Do What You Gotta Do - Nina Simone

Do What You Gotta Do

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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Bbm Abm7
Db Gb Db
Come on back, see me when you can
 
[Verse 1]
Gb Db
Man, I can understand how it might be
B Db
Kind of hard to love a girl like me
Eb Abm Db
I don't blame you much for wanting to be free
Gb
I just wanted you to know
 
[Verse 2]
Gb Db B
I loved you better than your own kin did
Db
From the very start
Ebm Bm Db
It's my own fault, what happens to my heart
Gb
You see I've always known you'd go
 
[Chorus]
Bbm Abm7
So you just do what you gotta do
Gb
My wild sweet love
Ebm Bbm
Though it may mean that I'll never kiss
B Db Gb
Those sweet lips again
Ebm
Pay that no mind
Bbm Abm
Find that dappled dream of yours
Db Gb
Come on back and see me when you can
 
Abm Dbm Db Gb Db
 
[Verse 3]
Gb Db
Now I know they make you feel sad
B
They make you feel so bad
Db
They say you don't treat me like you should
Ebm Bm
They got ways to make you feel no good
Gb
I guess they've got no way to know
 
[Verse 4]
Gb Db B
I've had my eyes wide open from the start
Db
And man, you never lied to me
B
And the part of you that they'll never see
Db Gb
Is the part you've shown to me
 
[Chorus]
Bbm Abm7
So you just do what you gotta do
Gb
My wild sweet love
Ebm Bbm
Though it may mean that I'll never kiss
B Db Gb
Those sweet lips again
Ebm
Pay that no mind
Bbm Abm
Find that dappled dream of yours
Db Gb
Come on back and see me when you can

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The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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