Chords for Average White Band - Whatcha' Gonna Do For Me (1980)

Tempo:
106.9 bpm
Chords used:

C

Am

Dm

A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Average White Band - Whatcha' Gonna Do For Me (1980) chords
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[Dm] I'm going to be [C] .
[Dm] a part of [C] something more.
I'm going to be a part of something [A] .
[C] more.
All [Dm] night and day, [Am] just chipping away.
[Dm] Scrawling at [G] day's work.
[C] [F] Trying hard to defend [C] the time that I spend [Em] alone.
[Bb] .
[A] [Dm] You're going to find a crown but you lose.
[C].
Exploiting what you lose.
Won't get the job done.
[F] Spill as beef as it bites.
I'm keeping my [Em] sights on [A] you.
[Am] What you gonna do for me?.
Tell me [C] truly.
What [Am] are you gonna do for me?.
[C] What [Am] you gonna do for [Dm] me?.
When the [Em] chips are down.
[A] When the [C] chips [Db] are [C] down.
When the chips are down.
[Am] .
In .
[A] [Dm] the cool of the night.
When [Am] nothing seems right.
A feeling can take you.
Just as [Dm] strange as it seems.
[Am] You make your own [Dm] [Em] dreams come true.
[A] [F] If you try to conceal.
[Am] The way that you feel.
[Dm] You're asking for trouble.
[C] Just [Am] as sure as you'll cry.
I'm keeping my [C] eyes on [Bb] you.
[Am] What you gonna do for me?.
Tell [C] me baby.
[Am] What are you gonna do for me?.
You gotta let me know.
What you gonna do for me?.
When the chips [Em] are down .
[C] [Am] [Em] [C] When [Gm] the chips are down.
When the chips are down.
And you don't have to [D] tell me.
I'm [Em] to blame for [G] this.
[C] The [Eb] thing you hold against me [Bb] Is the.
Very thing [F] that I [Am] miss .
What .
[Dm] [Em] .
[G] [C] [F] you gonna do for me?.
You gotta let [C] me know.
What are you gonna do for me?.
Tell me truly.
What you gonna do for me?.
When the chips are down.
[F] What are you gonna do [A] for me?.
[Dm] All night baby.
Just [Am] to get out of bed .
[C] What [Dm] .
[C] you gonna do?
.
[A] Why don't you make it [F] special.
As strange [Dm] as it seems.
You make your [Am] own dreams.
You make your own dreams.
What you gonna do?.
[Dm] .
[Am] What you gonna do?.
[Dm] .
[A] Tell [Am] me truly.
[C] [Am] What you gonna do for me?.
You gotta [C] let [F] me know.
What you gonna do for me?.
[G] [C] When the chips are down .
[N] .
Key:  
C
3211
Am
2311
Dm
2311
A
1231
F
134211111
C
3211
Am
2311
Dm
2311
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To learn Average White Band - Whatcha Gonna Do For Me chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: A, C, Am, Dm, Am, Em, C, A, C and Dm. Ease into the song by practicing at 53 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 107 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: C Major.

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[Dm] _ _ _ I'm going to be [C] _ _ .
_ _ _ [Dm] a part of [C] something more.
_ _ _ I'm going to be a part of something _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ [C] more.
All [Dm] night and day, [Am] just chipping away.
[Dm] _ Scrawling at [G] day's work.
[C] _ _ [F] Trying hard to defend [C] the time that I spend [Em] alone.
_ _ [Bb] _ .
[A] _ [Dm] You're going to find a crown but you lose.
[C].
Exploiting what you lose.
Won't get the job done.
_ [F] Spill as beef as it bites.
I'm keeping my [Em] sights on _ _ [A] you.
_ _ _ [Am] What you gonna do for me?.
Tell me [C] truly.
What [Am] are you gonna do for me?.
_ _ [C] What [Am] you gonna do for [Dm] me?.
When the [Em] chips are down.
[A] When the [C] chips [Db] are [C] down.
When the chips are down.
[Am] _ _ .
In _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ [Dm] the cool of the night.
When [Am] nothing seems right.
A feeling can take you.
_ Just as [Dm] strange as it seems.
[Am] You make your own [Dm] [Em] dreams come true.
_ [A] _ _ [F] If you try to conceal.
[Am] The way that you feel.
[Dm] You're asking for trouble.
_ [C] _ Just [Am] as sure as you'll cry.
I'm keeping my [C] eyes on _ _ [Bb] you.
_ [Am] _ What you gonna do for me?.
Tell [C] me baby.
[Am] What are you gonna do for me?.
You gotta let me know.
What you gonna do for me?.
When the chips [Em] are down _ .
[C] _ _ [Am] _ [Em] [C] When [Gm] the chips are down.
When the chips are down.
And you don't have to [D] tell me.
I'm [Em] to blame for _ [G] this.
[C] The [Eb] _ thing you hold against me [Bb] Is the.
Very thing [F] that I [Am] miss _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ What _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] you gonna do for me?.
You gotta let [C] me know.
What are you gonna do for me?.
Tell me truly.
What you gonna do for me?.
When the chips are down.
[F] What are you gonna do [A] for me?.
_ _ [Dm] All night baby.
Just [Am] to get out of bed _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [C] What [Dm] _ _ _ .
_ _ [C] you gonna do?
_ _ _ .
[A] Why don't you make it [F] special.
As strange _ [Dm] as it seems.
You make your [Am] own dreams.
You make your own dreams.
What you gonna do?.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ .
_ _ [Am] What you gonna do?.
[Dm] _ .
[A] Tell _ _ _ [Am] _ me truly.
_ [C] _ [Am] What you gonna do for me?.
You gotta [C] let [F] me know.
What you gonna do for me?.
_ [G] _ [C] When the chips are down _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .

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This song was featured on the Feel No Fret + Volume VIII + Shine + Cupids in Fashion album.

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