fagen

Tempo:
106.9 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

F

C

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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What I Do chords
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[Am] [G]
[Am]
[F]
[G] [C] [Bm] [Am] [Dm]
[B] [F] [E]
[C] [Am] [G] I [A] say, Ray, why do girls treat you nice that way?
[G] You [A] said it's not what I know, what I think or say.
[C] It's what [F] I do.
[Em] It's what I do.
[Am] [Bm] [F] It's [B] deep beneath the skin.
It's what [F] I [Ab] measure in.
It's what [Am] I do.
Yes, [A] I come to play, and I bring big [G] soul.
I [A] could rock long before they named it rock [F] and roll.
It's what I do.
[G] It's what I do.
[C] [G] [Am] I'm [B] specially [G] qualified to [Am] keep them [E] satisfied.
It's what [Am] I do.
You [Dm] turn the lamp down [G] low.
[Dm] [A] You make her [F] feel [Gb] secure.
[B] [Am] You've [Bbm] got to [F] show [Eb] the girl [F] [G] she's the [A] one you adore.
[Eb] [A] If you want [Gbm] that, you're gonna [Bm] paul.
[Dm] [E]
[Am] Well, you bring some church, but you leave no doubt.
[G]
[Am] As to what kind of love you love, [Gm] shout [C] about.
It's what [Dm] I do.
[G] It's what I do.
[Am] [B] [Am] If you [D] can't dance by [G] now, Ray, [F] let's go [E] show you how.
[Am] It's what I do.
[A]
[E] [Em] [D]
[E] [G]
[D] [C] [Am] [C]
[G] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em] [Eb]
[Em] [B]
[Am] [G]
[Am]
[F] [B] [F] You [G] [C] [B] [Am]
[B] [G] [Am] [Ab]
[Am]
[F] turn the lamp [G] down low.
[F] You [G] make her [Dm] feel [Gb] secure.
[B] [Gb] You've [Eb] got to [F] show [G] the girl [F] [G] she's the [Dm] one you [A] adore.
[Eb] [A] If you want [Gbm] that, you're gonna [Bm] paul.
[Dm] [E] He [Am] says, Don, don't despair.
Take some time.
[Am] Learn your bad self.
You're gonna do [C] just fine.
It's [Dm] what I do.
It's [Em] what I do.
[Am] [B] [Am] It's [B] not some game I play [Dm] in my [E] DNA.
It's [Am] what I do.
It's [Em] [C]
[F] what I do.
That's [Dm] [F] just one thing.
It's [Em] what I do.
[Am] That's what [Em] I do.
[C] It's [A] beneath [G] your skin.
That's [F] what I may [E] do.
It's [Am] what I do.
That's what [D] I do.
[C] It's [F] what I do.
That's just one thing.
It's [G] what I do.
[C] That's what I [F] do.
[B] Specially [G] qualified.
[F] Multiplied.
[E] Stratified.
That's what [Am] I do.
That's what I do.
[Dm] What I do.
That's just one thing.
[G] It's what I [C] do.
That's what I do.
[Em] [Am]
[B] Just one [F] thing.
[E] That's what I [Am] do.
What I do.
That's what I do.
[Em] [C]
[Dm] [F] Just one thing.
[Em] What I do.
[Am] What I do.
[F]
[G] Just one [F] thing.
[E] What [Am] I do.
[Em] What I [Am] do.
[Em] [F]
What I do.
Just [G] one thing.
[Dm]
[G] What I do.
That's what [F] I [G] do.
[Am]
[B] [G] [F] [E]
[Am] [B] [Am]
[F] [Dm] [F] [G]
[Em] [C]
[Bm] [Cm] [G] [Em]
[Gb] [Am] [Dm]
[F] [G]
[F]
[B] that's what I do, [E] just one thing, that's what I do, just one thing, that's what I, that's
[Am]
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
B
12341112
Am
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn Donald Fagen - What I Do chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: B, G, Am, F, E, Am, G, C and F. Kick off your practice at a gentle 53 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 107 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of A Minor.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] I [A] say, Ray, why do girls treat you nice that way?
[G] You [A] said it's not what I know, what I think or say.
[C] It's what [F] I do.
_ _ _ _ [Em] It's what I do.
[Am] _ _ [Bm] _ [F] _ It's [B] deep beneath the skin.
It's what [F] I [Ab] measure in.
It's what [Am] I do.
_ _ _ _ Yes, [A] I come to play, and I bring big [G] soul.
I [A] could rock long before they named it rock [F] and roll.
It's what I do.
_ _ _ _ [G] It's what I do.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] I'm [B] specially [G] qualified to [Am] keep them [E] satisfied.
It's what [Am] I do.
_ _ _ _ You [Dm] turn the lamp down [G] low.
_ [Dm] [A] You make her [F] feel [Gb] secure.
_ _ _ [B] _ [Am] _ You've [Bbm] got to [F] show [Eb] the girl [F] _ [G] she's the [A] one you adore.
_ [Eb] _ [A] If you want [Gbm] that, you're gonna [Bm] paul.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _
[Am] Well, you bring some church, but you leave no doubt.
[G]
[Am] As to what kind of love you love, [Gm] shout [C] about.
It's what [Dm] I do.
_ _ _ _ [G] It's what I do.
[Am] _ _ [B] _ [Am] _ If you [D] can't dance by [G] now, Ray, [F] let's go [E] show you how.
[Am] It's what I do.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F] You [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ [Am] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] turn the lamp [G] down low.
_ [F] You [G] make her [Dm] feel [Gb] secure.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] You've [Eb] got to [F] show [G] the girl [F] _ [G] she's the [Dm] one you [A] adore.
[Eb] _ [A] If you want [Gbm] that, you're gonna [Bm] paul.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] He [Am] says, Don, don't despair.
Take some time.
[Am] Learn your bad self.
You're gonna do [C] just fine.
It's [Dm] what I do.
_ _ _ _ It's [Em] what I do.
[Am] _ _ [B] _ [Am] _ It's [B] not some game I play [Dm] in my [E] DNA.
It's [Am] what I do.
_ It's _ [Em] _ [C]
[F] what I do.
That's [Dm] [F] just one thing.
It's [Em] what I do.
[Am] That's what [Em] I do.
[C] It's [A] beneath [G] your skin.
That's [F] what I may [E] do.
It's [Am] what I do.
That's what [D] I do.
_ [C] It's [F] what I do.
That's just one thing.
It's [G] what I do.
[C] That's what I [F] do. _
[B] Specially [G] qualified.
[F] Multiplied.
[E] Stratified.
That's what [Am] I do.
That's what I do. _
[Dm] What I do.
_ _ That's just one thing.
[G] It's what I [C] do.
That's what I do.
[Em] _ [Am] _ _
[B] _ Just one [F] thing.
[E] That's what I [Am] do.
What I do.
That's what I do.
[Em] _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ Just one thing.
[Em] What I do.
[Am] What I do.
_ [F] _
_ [G] Just one [F] thing.
[E] What [Am] I do.
[Em] What I [Am] do.
[Em] _ [F]
What I do.
_ _ Just [G] one thing.
[Dm]
[G] What I do.
That's what [F] I [G] do.
[Am] _ _
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [Cm] _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ that's what I do, [E] just one thing, that's what I do, just one thing, that's what I, that's
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Morph The Cat album.