What have I got to Do tab

What have I got to Do

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                             What Have I Got To Do - Mark Knopfler
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Tabbed by: Jeff.Smart
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Tuning:Standard

I believe this wonderful song by Mark Knopfler was on the Single to "Cannibals".
In any case it's an amazing song, if you want to listen to it you can find it on Youtube.
The main riff is going through the whole song, with several small changes everytime Knopfler
repeats it. I think
it is mostly correct, though I'm not sure about the beginning.

The Chords are are a bit tricky, if you want to play along to the lyrics the chords 
should do just fine.
But on the record Knopfler integrates small melody changes in every chord. For example he 
plays the F chord
and then plays a D instead of a C the second time.
So you have
     F
e|--------------|
B|---6-6-6-6----|
G|---5-7-5-7----|
D|---7-7-7-7----|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

Or at least something like that, when he's playing F, but the melody is always F.


Anyway, everything should be rougly correct so enjoy playing the song.

Intro:

e|----------8-10-------|--------------|------------5----------------------------|
B|-------10-------10-8-|--10--10-8-6--|----6-8-6-8---6-5--------5-6-8--5--------|
G|--/10----------------|--------------|--7---------------7----7----------7-5----|
D|--/10----------------|--------------|--------------------------------------7--|
A|---------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|

e|------8-10-10-------|------------|-----------5--------------------------------|
B|---10---------10-8--|-10--10-8-6-|---6-8-6-8---6-5--------5-6-8--5------------|
G|--------------------|------------|-7---------------7----7----------7-5--------|
D|--------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|

F               Dm         Bb
Now if i was to sing for you
                  F
A song you never heard
F                     Dm        Bb   C
And give it to you my finest treasure
F                        Dm         Bb
Would you look at what I bring to you
                F      C
Turn without a word

Leave me at your gate

Keep me waiting at your pleasure

F
What have I

What have I got
                    Bb
What have I got to do
            C
To win your love
       F  C
Maybe never
F
What have I
F
What have I got
F                  Bb
What have I got to do
            C
To win your love
       F
Forever


e|----------8-10-------|--------------|------------5----------------------------|
B|-------10-------10-8-|--10--10-8-6--|----6-8-6-8---6-5--------5-6-8--5--------|
G|--/10----------------|--------------|--7---------------7----7----------7-5----|
D|---------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------7--|
A|---------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|


F                Dm             Bb
Well I'll beat a lion heart tattoo
                          F
I'll bring you pipes and drums
F               Dm                 Bb     C
I'll bring you boots of burnished leather
F               Dm           Bb
I'll set to sea in ships for you
                  F        C
Brave a thousand drums

Ride a hurricane

Laugh at any stormy weather

F
What have I

What have I got
                    Bb
What have I got to do
            C
To win your love
       F  C
Maybe never
F
What have I
F
What have I got
F                  Bb
What have I got to do
            C
To win your love
       F
Forever


e|----------8-10-------|--------------|------------5----------------------------|
B|-------10-------10-8-|--10--10-8-6--|----6-8-6-8---6-5--------5-6-8-8-5-------|
G|--/10----------------|--------------|--7---------------7----7---------- 7-5---|
D|---------------------|--------------|----------------------------------- ---7-|
A|---------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|

e|------8-10-10-------|--- 5-6-5------|-------------5-----------------------------|
B|---10---------10-8--|-b8-------8-6--|---5-6-8-6-8---6-5-------5-6-8---5---------|
G|--------------------|---------------|-7-----------------7---7-----------7-5-----|
D|--------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------|


F                Dm             Bb
You set no store by gems and gold
                         F
You score on my weather chart
F            Dm                  Bb      C
You are not concerned with men's advances
F          Dm              Bb
I want you more a hundred-fold
                 F       C
When you lift my heart

I'll burn no other flame

Bear noone else's lance


F
What have I

What have I got
                    Bb
What have I got to do
            C
To win your love
       F  C
Maybe never
F
What have I
F
What have I got
F                  Bb
What have I got to do
            C
To win your love
       F
Forever

e|----------8-10-------|--------------|------------5----------------------------|
B|-------10-------10-8-|--10--10-8-6--|----6-8-6-8---6-5--------5-6-8--5--------|
G|--/10----------------|--------------|--7---------------7----7----------7-5----|
D|---------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------7--|
A|---------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|

e|------8-10-10-------|------------|-----------5--------------------------------|
B|---10---------10-8--|-10--10-8-6-|---6-8-6-8---6-5--------5-6-8--5------------|
G|--------------------|------------|-7---------------7----7----------7-5--------|
D|--------------------|------------|-------------------------------------7------|
A|--------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|fade

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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