it's just 'cos I'm not getting through to you
and I'll do anything you want me to
just so we can get along.
2.)
And if I should have a mind to say
what is it makes you want to be this way
could be today's just not my lucky day
and I, can't do right for doing wrong.
3.)
I've told you what you mean to me
I've even told you what you've been to me
I wish we could be where we both belong
but I, can't do right for doing wrong.
I say too little or I say too much
I see no recognition in your eye
I try to fix it with a tender touch
but I see, too late, the chance has passed my by.
4.)
Sometimes when I don't have much time to stay
I'll make a move and watch you turn away
I'll hesitate when I should come on strong
but I, can't do right for doing wrong.
D, D6, G, A
I say too little or I say too much
I see no recognition in your eye
I try to fix it with a tender touch
but I see, too late, the chance has passed my by.
5.)
We could get to where we want to be
with just a little faith and honesty
instead of drifting where we don't belong
but I, can't do right for doing wrong
can't do right for doing wrong.
Can't do right for doing wrong
can't do right for doing wrong.