Chords for Billie Holiday - Do Your Duty (Decca Records 1949)
Tempo:
100.6 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
F
G
Gm
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] [Em] [Ebm]
[Eb] [B] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] If I [G] call three times a day, come and [Gm] drive my blues away.
[Ab] [Gb] When you [C] come be [Gb] ready to play, [A] [Dm] do [F] [Gm] your duty.
[Fm] [Eb] If you want [G] to have some luck, give your [Gm] baby your [D] last buck.
[Ab] [Gb] Don't come [A] [Cm] backin' [Gb] like a duck, [F] do [Gm] your [Eb] duty.
[G] I heard you said you didn't love me, [Am] down at Mrs.
Brown.
[F] I don't believe a word they say, [Bb] she's the linest woman in town.
[Eb] When I [G] need attention at home, I'll call you [C] on the phone.
[Fm] [A] Calm yourself, [Cm] don't send [Gb] your friend [F] Jones, do [Gm] your [Eb] duty.
[B] [Gbm]
[Ab] [F] [D]
[Abm] If [Eb] [E] [Eb]
[A] [E] [Fm]
[Eb] my [G] radiator gets too hot, cool it off [Bb] in [C] a lot of spots.
[Ab] [A] Give me [Eb] all the [C] service you got, [Dm] [F] do your [Gm] duty.
[Eb] If you don't know [G] what it's all about, don't sit around [C] my house and holler.
[Ab] If [Gb] you do, you'll catch [Eb] your mama [E] tipping out, [F] do [Gm] your [Cm] duty.
[G] If you make your own bed [E] hard, that's the [C] way it [F] lies.
I'm tired of sleeping by [Bb] myself, but you're too dumb to realize.
[Eb] I'm not trying [G] to make you feel blue, I'm not satisfied [C] with the way you do.
[Fm] I've got to [Gb] help you find [Cm] [Gb] somebody to [Eb] [Dm] do [Gm] your duty.
[Eb] [F] [Eb] [B] [C]
[Eb] Do your duty.
[F]
[Eb] [B] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] If I [G] call three times a day, come and [Gm] drive my blues away.
[Ab] [Gb] When you [C] come be [Gb] ready to play, [A] [Dm] do [F] [Gm] your duty.
[Fm] [Eb] If you want [G] to have some luck, give your [Gm] baby your [D] last buck.
[Ab] [Gb] Don't come [A] [Cm] backin' [Gb] like a duck, [F] do [Gm] your [Eb] duty.
[G] I heard you said you didn't love me, [Am] down at Mrs.
Brown.
[F] I don't believe a word they say, [Bb] she's the linest woman in town.
[Eb] When I [G] need attention at home, I'll call you [C] on the phone.
[Fm] [A] Calm yourself, [Cm] don't send [Gb] your friend [F] Jones, do [Gm] your [Eb] duty.
[B] [Gbm]
[Ab] [F] [D]
[Abm] If [Eb] [E] [Eb]
[A] [E] [Fm]
[Eb] my [G] radiator gets too hot, cool it off [Bb] in [C] a lot of spots.
[Ab] [A] Give me [Eb] all the [C] service you got, [Dm] [F] do your [Gm] duty.
[Eb] If you don't know [G] what it's all about, don't sit around [C] my house and holler.
[Ab] If [Gb] you do, you'll catch [Eb] your mama [E] tipping out, [F] do [Gm] your [Cm] duty.
[G] If you make your own bed [E] hard, that's the [C] way it [F] lies.
I'm tired of sleeping by [Bb] myself, but you're too dumb to realize.
[Eb] I'm not trying [G] to make you feel blue, I'm not satisfied [C] with the way you do.
[Fm] I've got to [Gb] help you find [Cm] [Gb] somebody to [Eb] [Dm] do [Gm] your duty.
[Eb] [F] [Eb] [B] [C]
[Eb] Do your duty.
[F]
Key:
Eb
F
G
Gm
Gb
Eb
F
G
[Bb] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [B] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ If I [G] call three times a day, come and [Gm] drive my blues away.
[Ab] _ [Gb] When you [C] come be [Gb] ready to play, [A] _ [Dm] do [F] [Gm] your duty.
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ If you want [G] to have some luck, _ give your [Gm] baby your [D] last buck.
[Ab] _ [Gb] Don't come [A] [Cm] backin' [Gb] like a duck, [F] _ do [Gm] your [Eb] duty.
_ [G] I heard you said you didn't love me, [Am] _ down at Mrs.
Brown. _
[F] _ I don't believe a word they say, [Bb] she's the linest woman in town. _
_ [Eb] _ When I [G] need attention at home, I'll call you [C] _ on the phone.
[Fm] [A] Calm yourself, [Cm] don't send [Gb] your friend [F] Jones, do [Gm] your [Eb] duty.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [F] _ [D] _ _
[Abm] If _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ my [G] radiator gets too hot, cool it off [Bb] in [C] a lot of spots.
[Ab] _ [A] Give me [Eb] all the [C] service you got, [Dm] _ [F] do your [Gm] _ duty.
_ _ [Eb] If you don't know [G] what it's all about, _ don't sit around [C] my house and holler.
[Ab] If [Gb] you do, you'll catch [Eb] your mama [E] tipping out, [F] _ do [Gm] your [Cm] duty.
_ [G] If you make your own bed [E] hard, that's the [C] way it [F] lies.
_ I'm tired of sleeping by [Bb] myself, but you're too dumb to realize. _ _
_ [Eb] I'm not trying [G] to make you feel blue, I'm not satisfied [C] with the way you do.
[Fm] I've got to [Gb] help you find [Cm] _ [Gb] somebody to [Eb] _ [Dm] do [Gm] your duty.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [B] _ [C] _
[Eb] Do your duty. _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [B] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ If I [G] call three times a day, come and [Gm] drive my blues away.
[Ab] _ [Gb] When you [C] come be [Gb] ready to play, [A] _ [Dm] do [F] [Gm] your duty.
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ If you want [G] to have some luck, _ give your [Gm] baby your [D] last buck.
[Ab] _ [Gb] Don't come [A] [Cm] backin' [Gb] like a duck, [F] _ do [Gm] your [Eb] duty.
_ [G] I heard you said you didn't love me, [Am] _ down at Mrs.
Brown. _
[F] _ I don't believe a word they say, [Bb] she's the linest woman in town. _
_ [Eb] _ When I [G] need attention at home, I'll call you [C] _ on the phone.
[Fm] [A] Calm yourself, [Cm] don't send [Gb] your friend [F] Jones, do [Gm] your [Eb] duty.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [F] _ [D] _ _
[Abm] If _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ my [G] radiator gets too hot, cool it off [Bb] in [C] a lot of spots.
[Ab] _ [A] Give me [Eb] all the [C] service you got, [Dm] _ [F] do your [Gm] _ duty.
_ _ [Eb] If you don't know [G] what it's all about, _ don't sit around [C] my house and holler.
[Ab] If [Gb] you do, you'll catch [Eb] your mama [E] tipping out, [F] _ do [Gm] your [Cm] duty.
_ [G] If you make your own bed [E] hard, that's the [C] way it [F] lies.
_ I'm tired of sleeping by [Bb] myself, but you're too dumb to realize. _ _
_ [Eb] I'm not trying [G] to make you feel blue, I'm not satisfied [C] with the way you do.
[Fm] I've got to [Gb] help you find [Cm] _ [Gb] somebody to [Eb] _ [Dm] do [Gm] your duty.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [B] _ [C] _
[Eb] Do your duty. _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _