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Baby Don't You Do It As performed by The Who Written by Brian Holland/Lamont Dozier/Edward Holland, Jr. Originally performed by Marvin Gaye >Appears on Rarities Vol II; Odds & Sods remaster; Who's Next remaster
============== transcribed by litgo@aol.com ==============
Note: Odds&Sods studio version: key of A Stage versions, including Rarities Vol II and Who's Next remaster: Key of C, capo on 3
Note2: Without identifying the definitive version, I will include the basic riffs and lyrics, as stage versions vary considerably.
Capo on 3
C x355xx and x35588 F/C x36453 Bb 6x33xx and 6x3366 Eb x688xx D x577xx Ab 466544
[drum intro]
C
Ahh, baby, don't you do it, don't do it, baby Don't you break my heart Please, don't do it, baby, don't you break my heart,
[main chorus pattern] Ab Bb ||:C (Bb)C (Bb)|C (Bb)C (Bb) Bb F :|| Please, don't you do it, baby || C (Bb)C (Bb)|C (Bb)C (Bb) Bb F ||---------------|--------------6--5--|| ||---------------|--------------6--6--|| ||.5--(3)-5--(3)-|5--(3)-5--(3)-3--5-.|| ||.5--(3)-5--(3)-|5--(3)-5--(3)-3--3-.|| ||-3------3------|3------3------------|| ||-----6------6--|----6------6--------||
||:Eb D C | C (Bb) C :|| ||------------|---------------|| ||------------|---------------|| [main break ||.8-8-8/7--5-|---5--5-3--5--.|| pattern ||.8-8-8/7--5-|---5--5-3--5--.|| variation 1] ||-6-6-6/5--3-|---3-------3---|| ||------------|------6--------||
[main verse pattern] ||:C C |C F/C F/C |C |C F/C F/C:|| Yeah, I sacrifice to make laughter, kept nothin' for myself Now you wanna leave me for the love of someone else I'm tryin' to do my best Yeah, I'm tryin' to do my best Don't you do it, don't do it, babe Don't you break my heart ||:Eb D C | C :|| Please, don't you do it, babe ||--------------|---8------8----|| ||--------------|---8------8----|| [main break ||.8--8--8/7--5-|---5--5-3-5--3.|| pattern ||.8--8--8/7--5-|------5-3----3.|| variation 2] ||-6--6--6/5--3-|------3--------|| ||--------------|---------------||
My biggest mistake was lovin' you too much, and lettin' you know 'Cause now you got me where you want me, and you gonna let me go
My pride is all gone, whether right or wrong I need you, baby, I'm gonna keep on keepin' on
I'm tryin' to do my best Yeah, I'm tryin' to do my best Don't do it, baby Don't you break my heart now
I go down to the river and there I'll be I'm gonna jump right in, baby, if you don't see about me I'm tryin' to do my best Yeah, I'm tryin' to do my best Don't do it, baby
Open up your eyes, can't you see I need you? Open up your heart, can't you see I love you? I can't go on without you, My life's no good without you I can't go on without you, My life's no good without you
Yeah, don't you do it Please, don't do it, baby Don't you break my heart now
============= litgo@aol.com
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