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Emergency on Planet Earth

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If I Like It, I Do It

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If I Like It, I Do It

Jamiroquai — If I Like It, I Do It

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Intro 1
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Em C G
D
Verse 1
D Em C G D
If I like it I just do it
A D
Say that we have all the time
Em
we need to make it right
F#m A D
Don't hurry for nobody
Em G
If it ain't the thing you like
D
Know your place and fit your space,
Em
young man you will conform
F#m D
I didn't hear my soul express those
Em G
rules when I was born.
D
'Cause I'm free to roam 'cause
it's my home
G Em
You can't stop sweet inclination
F#m A
The kids want the system breaking down
D Em G
Not higher education
A D
If it ain't no natural law
Em
Then you can keep your regulations
G F#m A D Em
'Cause if I like it I do it
G
But I
Verse 2
Bm D
keep on movin' though
Dm
they wanna bring me down
I've gotta run for the cover,
Bm D
And I keep on smiling
Dm
Though they wanna tie me down
and give me death for the lover,
Bm D
And I keep on losing though I'm
C#m
proving what I'm doing
E Dm
I'm still groovin',
C#m D
and if I like it I do it
Interlude 1
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Em C G D
Verse 3
D
You've got to help those people
Em
break that legislation
F#m
We can overcome this
D Em G
suffocation,
D Em
Execute your natural liberation
F#m D Em G
Happy to enjoy rejuvenation,
D
All around hear the sound
G Em G
No-one can can stop us now,
D A
A thousand rules for plastic fools
D G
Now they can take a bow.
A D
Surely there's been time to see
G Em G
it doesn't work by now,
F#m A D Em
So if I like it, I do it
G
Still I,
Verse 4
Bm
D
Keep on finding that they're push
Dm
ing those distorted visions.
Bm D
And I keep on living but I'm dy
Dm
ing 'cause of their decisions,
Bm D
If I keep on looking I can
E
find a higher space
Dm C#m Dm C#m Bm Dm D Bm D Dm F Dm
I'm still groovin' and if I like it I'll
D Dm C#m Bm D Dm
D Bm D Dm Bm D E C#m
E Dm C#m D C#m Bm D Dm
Outro 1
do it
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Jamiroquai released If I Like It, I Do It as part of their album Emergency on Planet Earth, recorded between 1992 and 1993. The song has a funk rhythm with jazz touches and a rich instrumental base. The lyrics address themes such as social protest, criticism of the system, and the need for education. Jay Kay, the vocalist, wrote the song inspired by his frustration with the violence and destruction he saw on television. The song feels like an explosion of energy, with a structure that breaks from the conventional. Kay's voice moves between anger and determination, while the instruments intertwine as if they were in a conversation. The song doesn't just feel like a hit, but like a statement.