← Back to library

The Things We Do For Love

10cc

RockAdvanced for beginners18 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Eb9Diagram coming soon
BbDiagram coming soon
EbDiagram coming soon
Db9Diagram coming soon
AbDiagram coming soon
G
F
Bm×
D××
C#Diagram coming soon
E
F#Diagram coming soon
F#sus4Diagram coming soon
A×
Em
F#mDiagram coming soon
GmDiagram coming soon
C×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

Text size
 
              INTRO:
 
      Eb9/4/Bb  Eb/Bb  Eb9/4/Bb  Eb/Bb  Eb9/4/Bb  Eb/Bb  Db9
Harmony note:
         Ab        G        F         G        Ab       G     F    (pause...)
 
VERSE 1:
 
Bm                               G
    Too many broken hearts have fallen in the river
 
D             D/C#              E
    Too many lonely souls have drifted out to sea
 
(F#)G                               F#sus4  F#
    You lay your bets and then you pay the price
 
         G(fr7)       (A) D(fr5)    G(fr7)   D(fr5)
    The things we do for love
 
 
Bass run to lead in to verse 2:  A  C#  D  A  A#  B -->
 
 
VERSE 2:
Communication is the problem to the answer
You've got her number and your hand is on the phone
The weather's turned and all the lines are down
The things we do for love
 
 
                    D            D/A               D          D/A
Like walking in the rain and the snow when there's nowhere to go
 
            Em             Em/D           A/C#     A
When you're feeling like a part of you is dying
 
           Bm              Bm/A          G         E
And you're looking for the answer in her eyes
 
    A*                   F#m                Bm                Gm
You think you're going to break up, then she says she wants to make up...
 
 
BRIDGE:
Eb9/4/Bb       Eb/Bb           Eb9/4/Bb       Eb/Bb
Ooh you make me love you        Ooh you've got a way
 
Eb9/4/Bb      Eb/Bb                    Db9
Ooh you got me calling          out for more...   Ooh....-->
 
 
SOLO:
 
4/4 triplet feel (12/8)
 
    Bm                                     G
e|--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|--------------------------------------|
B|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------0--|-----7--9-10p9p7----7--------7\-------|
D|--------------------------------------|-/9--------------9--------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
    1  .  .  2  .  .  3  .  .  4  .  .     1  .  .  2  .  .  3  .  .  4  .  .  
 
    D                 D/C                  E
e|----------10----12-14-12-10-----------|-----7--9-10-p9-p7--------------------|
B|-----7-10-------------------12--------|-/9-----------------9----9\-----------|
G|-/7-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------0--|
    1  .  .  2  .  .  3  .  .  4  .  .     1  .  .  2  .  .  3  .  .  4  .  .  
 
    G                                      F#sus4   F#       G(fr7)
e|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------3--|--2-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------2-h4-----|-----------2--------------------------|
D|--------------------2-h4-h5-----------|--------------4--3--2-----------0--2--|
A|-----------2-h4-h5--------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|--2-h3-h5-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
    1  .  .  2  .  .  3  .  .  4  .  .     1  .  .  2  .  .  3  .  .  4  .  .  
 
    D(fr5)            G(fr7)               D(fr5)          harm.
e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
B|-----------3-------7b8----7-----5-----|--7-----------------7----------------||
G|--------2--------------------------7--|-------------------------------------||
D|--4-h5--------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
    1  .  .  2  .  .  3  .  .  4  .  .     1  .  .  2  .  .  3  .  .  4  .  .  
                                                       Like  walking  in  the...

Details

Rating

Not rated yet

Chord set

Eb9 · Bb · Eb · Db9 · Ab · G · F · Bm · D · C# · E · F# · F#sus4 · A · Em · F#m · Gm · C

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.