Chords for The Lovin' Spoonful "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice" 1965

Tempo:
126.85 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Fm

Gm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Lovin' Spoonful "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice" 1965 chords
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Now in the interest of international understanding between our two great nations [Gb] Britain and the good old USA, I'd like to introduce
Herman's [G] Hermits favorite American group that's so popular in England wherever they appear they stop traffic and here they [Bb] are
the [N] loving spoonful
[Ab]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Fm] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Gm] [Ab] I would have liked you in the [Eb]
[Gm] [Ab] water, gone up on your wife
She said there's a time when [Eb] bridegroom need a man
[Ab] I knew I'd like you [Eb] in the night
[Bb] [Eb] You came [Gm] upon my door
[Ab] You came [Fm] through, [Eb] I knew that [Gm] it wouldn't run away
[Ab] The minute that I saw your face
[Cm]
[Fm] [Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] When we took you on a date
[Ab] I wonder if I'd get the [Eb] day
To [Gm] be so nice
[Ab] I would have liked you to be there first
[Eb]
[Ab] And I
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] did
To be so [Ab] nice
[Eb] If you [Gm] had just looked once more
[Ab] [Cm] [Fm]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Cm] [Fm] [Cm]
[Eb] [Cm]
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Eb
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Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
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To start learning The Lovin Spoonful - You Didnt Have To Be So Nice chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Eb, Ab, Eb, Gm, Eb, Bb, Eb, Gm and Ab in sequence. Set your pace at 63 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 127. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Major.

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Now in the interest of international understanding between our two great nations [Gb] Britain and the good old USA, I'd like to introduce
Herman's [G] Hermits favorite American group that's so popular in England wherever they appear they stop traffic and here they [Bb] are
the [N] loving spoonful _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ I would have liked you in the _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ab] water, _ gone up on your wife
_ She said there's a time when [Eb] bridegroom need a man
_ _ _ _ [Ab] I _ knew I'd like you [Eb] in the night _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] You came [Gm] upon my door
[Ab] _ You came [Fm] through, _ _ _ [Eb] _ I knew that [Gm] it wouldn't run away
[Ab] _ The minute that I saw your face
_ [Cm] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ When we took you on a date
[Ab] _ I wonder if I'd get the _ [Eb] day
To [Gm] be so nice
[Ab] _ I would have liked _ you _ to be there first _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] And I _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ did
To be so _ [Ab] nice _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ If you [Gm] had just looked once more
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _

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