Don't Do It chords by The Band

Chords with lyrics

Don't Do It (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland)
The Band
Time: 4/4
Key: G+G

Chords
Originally recorded by Marvin Gaye

[Intro/Chorus]
||: G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC G+G :|| x6

[Verse]
||: G+G / / C majorC :|| x8

[Bridge]
||: G+G :||

Dm(add4)/A: 555765

e|-3--5--3------3-|
BB|-3--6--5------3-|
G+G|-4--7--5--3h4-4-|
D MajorD|-5--5--5------5-|
A augmentedA|----5--3--------|
E MajorE|----5-----------|

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[Intro]
G+G|--------------------/9-7-|--------------------|
D MajorD|---5-5-----5----5--------|---5-5----5---------|
A augmentedA|-7------7-----7---7------|-7------7-----------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------|

||: G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC G+G :|| x5

[Chorus 1]
G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC

G+G       G+G   Dm(add4)/A C majorC
Baby don't you do it,
   G+G   G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC
don't do it
G+G            G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC
Don't you break my heart
G+G   G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC
Ple___ase don't   do it,
G+G            G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC G+G
don't you break my heart

[Verse 1]
G+G                C majorC
A augmentedA sacrifice would make you happy
G+G          C majorC
if nothing for myself
G+G           C majorC
Now you wanna leave me
G+G              C majorC
for the love of someone else
G+G          C majorC
My pride is all gone
G+G             C majorC
whether I'm right or wrong
G+G       C majorC
I need you baby
G+G          C majorC
to keep on keepin' on

[Chorus 2]
       G+G     Dmadd4/A C majorC  G+G
You know I'm trying to do my   best
    G+G     Dmadd4/A C majorC  G+G
Oh I'm trying to do my   best
   G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC
Don't do it
G+G            G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC
Don't you break my heart
G+G   G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC
Ple___ase don't   do it,
G+G            G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC G+G
Don't you break my heart

[Verse 2]
G+G                 C majorC
My biggest mistake was loving you too much
G+G          C majorC
and letting you know
G+G               C majorC
Now you got me where you want me
G+G           C majorC
and you won't let me go
G+G              C majorC
If my heart was made of glass
G+G             C majorC
well then you'd surely see
G+G             C majorC
How much heartache and misery,
G+G              C majorC
girl, you've been causing me

[Chorus 3]
        G+G     Dmadd4/A C majorC  G+G
While I've been trying to do my   best
     G+G    Dmadd4/A C majorC  G+G
Well I've tried to do my   best
   G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC
Don't do it
G+G            G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC
Don't you break my heart
G+G   G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC
Ple___ase don't   do it,
G+G            G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC G+G
Don't you break my heart

[Bridge]
G+G
Go down to the river and there I be
G+G
I'm gonna jump in girl, but you don't care about me
G+G
Open up your eyes
G+G
Can't ya see I love ya?
G+G
Open up your heart, girl
G+G
Can't ya see I need ya?

[Chorus 4]
       G+G   Dm(add4)/A C majorC
Oh baby don't do it, do it,   do it
G+G            G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC
Don't you break my heart
G+G   G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC
Ple___ase don't   do it,
G+G            G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC G+G
Don't you break my heart

[Instrumental]
(Solo over chorus)
||: G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC G+G :||

[Verse 2]
G+G                 C majorC
My biggest mistake was loving you too much
G+G          C majorC
and letting you know
G+G               C majorC
Now you got me where you want me
G+G           C majorC
and you won't let me go
G+G              C majorC
If my heart was made of glass
G+G             C majorC
well then you'd surely see
G+G             C majorC
How much heartache and misery,
G+G              C majorC
girl, you've been causing me

[Chorus 3]
        G+G     Dmadd4/A C majorC  G+G
While I've been trying to do my   best
     G+G    Dmadd4/A C majorC  G+G
Well I've tried to do my   best
   G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC
Don't do it
G+G            G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC
Don't you break my heart
G+G   G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC
Ple___ase don't   do it,
G+G            G+G Dm(add4)/A C majorC G+G
Don't you break my heart

[Instrumental]
(Solo over chorus)

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