Doin' the Best I Can
--------------------

Standard tuning.

    Intro:
       Lead guitar (Capo 7th):
          G                   G
    e||--------------0-------------------0---------||
    B||*----------1-----1-------------1-----1-----*||
    G||---------0----------0--------0----------0---||
    D||-------2-------------------2----------------||
    A||*--3-------------------3-------------------*||
    E||--------------------------------------------||

              G
    I gave my heart
              G7
    I gave my love
              C
    Oh ho, my darling
         G
    I am true
              D
    Doin' the best
               G
    The best I can
                 D               G
    But it's not good enough for you


               G
    I tried so hard
               G7
    So hard to please
              C
    Oh ho, my darling
                    G
    What more can I do
              D
    Doin' the best
               G
    The best I can
                 D               G
    But it's not good enough for you


        G7
    You know I was the kind who'd run
   C
    Any time you'd call
      A7
    I guess I was the only one
        Am             D
    Who didn't mind at all


              G
    I'll be a dreamer
              G7
    I'll be a fool
              C
    Oh ho, my darling
                  G
    My whole life through
              D
    Doin' the best
               G
    The best I can
                 D               G
    But it's not good enough for you


        G7
    You know I was the kind who'd run
   C
    Any time you'd call
      A7
    I guess I was the only one
        Am             D
    Who didn't mind at all


              G
    I'll be a dreamer
              G7
    I'll be a fool
              C
    Oh ho, my darling
                  G
    My whole life through
              D
    Doin' the best
               G
    The best I can
                 D               G
    But it's not good enough for you
                 D                             G
    But it's not good ............. enough for you


    Recorded version:
      (Capo 7th!)
          G                   G
    e||--------------0-------------------0---------||
    B||*----------1-----1-------------1-----1-----*||
    G||---------0----------0--------0----------0---||
    D||-------2-------------------2----------------||
    A||*--3-------------------3-------------------*||
    E||--------------------------------------------||
                                         I gave my

         G                   G                   G7
    e||-------------0-------------------0-------------------0--------|
    B||----------1-----1-------------1-----1-------------1-----1-----|
    G||--------0----------0--------0----------0--------3----------3--|
    D||------2-------------------2-------------------2---------------|
    A||--3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------|
    E||--------------------------------------------------------------|
         heart .....

         G7                  C
    e||-------------0------------------------------------------------|
    B||----------1-----1----------------1-------------------1--------|
    G||--------3----------3----------2-----2-------------2-----2-----|
    D||------2---------------------3----------3--------3----------3--|
    A||--3-----------------------3-------------------3---------------|
    E||----------------------1-------------------1-------------------|
                       .. darling ..

         G                                       D
    e||-------------0-------------------0----------------------------|
    B||----------1-----1-------------1-----1----------------0--------|
    G||--------0----------0--------0----------0----------0-----0-----|
    D||------2-------------------2---------------------0----------0--|
    A||--3-------------------3-----------------------2---------------|
    E||------------------------------------------3-------------------|
     .. true ..                    .. Doin' the best ...

                             G
    e||---------------------------------0-------------------0--------|
    B||-------------0----------------1-----1-------------1-----1-----|
    G||----------0-----0-----------0----------0--------0----------0--|
    D||--------0----------0------2-------------------2---------------|
    A||------2---------------3-------------------3-------------------|
    E||--3-----------------------------------------------------------|
                         .. can ..

         D                                        G
    e||-----------------------------------------------------0--------|
    B||-------------0-------------------0----------------1-----1-----|
    G||----------0-----0-------------0-----0-----------0----------0--|
    D||--------0----------0--------0----------0------2---------------|
    A||------2-------------------2---------------3-------------------|
    E||--3-------------------3---------------------------------------|
    .. good ..                               .. you ..

    e||-------------0--------||
    B||----------1-----1-----||
    G||--------0----------0--||
    D||------2---------------||
    A||--3-------------------||
    E||----------------------||

    And so on.....


    The bridge, same as above (capo 7th), but with these chords:
         G7  C   A7  Am  D
    e||--0-------2---3------|
    B||--1---1---1---1---0--|
    G||--3---2---2---2---0--|
    D||--2---3---0---0---0--|
    A||--3---3-----------3--|
    E||------1-----------3--|


       Different version.... NO CAPO!
         G                                          G7
    e||-------------3-------------------3----------------------1-----------|
    B||----------0-----0-------------0-----0----------------0-----0--------|
    G||--------0----------0--------0----------0-----------0----------0-----|
    D||------0-------------------0---------------0------0---------------0--|
    A||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    E||--3-------------------3----------------------3----------------------|

    Get it........ Same as the recorded version but without the capo....


Transcribed by Ferry Falkenburg (ferry@acc.nl)