What You Gonna Do Chords by The Staple Singers

Tempo:
87 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

B

Abm

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Staple Singers: What You Gonna Do chords
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[Eb] [Ebm] [Ab] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Db] [Ebm] [Ab] [D] [B] [Ab]
[Db] [Ebm] [Db] [B]
[Ab] What [Gb] we [G] [Ab] gonna [Gb] do?
[B]
[Db] There [Abm] comes revenge.
What we gonna [Db] [Ebm] do?
[Abm] There comes revenge.
[Ab] What [Db] [Abm] we gonna [Db] do?
[B] There comes revenge.
[Dbm] There [Eb] comes [Ab] revenge.
Oh [F] my Lord, oh [Eb] my Lord, what [F] shall [Ab] [Dbm] [Ab] I do?
[Abm] [D] What, [B] [Ab]
[Ebm] what?
[B] [Abm] Somebody's [Db] calling my name.
[B] [Ab] [Eb] What, [Db]
[Gbm] what?
[B] [Ab] [Abm] Somebody's calling my [Eb] [A] name.
[Abm] [Gb] [Abm]
What, [Ab] what?
Somebody's calling my name.
[Abm] Oh my [F] Lord, oh [A] my [Eb]
Lord, what [Ab] shall I [Gb] do?
What shall I [Db] do?
[Gb] [Ab] [Db] Run, [B] [Ab] [Db]
[Gbm] run, [B] [Ab] run to a hiding place.
[Gbm] [Db] Run, [B] [Dbm] run, run to a
[B] [Abm] [Eb] [Ab] hiding place.
[Dbm] [B] Run, [Ab] [Db]
[B] [G] [Ab] run, run to a hiding place.
[Db] Oh my, [F] oh my, [Eb]
what [Abm] shall I do?
[Db] What shall [Ab] I do?
Run, run, run.
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Db
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B
12341112
Abm
123111114
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
B
12341112
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Staple Singers - What You Gonna Do chords, practice playing Ebm, Ab, Db, B, Db, Gbm, B, Db and Ebm in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 43 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 87. Considering the song's key of A Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Eb] _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ [B] _ [Ab] _
_ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [B] _ _
[Ab] What [Gb] we [G] [Ab] gonna [Gb] do?
[B] _
[Db] There [Abm] comes revenge.
_ What _ _ _ we gonna [Db] [Ebm] do?
_ [Abm] _ There comes revenge. _ _
[Ab] _ What [Db] [Abm] we gonna [Db] do?
[B] There comes revenge.
[Dbm] _ There [Eb] comes [Ab] revenge. _
Oh [F] my Lord, oh [Eb] my Lord, what [F] shall [Ab] _ _ [Dbm] _ [Ab] I do?
_ _ _ [Abm] [D] What, [B] _ [Ab] _
[Ebm] what?
[B] _ [Abm] _ _ Somebody's [Db] calling my name.
[B] _ _ [Ab] [Eb] What, _ [Db] _
[Gbm] what?
[B] _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] Somebody's calling my [Eb] _ [A] name.
[Abm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Abm]
What, [Ab] what?
_ _ Somebody's calling my name.
[Abm] Oh my [F] Lord, oh [A] my [Eb]
Lord, what [Ab] shall I [Gb] do?
What shall I [Db] do?
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] [Db] Run, [B] _ _ [Ab] _ [Db]
[Gbm] run, [B] _ [Ab] _ run to a hiding place.
[Gbm] _ [Db] Run, _ [B] _ [Dbm] run, run to a _
[B] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Eb] [Ab] hiding place.
_ _ [Dbm] _ [B] Run, [Ab] _ _ [Db] _
[B] _ [G] _ [Ab] run, run to a hiding place.
[Db] Oh my, [F] _ _ oh my, [Eb] _
what [Abm] shall I do?
[Db] What shall [Ab] I do?
Run, run, run. _ _ _ _

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