Do Your Duty Chords by Bessie Smith

Tempo:
117.95 bpm
Chords used:

F

D

A

Bb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bessie Smith-Do Your Duty chords
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[D] [G] [Gm]
[F] If I call [A] three times a day, baby, come and drive [D] my blues [Bb] away.
When you come, [F] be ready [D] to play.
[G] Do [C] your duty.
[F] If you [A] want to have some love, give your baby [D]
your last [Bb] bop.
Don't come quacking [F]
like a duck.
[G] Do your [F] duty.
[A] I heard you say you didn't love me, baby.
[D] Yes, did you, Mrs.
Brown?
[Bb] [G] I don't believe a word she [C] said.
She's the liest woman in town.
Oh, [F] babe, when I need attention [A] at home,
I just saw you on [D] the telephone.
[Bb] Come yourself, [F] don't send your [Eb] friend [Gm] Jones.
Do [F] your duty.
[A]
[D]
[Bb] [Bbm] [F]
[G] [C]
[F]
[A]
[D] [Bb] [Bbm] [F]
[Abm] [G] [F]
[A]
[D]
[G]
[C] [Bb]
[Fm] [F] [A]
[D]
[Bb] [Dm]
[D] [G] [C]
[F] If [A] my radiator gets too hot,
cool it off [D] in a [C] nicer spot.
[Bb] Give [F] me all the service [Ebm] you've got.
[G] [Bb] Do your [C] duty.
[F] [A] If you don't know what it's all about,
don't set [Gb] around my [Bb] house in doubt.
[F]
[Ebm] [G] Do your [F] duty.
[A] If I'm tired of sleeping by my bed,
[F]
I'll [Gb] be [A] home by nine.
Do your duty.
If [Dm] I'm tired of sleeping [N] by my bed,
Key:  
F
134211111
D
1321
A
1231
Bb
12341111
G
2131
F
134211111
D
1321
A
1231
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To learn Bessie Smith - Do Your Duty chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: F, A, D, Bb, F, D, G and C. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 58 BPM and then match the original tempo of 118 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Bb Major.

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_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ If I call [A] three times a day, baby, _ come and drive [D] my blues _ [Bb] away.
When you come, [F] be ready [D] to play.
[G] _ Do [C] your duty.
_ [F] _ If you [A] want to have some love, give your baby [D] _
your last [Bb] bop.
Don't come quacking [F]
like a duck.
[G] Do your [F] duty.
[A] _ I heard you say you didn't love me, _ baby.
[D] Yes, did you, Mrs.
Brown?
[Bb] _ _ [G] I don't believe a word she [C] said.
She's the liest woman in town.
Oh, [F] babe, when I need attention [A] at _ home,
I just saw you on [D] the telephone.
_ [Bb] _ Come yourself, [F] don't send your [Eb] friend [Gm] Jones.
Do [F] your duty.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [F] _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] _ _ _ If [A] my radiator gets too hot,
_ cool it off [D] in a [C] nicer spot.
[Bb] Give [F] me all the service [Ebm] you've got.
[G] _ _ [Bb] Do your [C] duty.
_ [F] _ [A] If you don't know what it's all about,
_ don't set [Gb] around my [Bb] house in doubt.
_ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [G] Do your _ [F] duty.
[A] _ If _ _ I'm tired of sleeping by my bed,
_ _ _ _ _ [F]
I'll [Gb] be [A] _ home by nine.
Do your duty.
If [Dm] I'm tired of sleeping [N] by my bed, _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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