Guitars tuned down a half step so Eb, Bb, Gb, Db, Ab, eb, No capo. There seems to be a rhythm part over the chorus that's got a reggae feel, upstroke on every offbeat. Intro F F F G F F F G F F A man was bothering me today and I F Wanted to tell him to go away F G But I stood and listened to him anyway, okay.
F He said he didn't want to shoot that man F And it was his thing and I wouldn't understand F G F And he had done all that he can, okay. Break (Repeat Intro chords) F I guess his body was as good as mine F And just like me he was wasting time F G Turning over every stone to see what he could find, okay. F He was filling his tank and he asked for money F I lied and said I didn't have any F G F Then my conscious took over and I gave him a hand full of change. F F Don't do a thing. Don't do a thing. G F Stay right there. F F You'll lie there. You'll lie there G F F You don't seem to care Break (repeat intro chords) F I know its hard to survive in the city F When the beautiful days don't look so pretty F G And you don't have windows to keep the night away, okay. F He was dirty and stinky and just a bit crude F But I didn't say that because that's kind of rude F G F And he didn't care what I had to say in the first place, okay. Break (repeat intro chords) F F I wanted to say you're a big disgrace to the world, yourself, and the human race F G And reach back and pop him one good time in the face, okay. F No its not okay and I didn't do that F F G But I gave him a smile and tipped my hat and told him to have a very nice F Rest of the day F F Don't do a thing. Don't do a thing. G F Stay right there. F F You'll lie there. You'll lie there G F F You don't seem to care Break for solos (intro chords) F Guess he bought some booze or shit F F And sure that bothers me a little bit but it's his life and I can't tell him G How to live it F F As he turned and started to go his way I tried to think of something wise to (Stop playing for a pause) say like... Just on the bass notes leading up to the C play A,Bb,B,C, listen to the song for it. F F Don't do a thing. Don't do a thing. G F Stay right there. F F You'll lie there. You'll lie there G F F You don't seem to care F F You'll die there, you'll die there G F F You don't seem to care