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Gerry And The Pacemakers - How Do You Do It Chords

Chord reference G, Em, Am7, D, C, F, F#, D7, Am
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [Em] [Am7] [D] [G] [C] [F] [G]How [Em]do you [Am7]do what you [D]do to me? [G]I [Em]wish I [Am7]knew. [D] If I [G]knew how you [Em]do it to [Am7]me; I’d [D]do it to [G]you. [C] [F] [F#]

[G]How [Em]do you [Am7]do what you [D]do to me? [G]I’m [Em]feeling [Am7]blue.[D] Wish I [G]knew how you do it to me, but [D]I haven’t a [G]clue. [C]

[G] [F] [G] [F] [G]

You [Am]give me a feeling in my [G]heart, Like an [Am]arrow [D]passing [G]through it. [G] [F] [G] [F] [G] [Am]‘Spose that you [D]think you’re very [G]smart, [Em] But [A7]won’t you tell me [D7]how do you do it? [A7] [D]

[G]How [Em]do you [Am7]do what you [D]do to me? [G]If I [Em]only [Am7]knew. [D] Then per[G]haps you’d [Em]fall for [Am7]me, like I [D]fell for [G]you. [C] [D7]

[G] [Em] [Am7] [D] [G] [Em] [Am7] [D] [G] [Em] [Am7] [D] [G] [C] [G] [F] [G] [F] [G]

You [Am]give me a [D]feeling in my [G]heart, [Em] Like an [Am]arrow [D]passing [G]through it. [G] [F], [G] [F] [G] ‘Spose that you think you’re very [G]smart, But [A7]won’t you tell me [D7]how do you do it? [A7] [D]

[G]How [Em]do you [Am7]do what you [D]do to me? [G]If I [Em]only [Am7]knew. [D] Then per [G]haps you’d [Em]fall for [Am7]me, like I [D]fell for [G]you. [A]When I [G]do it to [C]you

[C] [G] [F] [G] [F] [G]

Artist Gerry Marsden
Album Single
Genres Pop
Year 1964
Key G

How to Play How Do You Do It on Guitar?

Gerry Marsden - How Do You Do It can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, Am7, D, C, F, F#, D7, Am chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am7, To play Am7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play How Do You Do It with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.