Chords for Live at Knuckleheads: Leon Russell, "If it Wasn't for Bad"
Tempo:
121.35 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
Bb
C
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Thank you very much.
I just did a duet album with Elton John.
He came back and picked me up by the side of the road and took me to the top.
And anyway, I had a song that I contributed to the project and I was telling the manager,
we got a manager, [Db] I said, now that is a good little song, I like the song, but I [Gb] can't play it.
It's got a piano deal in there that is complicated and I [Ab] can't play it.
[B]
I actually played it on the computer a note at a time.
I wrote it down, it had three notes, three note part.
I wrote it down and I played it one note at a time.
It took an hour and a half to play that little [N] two minutes of music.
Anyway, [E] Johnny says, you guys have got to play that song on the road.
[D] You're out there playing, that song's been playing on the radio all over the world.
You've got to play that song.
[Bm] So we're just trying to learn it this afternoon.
[N] We didn't quite get it, but you have been chosen to be the audience that has to hear it.
I say that by nature of apology before we play it, because it is going to be awful.
[Gm]
[Am] [Dm] [C]
[Bb] [Gm]
[A]
[Bb] I mean [C] from the first time [D] I met [Dm] you, [Bb] I knew [C] you were the [D] one to fly and arrive.
[Bb] I don't have [C] a sense of [Dm] stranger, [Gm] something was just out [A] of sight.
[Bb] [C] I was going [Dm] to do the blues, [Bb] but I [C] was mad at the [Dm] girls at home.
[Bb] I don't [C] know the [Dm] reason,
[Gm] who did it hurt the [A] most.
[Bb] If it wasn't [C] for you I'd [Dm] be happy, [D] if it wasn't [Am] for my [Dm] youth.
[Bb] I'm going [C] to get to see, [Dm] how the life is good, [Bb] if the world [A] will pay.
[D] [Bb] I [C] only saw [Dm] what I wanted to see, [Bb] you were [C] great [D] somehow.
[Bb] I [C] didn't know [Dm] how you felt, it [Gm] didn't take [A] long to feel fine.
[B] [Bb] It's [C] not in my [Dm] fault for being, [F] only [C] about what I wanted [Dm] to see.
I [Bb]
[C] couldn't know that you [Dm] would be, [Gm] what you're just asking [A] for me.
[Bb] If it wasn't for you [Dm] I'd be happy, if it [C] wasn't for my [Dm] youth.
[Bb] I'm going to get to [Dm] see, how the life is good, [Bb] if the world will [A] pay.
[Dm]
[B] [G] [Gm] [C]
[F] [Bb]
[E] [Em] [A]
[Dm] [D] [Dm]
[Gm] [C]
[F] [D] [Bb]
[Em] [A]
[D] [Dm] [D] I [Bb] didn't [C] know the first time [D] I met you, [Bb] something [C] tell her was a [Dm] flyer.
[Bb] You were a [C] flaming innocent [Dm] stranger, [Gm] something was just out [A] of sight.
[Bb] If it wasn't [C] for you I'd [D] be happy, [Dm] [Bb] if it wasn't [C] for my [Dm] youth.
I'm [Bb] going [C] to get to see, [Dm] how the life is good, [Bb] if the world [A] will pay.
[Dm] [D] [Bb]
[A] [Dm]
[N] [A]
I just did a duet album with Elton John.
He came back and picked me up by the side of the road and took me to the top.
And anyway, I had a song that I contributed to the project and I was telling the manager,
we got a manager, [Db] I said, now that is a good little song, I like the song, but I [Gb] can't play it.
It's got a piano deal in there that is complicated and I [Ab] can't play it.
[B]
I actually played it on the computer a note at a time.
I wrote it down, it had three notes, three note part.
I wrote it down and I played it one note at a time.
It took an hour and a half to play that little [N] two minutes of music.
Anyway, [E] Johnny says, you guys have got to play that song on the road.
[D] You're out there playing, that song's been playing on the radio all over the world.
You've got to play that song.
[Bm] So we're just trying to learn it this afternoon.
[N] We didn't quite get it, but you have been chosen to be the audience that has to hear it.
