Alan Jackson – To Do What I Do (Guitar)

Tabbed by: Country Bass
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    G     C    Em   D    Am       D/F# - possibly might sound better than D
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 G                      C
 I've been a waiter, a roofer, a clerk 

      D                     G
 I've shovelled manure till my pride hurt

      G                             C
 When you're starting out, it's all part of the work 

Em     D      G
 To do what I do

 G                     C
 I've been evicted for not making rent 

      D                        G
 Made my Daddy wonder where my good sense went

         G                    C
 For the price of a dream, my years have been spent 

Em     D      G
 To do what I do

      C                            D
 So I stand here tonight with this six string guitar 

       G                     C
 To be something I've always been in my heart

 C                      D
 Just for the chance to play you my song 

     G                      C
 The thrill when I hear you singing along

           Am         C               D
 It's been worth everything I've been through 

              G
 To do what I do

  G                    C
 I've played for empty tables and chairs 

     D                             G
 The drunks that don't listen, the crowds that don't care

 G                                       C
 Been told countless times Boy you ain't goin' nowhere 

Em     D      G
 To do what I do

      C                    D
 So I hope the critics and sceptics alike

 G                      C
 All bought a ticket to this show tonight

     C                          D
 And they'll see firsthand that I have survived 

     G                     C
 And what doesn't kill you makes you more alive

         Am         C         D
 And I'm one of the fortunate few 

              G
 To do what I do

 G                        C
 There's so much joy this music can bring 

    D                           G
 So I count my blessings when I step up to sing

               G                        C
 Cause they're so many people who would give anything 

Em     D      G
 To do what I do

     C           D
 And I thank you

                 G
 I can do what I do