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What'll I Do chords by
Barbara Cook
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Key: Ab major•
Verse 1
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I had a dear, dear friend,

a very famous female impersonator,

Charles Pierce.
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Charles died in May of 99,
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and at his memorial,
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which incidentally he scripted himself

because he knew that he was dying,

he asked me to read his favorite story,


which I'd like to tell you now.
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It's called A Mother's Ingenuity. be.

John invited his mother for dinner,

and when she arrived,

she couldn't help but notice
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how handsome John's room
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mate was.
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I mean, she'd long been questioning

John's sexuality,

and over the course of the evening,


watching the two men interact,

she began to wonder if there wasn't a little something
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more between John and his roommate than met the eye.

And John, reading his mother's thoughts,

volunteered, look, Mom,
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I know what you're thinking,

but I assure you, Michael and I are
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just roommates.
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Well, about a week later,

Michael went to John

and said, you know,

ever since your mother was here for dinner,

I've been unable to find that beautiful

silver gravy ladle.

You don't suppose she took it,

do you? John said, well, I doubt it,

but I'll write and ask her, you know,

just to be sure.
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So he sat down and he wrote, dear mom,

I'm not saying you did take

a gravy ladle

from my house,

and I'm not saying you did not take a gravy ladle,
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but the fact remains, one has
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been missing

ever since you were here for dinner,

love, John.

And a few days later,
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he received a letter from his mother which read,

dear son,

I'm not saying you do sleep with Michael,
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and I'm not saying you do not

sleep with Michael,
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But the fact remains, if he'd been sleeping in his own bed,


he would have found
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the gravy ladle by now.
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Love, Mom.
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • C

  • Am

  • F

  • Eb

    6

  • D

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of What'll I Do by Barbara Cook is Ab major.

The primary chords used in What'll I Do are Ab, Cm, Db, Bbm, Gb, Fb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Ab, Cm, Db, Bbm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of What'll I Do is approximately 39 beats per minute.

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