Chords for Elton John and Leon Russell - If It Wasn't For Bad (LIVE) - Beacon Theatre, NYC
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
Bb
C
A
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N]
[D]
[Gm] [F] [A]
[Dm] [C]
[Bb] Oh, [Gm]
[A] [Dm]
[G]
[Bb] [C] [Dm] you.
[Bb] Something just [C] wasn't [Dm] quite.
[Bb] Look like a [C] lonesome [Dm] stranger.
[Gm] Something broke just out of [A] sight.
[Bb] I said I [C] know that you [Dm] accused me.
[Bb] Well, that's something [C] I had to do.
[Dm]
[Bb] I [C] couldn't know you'd [Dm] accuse me.
[Gm] Leave me here hurting a [A] lot.
If [Gm] it wasn't for you, [A]
I'd be [Dm] happy.
If it wasn't for [A] lies, you'd be [Dm] true.
[Bb] Knowing you [C] could be just [Dm] like you should.
If [F] it wasn't for bad, you'd be [D] good.
[Bb] I [C] only saw what [Dm] I wanted to see.
[Bb] You were a [C] dream in my [Dm] mind.
[Bb] [C] Didn't know how [Dm] you really could be.
[Gm] Didn't take a thought for [A] me to find.
[Gm] [C] For [Dm] me.
[Bb] Only what [C] I wanted to [Dm]
see.
[Bb] I couldn't [C]
know you'd [Dm] be.
[Gm]
They were just waiting for [A] me.
If it [Bb] wasn't for [C] you, I'd be [Dm] happy.
If [Bb] it wasn't for [C] lies, you'd be [Dm] true.
[Bb] Knowing you [C] could be just [Dm] like you should.
If [Bb] it wasn't for [A] bad, you'd be [Dm] good.
[Gm]
[C] [F]
[Bb]
[Gm] [A]
[Dm]
[Gm]
[C]
[F] [Bb]
[Gm]
[A] [Dm]
[G]
[Dm] [G]
I [Bb] knew from [C] the first night I [Dm] met you.
[C] Something just wasn't [Dm] quite right.
[Bb] Love like [C] an innocent [Dm] stranger.
[Gm] Something was just [A] outside.
If [Bb] it wasn't for you, [C] I'd be [Dm] happy.
If [Bb] it wasn't for lies, [Dm] you'd be true.
[Bb] Knowing you [Am] could be just [Dm] like you should.
If [Bb] it wasn't for [A] bad, you'd be good.
[Dm]
If [Bb] it wasn't for bad, [A] you'd be [Dm] good.
[Eb]
[D]
[Gm] [F] [A]
[Dm] [C]
[Bb] Oh, [Gm]
[A] [Dm]
[G]
[Bb] [C] [Dm] you.
[Bb] Something just [C] wasn't [Dm] quite.
[Bb] Look like a [C] lonesome [Dm] stranger.
[Gm] Something broke just out of [A] sight.
[Bb] I said I [C] know that you [Dm] accused me.
[Bb] Well, that's something [C] I had to do.
[Dm]
[Bb] I [C] couldn't know you'd [Dm] accuse me.
[Gm] Leave me here hurting a [A] lot.
If [Gm] it wasn't for you, [A]
I'd be [Dm] happy.
If it wasn't for [A] lies, you'd be [Dm] true.
[Bb] Knowing you [C] could be just [Dm] like you should.
If [F] it wasn't for bad, you'd be [D] good.
[Bb] I [C] only saw what [Dm] I wanted to see.
[Bb] You were a [C] dream in my [Dm] mind.
[Bb] [C] Didn't know how [Dm] you really could be.
[Gm] Didn't take a thought for [A] me to find.
[Gm] [C] For [Dm] me.
[Bb] Only what [C] I wanted to [Dm]
see.
[Bb] I couldn't [C]
know you'd [Dm] be.
[Gm]
They were just waiting for [A] me.
If it [Bb] wasn't for [C] you, I'd be [Dm] happy.
If [Bb] it wasn't for [C] lies, you'd be [Dm] true.
[Bb] Knowing you [C] could be just [Dm] like you should.
If [Bb] it wasn't for [A] bad, you'd be [Dm] good.
[Gm]
[C] [F]
[Bb]
[Gm] [A]
[Dm]
[Gm]
[C]
[F] [Bb]
[Gm]
[A] [Dm]
[G]
[Dm] [G]
I [Bb] knew from [C] the first night I [Dm] met you.
[C] Something just wasn't [Dm] quite right.
[Bb] Love like [C] an innocent [Dm] stranger.
[Gm] Something was just [A] outside.
If [Bb] it wasn't for you, [C] I'd be [Dm] happy.
If [Bb] it wasn't for lies, [Dm] you'd be true.
[Bb] Knowing you [Am] could be just [Dm] like you should.
