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What I Do Chords

(ver. 1)
Donald Fagen
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           What I Do – Donald Fagen
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Tuning: Standard

Donald Fagen
What I Do (2006)
(Donald Fagen)


Great song, but I'm not quite sure about the nature of some chords in the 
middle 8. If you've got any ideas for improvement here, please tell me.

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CHORDS and SPECIAL VOICINGS

         E-A-D-G-B-e
G/A      x-0-0-0-x-x
G/F      3-x-3-2-1-x
Bm7-5    x-2-3-2-3-x
Am-5     x-0-1-2-1-x
Eb-5     x-x-1-2-4-3
Eb7-5    x-x-1-2-2-3
Cdim     x-3-4-2-3-x
C/D      x-x-0-0-1-0
F#m7-5   2-x-2-2-1-x

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INTRO
| Am | %  G/A | Am | % |
| Dm7 | Dm7 G/F | Cmaj7 | Fmaj7 |
| Bm7-5 | Fmaj E7 | Am | % |

       Am
I say "Ray, why do girls treat you nice that way?"
        G/A  Am
He said it's not what I know, what I think or say

            Dm7
It's what I do
G/F          Cmaj7    Fmaj7
 It's what I do
            Bm7-5
It's deep beneath the skin
            Fmaj7 E7
It's what I major in
            Am
It's what I do

        Am
Yes, I come to play and I bring big soul
  G/A   Am
I could rock long before they named it Rock and Roll

            Dm7
It's what I do
G/F          Cmaj7    Fmaj7
 It's what I do
              Bm7-5
I'm specially qualified
             Fmaj7 E7
To keep them satis-fied
            Am
It's what I do

             F
You turn the lamp down low
                     Am     Am-5
You make them feel secure
              Eb-5[?]
You've got to show the girl
                   A     Eb7-5[?]
She's the one you adore
       A         Dmaj7    Gmaj7    Bm7-5  E7
If you want that sugar to pour


         Am
Well you bring some church but you leave no doubt
   G/A  Am
As to   what kind of love you love to shout about

            Dm7
It's what I do
G/F          Cmaj7    Fmaj7
 It's what I do
             Bm7-5
If you can't dance by now
                   Fmaj7    E7
The Raelettes will show you how
            Am      Cdim
It's what I do

SOLO
| Em | % | % | % |
| Am7 | Am7 C/D | Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 |
| F#m7-5 | Cmaj B7 | Em | E7 |
| Am | % | % | % |
| Dm7 | Dm7 F/G | Cmaj7 | Fmaj7 |
| Bm7-5 | Fmaj E7 | Am | % |


             F
You turn the lamp down low
                     Am     Am-5
You make them feel secure
              Eb-5[?]
You've got to show the girl
                   A     Eb7-5[?]
She's the one you adore
       A         Dmaj7    Gmaj7    Bm7-5  E7
If you want that sugar to pour


         Am
He says, Don don't despair just take some time
G/A  Am 
You  find your bad self, you're gonna do just fine

            Dm7
It's what I do
G/F          Cmaj7    Fmaj7
 It's what I do
              Bm7-5
It's not some game I play
           Fmaj7 E7
It's in my D  N  A
            Am 
It's what I do

            Dm7
It's what I do
G/F          Cmaj7    Fmaj7
 It's what I do
            Bm7-5
It's deep beneath the skin
            Fmaj7 E7
It's what I major in
            Am
It's what I do

            Dm7
It's what I do
G/F          Cmaj7    Fmaj7
 It's what I do
              Bm7-5
I'm specially qualified
             Fmaj7 E7
To keep them satis-fied
            Am
It's what I do

            Dm7
It's what I do
G/F          Cmaj7    Fmaj7
 It's what I do

| Bm7-5 | Fmaj E7 |

            Am
It's what I do

            Dm7
It's what I do
G/F          Cmaj7    Fmaj7
 It's what I do

| Bm7-5 | Fmaj E7 |

            Am
It's what I do

(repeat and fade)
            
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