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Capo 2nd fret 
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    D/F#     
 
E---2----- 
B---3----- 
G---2----- 
D---0----- 
A---0----- 
E---2----- 
 
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Intro:  G C Em  D/F#  G   
 
 
Verse 1: 
 
 G                     C     
I've been a waiter, a roofer, a clerk 
  
     D                     G 
I've shoveled manure, till my pride hurt 
 
     G                          C                  
When your startin' out it's all part of the work 
 
Em    D/F#   G  
To do what I do 
 
 
Verse 2: 
  
 G                     C 
I've been evicted, for not makin' rent 
  
       D                        G 
I made my daddy wonder where my good sense went 
 
        G                    C          
For the price of a dream, my years have been spent 
 
Em    D/F#   G 
To do what I do 
 

[Refrão]
     C 
So I stand here tonight  
 
          D 
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 
Has been worth everything I've been through 
 
             G 
To do what I do 
 
 
 
Verse 3: 
 
 G                    C 
I've played for empty tables and chairs 
 
     D          
For drunks that don't listen 
 
G 
Crowds that don't care 
 
G    
Been told countless times 
 
              C 
Boy you ain't goin nowhere 
 
Em    D/F#   G 
To do what I do 
 
 
Chorus 2: 
 
 
     C                     D      
So I hope the critics and skeptics alike 
 
 G                     C 
All bought a ticket to this show tonight 
 
 C                          D 
They'll see first hand that I have survived 
 
 G                    C 
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 
 
 
Verse 4: 
 
 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 there's so many people that would give anything 
 
Em    D/F#   G 
To do what I do 
 
 
            C    D               G 
And I thank you, I can do what I do