I say that by nature of apology before we play it, because it is going to be awful.
[Gm]
[Am] [Dm] [C]
[Bb] [Gm]
[A]
[Bb] I mean [C] from the first time [D] I met [Dm] you, [Bb] I knew [C] you were the [D] one to fly and arrive.
[Bb] I don't have [C] a sense of [Dm] stranger, [Gm] something was just out [A] of sight.
[Bb] [C] I was going [Dm] to do the blues, [Bb] but I [C] was mad at the [Dm] girls at home.
[Bb] I don't [C] know the [Dm] reason,
[Gm] who did it hurt the [A] most.
[Bb] If it wasn't [C] for you I'd [Dm] be happy, [D] if it wasn't [Am] for my [Dm] youth.
[Bb] I'm going [C] to get to see, [Dm] how the life is good, [Bb] if the world [A] will pay.
[D] [Bb] I [C] only saw [Dm] what I wanted to see, [Bb] you were [C] great [D] somehow.
[Bb] I [C] didn't know [Dm] how you felt, it [Gm] didn't take [A] long to feel fine.
[B] [Bb] It's [C] not in my [Dm] fault for being, [F] only [C] about what I wanted [Dm] to see.
I [Bb]
[C] couldn't know that you [Dm] would be, [Gm] what you're just asking [A] for me.
[Bb] If it wasn't for you [Dm] I'd be happy, if it [C] wasn't for my [Dm] youth.
[Bb] I'm going to get to [Dm] see, how the life is good, [Bb] if the world will [A] pay.
[Dm]
[B] [G] [Gm] [C]
[F] [Bb]
[E] [Em] [A]
[Dm] [D] [Dm]
[Gm] [C]
[F] [D] [Bb]
[Em] [A]
[D] [Dm] [D] I [Bb] didn't [C] know the first time [D] I met you, [Bb] something [C] tell her was a [Dm] flyer.
[Bb] You were a [C] flaming innocent [Dm] stranger, [Gm] something was just out [A] of sight.
[Bb] If it wasn't [C] for you I'd [D] be happy, [Dm] [Bb] if it wasn't [C] for my [Dm] youth.
I'm [Bb] going [C] to get to see, [Dm] how the life is good, [Bb] if the world [A] will pay.
[Dm] [D] [Bb]
[A] [Dm]
[N] [A]
Key:
Dm
Bb
C
D
A
Dm
Bb
C
Thank you very much.
_ _ _ I just did a duet album with Elton John. _ _ _
He came back and picked me up by the side of the road and took me to the top.
_ And _ _ anyway, I had a song that I contributed to the project and I was telling the manager,
we got a manager, _ _ _ [Db] I said, now that is a good little song, I like the song, but I [Gb] can't play it.
It's got a piano deal in there that is complicated and I [Ab] can't play it.
[B] _ _
I actually played it on the computer a note at a time.
I wrote it down, it had three notes, three note part.
I wrote it down and I played it one note at a time.
_ It took an hour and a half to play that little [N] _ _ two minutes of music.
_ _ Anyway, [E] Johnny says, you guys have got to play that song on the road.
[D] You're out there playing, that song's been playing on the radio all over the world.
You've got to play that song. _ _
[Bm] So we're just trying to learn it this afternoon. _ _
_ _ [N] _ We didn't quite get it, _ but you have been chosen to be the audience that has to hear it. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I say that by nature of apology before we play it, _ because it is going to be awful. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] I mean [C] from the first time [D] I met [Dm] you, _ _ [Bb] I knew [C] you were the [D] one to fly and arrive.
_ [Bb] I don't have [C] a sense of [Dm] stranger, _ _ [Gm] something was just out [A] of sight. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [C] I was going [Dm] to do the blues, [Bb] but I [C] was mad at the [Dm] girls at home.
_ _ [Bb] I don't [C] know the [Dm] reason, _
_ _ [Gm] who did it hurt the [A] most.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] If it wasn't [C] for you I'd [Dm] be happy, _ [D] if it wasn't [Am] for my [Dm] youth. _
_ [Bb] I'm going [C] to get to see, [Dm] how the life is good, [Bb] if the world [A] will pay. _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] I [C] only saw [Dm] what I wanted to see, [Bb] you were [C] great [D] somehow.
