Zac Brown Band - Its Not Ok

guitars tuned down a half step so D# , A# , F# , C# , G# , D# , no capo .

there seems to be a rhythm part over the chorus that’s got a reggae feel , upstroke on
every offbeat .

intro
G C G D
G C G D G

G
a man was bothering me today and i
C
wanted to tell him to go away
G D
but i stood and listened to him anyway , okay .
G
he said he didn’t want to shoot that man
C
and it was his thing and i wouldn’t understand
G D G
and he had done all that he can , okay .

break ( repeat intro chords )

G
i guess his body was as good as mine
C
and just like me he was wasting time
G D
turning over every stone to see what he could find , okay .
G
he was filling his tank and he asked for money
C
i lied and said i didn’t have any
G D G
then my conscious took over and i gave him a hand full of change .

C G
don’t do a thing . don’t do a thing .
D G
stay right there .
C G
you’ll lie there . you’ll lie there
D C G
you don’t seem to care

break ( repeat intro chords )

G
i know its hard to survive in the city
C
when the beautiful days don’t look so pretty
G D
and you don’t have windows to keep the night away , okay .
G
he was dirty and stinky and just a bit crude
C
but i didn’t say that because that’s kind of rude
G D G
and he didn’t care what i had to say in the first place , okay .

break ( repeat intro chords )

G C
i wanted to say you’re a big disgrace to the world , yourself , and the human race
G D
and reach back and pop him one good time in the face , okay .
G
no its not okay and i didn’t do that
C G D
but i gave him a smile and tipped my hat and told him to have a very nice
G
rest of the day

C G
don’t do a thing . don’t do a thing .
D G
stay right there .
C G
you’ll lie there . you’ll lie there
D C G
you don’t seem to care

break for solos ( intro chords )

G
guess he bought some booze or shit
C G
and sure that bothers me a little bit but it’s his life and i can’t tell him
D
how to live it
G C
as he turned and started to go his way i tried to think of something wise to
( stop playing for a pause )
say like . . .

just on the bass notes leading up to the C play A , A# , B , C , listen to the song for it .

C G
don’t do a thing . don’t do a thing .
D G
stay right there .
C G
you’ll lie there . you’ll lie there
D C G
you don’t seem to care
C G
you’ll die there , you’ll die there
D C G
you don’t seem to care