Do What I Gotta Do Chords by Ralph Tresvant

Tempo:
91.5 bpm
Chords used:

E

D

Am

B

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ralph Tresvant - Do What I Gotta Do chords
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[E]
[D] [E]
[D] [E]
[C#m] [F#m]
I don't know how to move [B] this.
[Bm]
I guess [E] it's one of those things you can't just do it.
[A]
[E] [F#] But I promise, it'll work out for [B] the better.
[Bm] [D]
[E] It's gonna [D] work out for the better.
[A] I've [E] been feeling a [F#] little bit like being single, or just [E] alone.
[D] To get into myself, [A] I've done [E] something easy.
It can [F#] be a crazy [E] game that we [A] play.
[E]
[F#m] Sometimes the rules have [D] to change.
[Am] [Dm] I don't [Em] want to treat [Am] her cruel.
But I like hardships.
[B] What am I gonna [F#] do?
[E] Guess I'll do what [C#m] I gotta do, and [F#m] break her heart.
I don't want to [Bm] see her cry.
But it's hard to live a lie.
So [E] I gotta do what I gotta do, and break her heart.
[C#m] Oh, [D] I love the [Bm] girl I know.
That the best thing is for us to be [A] apart.
[E] [D] [E]
[D]
[E] Any good relationship starts inside of a [B] happy [Em] band.
I [E] think she will understand.
If I tell her straight up, [A] then she can only [E] respect me.
Even if we [D] don't agree.
[Am] Oh, I know [G] I can't.
[Am]
But I'll buy her [F] honest need, baby.
[B] So what am I [E] gonna do?
Oh, I've got to do, and [F#m] break her heart.
I don't want to see her [B] cry.
[Bm] But it's hard to live a lie.
So [E] I gotta do what I gotta do, and break her heart.
[C#m] Oh, [F#m] I love the girl I know.
That the best thing is [Bm] for us to be [E] apart.
[Am] [F] I should've [Em] known.
I [Am] gotta do what I gotta do.
Oh, [Em] baby.
What am [Am] I gonna do?
Oh, let me break it to you gently.
I don't want to [Em] do what I [Am] gotta do.
[F] All that I [Am] can do.
[G] What am I gonna [Dm] do?
[Am] [F] Do it, do it, do it.
[Em] Do [Am] what I gotta do.
[Dm] And I don't want to see you cry, baby.
[A] But what am I gonna do?
Oh, [E] I've got to [C#m] do, and break her [F#m] heart.
I [B] don't want to see her cry.
[G] But it's hard [B] to live a lie.
So I gotta [E] do what I gotta do, and break [F#] her heart.
[C#m]
[F#m] Oh, I love the girl I know.
That the best thing [B] is for us to be [C#m] apart.
I gotta do what I gotta do, and [F#m] break her heart, girl.
I don't want to see you cry, baby.
But you know that [F#] it's driving me crazy.
[C#m] I gotta do what I gotta do, and break her [F#] heart.
Oh, [B] I love the girl I know.
[D] That the best thing is for [Bm] us to be [A] apart.
[E] [D] [E] I know it's gonna work out for the best.
[D] The best [A] thing is for us to be apart.
Key:  
E
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D
1321
Am
2311
B
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A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
Am
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To learn Ralph Tresvant - (Sensitive & Stone Cold) Do What I Gotta Do chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - D, A, E, D, F#, E, Bm, E, C#m and F#m in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 45 BPM and then match the original tempo of 92 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: A Major.

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_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
I don't know how to move [B] this.
_ [Bm] _ _ _
I guess [E] it's one of those things you can't just do it.
[A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] But I promise, _ it'll work out for [B] the better.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ It's gonna [D] work out for the better.
_ [A] _ _ I've _ [E] been feeling a [F#] little bit like being single, or just [E] alone.
_ _ [D] To get into myself, [A] I've done [E] something easy.
It can [F#] be a crazy [E] game that we [A] play.
_ [E] _
_ [F#m] Sometimes the rules have [D] to change. _
[Am] _ _ [Dm] I don't [Em] want to treat [Am] her cruel.
_ But I like hardships. _
[B] What am I gonna [F#] do?
[E] Guess I'll do what [C#m] I gotta do, and [F#m] break her heart.
_ I don't want to [Bm] see her cry.
But it's hard to live a lie.
So [E] I gotta do what I gotta do, and break her heart.
[C#m] _ Oh, [D] I love the [Bm] girl I know.
That the best thing is for us to be [A] apart.
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ Any good relationship starts inside of a [B] happy [Em] band.
_ I [E] think she will understand.
_ If I tell her straight up, [A] then she can only [E] respect _ me.
Even if we [D] don't agree. _ _
[Am] _ Oh, I know [G] I can't.
[Am] _
_ _ But I'll buy her [F] honest need, baby.
[B] So what am I [E] gonna do?
Oh, I've got to do, _ and [F#m] break her heart.
_ I don't want to see her [B] cry.
[Bm] But it's hard to live a lie.
So [E] I gotta do what I gotta do, and break her heart.
[C#m] _ _ Oh, [F#m] I love the girl I know.
That the best thing is [Bm] for us to be [E] apart. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ I should've [Em] known.
I [Am] gotta do what I gotta do. _
Oh, [Em] baby.
What am [Am] I gonna do?
Oh, let me break it to you gently.
_ I don't want to [Em] do what I [Am] gotta do.
_ _ [F] All that I [Am] can do.
[G] What am I gonna [Dm] do?
[Am] _ [F] Do it, do it, do it.
[Em] Do [Am] what I gotta do. _ _
[Dm] And I don't want to see you cry, baby.
[A] But what am I gonna do?
Oh, [E] I've got to [C#m] do, and break her [F#m] heart.
_ I [B] don't want to see her cry.
[G] But it's hard [B] to live a lie.
So I gotta [E] do what I gotta do, and break [F#] her heart.
[C#m] _
[F#m] Oh, I love the girl I know.
That the best thing [B] is for us to be [C#m] apart.
I gotta do what I gotta do, and [F#m] break her heart, girl. _ _
I don't want to see you cry, baby.
But you know that [F#] it's driving me crazy.
[C#m] I gotta do what I gotta do, and break her [F#] heart.
_ Oh, [B] I love the girl I know.
[D] That the best thing is for [Bm] us to be [A] apart.
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] I know it's gonna work out for the best.
[D] _ _ The best [A] thing is for us to be apart.
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Facts about this song

This song was composed by Terry Lewis and James Harris.