_ _ _ [Bb] I [C] didn't know [Dm] how you felt, it _ [Gm] didn't take [A] long to feel fine. _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bb] It's [C] not in my [Dm] fault for being, _ _ [F] only [C] about what I wanted [Dm] to see.
I _ [Bb] _
[C] couldn't know that you [Dm] would be, _ [Gm] what you're just asking [A] for me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] If it wasn't for you [Dm] I'd be happy, _ if it [C] wasn't for my [Dm] youth.
_ _ [Bb] I'm going to get to [Dm] see, how the life is good, [Bb] if the world will [A] pay.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] I _ _ [Bb] didn't [C] know the first time [D] I met you, [Bb] _ _ something [C] tell her was a [Dm] flyer.
_ [Bb] You were a [C] flaming innocent [Dm] stranger, _ [Gm] _ something was just out [A] of sight.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] If it wasn't [C] for you I'd [D] be happy, [Dm] _ [Bb] if it wasn't [C] for my [Dm] youth. _
I'm [Bb] going [C] to get to see, [Dm] how the life is good, [Bb] if the world [A] will pay.
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ I just did a duet album with Elton John. _ _ _
He came back and picked me up by the side of the road and took me to the top.
_ And _ _ anyway, I had a song that I contributed to the project and I was telling the manager,
we got a manager, _ _ _ [Db] I said, now that is a good little song, I like the song, but I [Gb] can't play it.
It's got a piano deal in there that is complicated and I [Ab] can't play it.
[B] _ _
I actually played it on the computer a note at a time.
I wrote it down, it had three notes, three note part.
I wrote it down and I played it one note at a time.
_ It took an hour and a half to play that little [N] _ _ two minutes of music.
_ _ Anyway, [E] Johnny says, you guys have got to play that song on the road.
[D] You're out there playing, that song's been playing on the radio all over the world.
You've got to play that song. _ _
[Bm] So we're just trying to learn it this afternoon. _ _
_ _ [N] _ We didn't quite get it, _ but you have been chosen to be the audience that has to hear it. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I say that by nature of apology before we play it, _ because it is going to be awful. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] I mean [C] from the first time [D] I met [Dm] you, _ _ [Bb] I knew [C] you were the [D] one to fly and arrive.
_ [Bb] I don't have [C] a sense of [Dm] stranger, _ _ [Gm] something was just out [A] of sight. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [C] I was going [Dm] to do the blues, [Bb] but I [C] was mad at the [Dm] girls at home.
_ _ [Bb] I don't [C] know the [Dm] reason, _
_ _ [Gm] who did it hurt the [A] most.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] If it wasn't [C] for you I'd [Dm] be happy, _ [D] if it wasn't [Am] for my [Dm] youth. _
_ [Bb] I'm going [C] to get to see, [Dm] how the life is good, [Bb] if the world [A] will pay. _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] I [C] only saw [Dm] what I wanted to see, [Bb] you were [C] great [D] somehow.
_ _ _ [Bb] I [C] didn't know [Dm] how you felt, it _ [Gm] didn't take [A] long to feel fine. _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bb] It's [C] not in my [Dm] fault for being, _ _ [F] only [C] about what I wanted [Dm] to see.
I _ [Bb] _
[C] couldn't know that you [Dm] would be, _ [Gm] what you're just asking [A] for me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] If it wasn't for you [Dm] I'd be happy, _ if it [C] wasn't for my [Dm] youth.
_ _ [Bb] I'm going to get to [Dm] see, how the life is good, [Bb] if the world will [A] pay.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] I _ _ [Bb] didn't [C] know the first time [D] I met you, [Bb] _ _ something [C] tell her was a [Dm] flyer.
_ [Bb] You were a [C] flaming innocent [Dm] stranger, _ [Gm] _ something was just out [A] of sight.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] If it wasn't [C] for you I'd [D] be happy, [Dm] _ [Bb] if it wasn't [C] for my [Dm] youth. _
I'm [Bb] going [C] to get to see, [Dm] how the life is good, [Bb] if the world [A] will pay.
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _