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Do Nothing Tab

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From: winston campbell 
Subject: DO NOTHING by The Specials

I got this song off of the Specials Singles Collection album.  It is the
last song off the first side of the album.  It is a pretty cool album
and I would strongly encourage one to listen to it.  Basically the song
structure is:

(each chord represents 2 strokes on the downbeat)

Verse:
  Bb, Bb, Gm, Gm, Eb, Eb, F, F
  Bb, Bb, Gm, Gm, Eb, Eb, F, F

Chorus:
  Bb, Bb, Gm, Gm, Bb, Gm, Eb, F

The Bridge after the Chorus is:
  Eb, Dm, Eb, Eb

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Ricky Rhythm Player	#1 by Ricky Cribb at Apr 2, 1970 at 2:42 AM EST
	i love how staright to the point their lyrics can be. the line about fashion is so interesting, just explains how boring and frustrating life can be- really good.

No Picture micheal Lead Player	#2 by micheal mceachern at Sep 2, 1983 at 6:40 PM EST
	This song was written by guitarist Lynval Golding during Thatcher's reign when alot of people had fuck all and fuck all to look forward to either. I like the picture of someone walking down an endless, lonely street, looking only for some hope at the end. Lynval makes a pretty pointed reference about racism in the police force too. There are 2 "proper" versions of this song and the best in my opinion is the one with Jerry Dammer's Valium keyboards.

No Picture Josh Average	#3 by Josh at Oct 27, 1990 at 1:21 PM EST
	Although this song came out in the very early eighties it is really more reflecting the end of Labour's terrible 1970s Britain (the pinnacle of 1979 and their fall) when there was mass employment and strikes. A great social snapshot - like many of their songs. Great mix of punk and reggae/ska.

No Picture Ultra Violet Average	#4 by Ultra Violet at Oct 23, 1994 at 4:47 AM EST
	Can't believe things song hasn't been commented on! A fantastic song, wonderfully documenting how people (particuarly of the working-class) in Britian and throughout the world "do nothing", "talk and talk, say nothing", "living in a life without meaning". We're happy living in a cultural wasteland. Apathy rules supreme, so "nothing ever change(s)".