Fun Boy Three and Bananarama - It Ain’t What You Do It's The Way That You Do It Album: Fun Boy Three UK No 4 Year: 1982 Intro: G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D|---Drums enter----|------------------|------------------|------------------| A|---------R--------|-------R----------|-------R----------|-------R----------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D|---Piano enters---|------------------|------------------|------------------| A|---------R--------|-------R----------|-------R----------|-------R----------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Chorus: G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------| E|-x---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--| It ain't what you do It ain't what you It ain't what you That’s what get’s it's the way that you do it do, do, results G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------| E|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--| It ain't what you do It ain't what you It ain't what you That’s what get’s it's the time that you do it do, do, results Verse 1: G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E|--1~-1~--1~-1~----|--0~-0~--0~-0~----|--1~-1~--1~-1~----|--3--3---3--3-----| You can try hard, don’t mean a thing Take it easy, then your jive will swing Chorus: G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------| E|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--| It ain't what you do It ain't what you It ain't what you That’s what get’s it's the place that you do it do, do, results G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A|-------R----------|-------R----------|-------R----------|-------R----------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Do do do do do do Do do do do do do Do do do do do do Do do do do do do G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A|-------R----------|-------R----------|-------R----------|-------R----------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Do do do do do do Do do do do do do Do do do do do do Do do do do do do G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A|-------R----------|-------R----------|-------R----------|-------R----------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Do do do do do do Do do do do do do Do do do do do do Do do do do do do Bridge: G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------| E|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--| I thought I was smart I didn’t know what But then I learned That life is like a but I soon found out life was all about out much too fast game of chess Chorus: G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------| E|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--| It ain't what you do It ain't what you It ain't what you That’s what get’s it's the way that you do it do, do, results Verse 2: G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E|--1~-1~--1~-1~----|--0~-0~--0~-0~----|--1~-1~--1~-1~----|--3--3---3--3-----| You can try hard, don’t mean a thing Take it easy, then your jive will swing Chorus: G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------| E|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--| It ain't what you do It ain't what you It ain't what you That’s what get’s it's the way that you do it do, do, results G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------| E|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--| It ain't what you do It ain't what you It ain't what you That’s what get’s it's the time that you do it do, do, results G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------| E|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--| It ain't what you do It ain't what you It ain't what you That’s what get’s it's the place that you do it do, do, results G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------|--3---3---3-------| E|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--|-3---3---3---x-3--| It ain't what you do It ain't what you It ain't what you That’s what get’s it's the way that you do it do, do, results ****************************** | R - rest | ~ - vibrato | x - muted note
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