If [Bb] it wasn't for [A] bad, you'd be good.
[Dm]
If [Bb] it wasn't for bad, [A] you'd be [Dm] good.
[Eb]
Key:
Dm
Bb
C
A
Gm
Dm
Bb
C
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ Oh, _ [Gm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] you. _
_ _ _ [Bb] Something just [C] wasn't [Dm] quite.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Look like a [C] lonesome [Dm] stranger. _ _ _ _
[Gm] Something broke just out of [A] sight. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] I said I [C] know that you [Dm] accused me.
_ [Bb] Well, that's something [C] I had to do.
[Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] I [C] couldn't know you'd [Dm] accuse me.
_ [Gm] Leave me here hurting a [A] lot. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ If [Gm] it wasn't for you, [A]
I'd be [Dm] happy.
_ If it wasn't for [A] lies, you'd be [Dm] true. _ _ _
[Bb] Knowing you [C] could be just [Dm] like you should.
If [F] it wasn't for bad, you'd be [D] good. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] I [C] only saw what [Dm] I wanted to see.
_ [Bb] You were a [C] dream in my [Dm] _ mind. _ _
[Bb] _ [C] Didn't know how [Dm] you really could be.
_ [Gm] Didn't take a thought for [A] me to _ find. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ For [Dm] me. _
_ _ [Bb] Only what [C] I wanted to [Dm]
see.
_ _ _ [Bb] I couldn't [C]
know you'd [Dm] be.
_ _ _ _ [Gm]
They were just waiting for _ [A] _ me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ If it [Bb] wasn't for [C] you, I'd be [Dm] happy.
_ _ If [Bb] it wasn't for [C] lies, you'd be [Dm] _ true. _
_ [Bb] Knowing you [C] could be just [Dm] like you should.
If [Bb] it wasn't for [A] bad, you'd be [Dm] good. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
I [Bb] knew from [C] the first night I [Dm] met you.
_ _ _ [C] Something just wasn't [Dm] quite right.
_ _ [Bb] Love like [C] an innocent _ [Dm] stranger. _ _
[Gm] Something was just [A] outside. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ If [Bb] it wasn't for you, [C] I'd be [Dm] happy.
_ _ If [Bb] it wasn't for lies, [Dm] you'd be true. _
_ _ [Bb] Knowing you [Am] could be just [Dm] like you should.
If [Bb] it wasn't for [A] bad, you'd be good.
[Dm] _ _ _ _
If _ _ _ [Bb] it wasn't for bad, [A] you'd be [Dm] good. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ Oh, _ [Gm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] you. _
_ _ _ [Bb] Something just [C] wasn't [Dm] quite.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Look like a [C] lonesome [Dm] stranger. _ _ _ _
[Gm] Something broke just out of [A] sight. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] I said I [C] know that you [Dm] accused me.
_ [Bb] Well, that's something [C] I had to do.
[Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] I [C] couldn't know you'd [Dm] accuse me.
_ [Gm] Leave me here hurting a [A] lot. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ If [Gm] it wasn't for you, [A]
I'd be [Dm] happy.
_ If it wasn't for [A] lies, you'd be [Dm] true. _ _ _
[Bb] Knowing you [C] could be just [Dm] like you should.
If [F] it wasn't for bad, you'd be [D] good. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] I [C] only saw what [Dm] I wanted to see.
_ [Bb] You were a [C] dream in my [Dm] _ mind. _ _
[Bb] _ [C] Didn't know how [Dm] you really could be.
_ [Gm] Didn't take a thought for [A] me to _ find. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ For [Dm] me. _
_ _ [Bb] Only what [C] I wanted to [Dm]
see.
_ _ _ [Bb] I couldn't [C]
know you'd [Dm] be.
_ _ _ _ [Gm]
They were just waiting for _ [A] _ me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ If it [Bb] wasn't for [C] you, I'd be [Dm] happy.
_ _ If [Bb] it wasn't for [C] lies, you'd be [Dm] _ true. _
_ [Bb] Knowing you [C] could be just [Dm] like you should.
If [Bb] it wasn't for [A] bad, you'd be [Dm] good. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
I [Bb] knew from [C] the first night I [Dm] met you.
_ _ _ [C] Something just wasn't [Dm] quite right.
_ _ [Bb] Love like [C] an innocent _ [Dm] stranger. _ _
[Gm] Something was just [A] outside. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ If [Bb] it wasn't for you, [C] I'd be [Dm] happy.
_ _ If [Bb] it wasn't for lies, [Dm] you'd be true. _
_ _ [Bb] Knowing you [Am] could be just [Dm] like you should.
If [Bb] it wasn't for [A] bad, you'd be good.
[Dm] _ _ _ _
If _ _ _ [Bb] it wasn't for bad, [A] you'd be [Dm] good. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _