Capo: 3 Tuning: E A D G B E

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wouldn’t It Be Good – Nik Kershaw --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Nik Kershaw From: “Human Racing” [1984] Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard If you want to know what these chords sound like: https://soundcloud.com/maguri/wouldnt-it-be-good-nick-kershaw-acoustic-demo --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capo: 3rd fret Play: D Key: F For original chords, transpose this tab +3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] basic changes/riff for intro and chorus Dmaj9 [ G5 ] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|------xx0-0-----| B|------xx2-2---3-| G|------xx2-2---0-| D|------xx0-0---0-| A|----------------| E|--------------3-| G5 Em9 A Dmaj9 G5 Em9 A Dmaj9 G5 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|--------2-2---0-|--------0-0-----|--------2-2---0-|--------0-0-----| B[3]------3-3---2-|--------2-2---3-|--------3-3---2-|--------2-2---3-| G[0]------0-0---2-|--------2-2---0-|--------0-0---2-|--------2-2---0-| D[0]------------2-|--------0-0---0-|--------------2-|--------0-0---0-| A|--------2-2---0-|----------------|--------2-2---0-|----------------| E[3]------0-0-----|--------------3-|--------0-0-----|--------------3-| 1. [to turnaround] G5 Em9 A F#7-9 Bm [ Dmaj9 G5 ] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|--------2-2---0-|--------3-3---2-|----------------|--------0-0-----| B[3]------3-3---2-|--------2-2---3-|----------------|--------2-2---3-| G[0]------0-0---2-|--------3-3---4-|----------------|--------2-2---0-| D[0]------------2-|--------2-2---4-|----------------|--------0-0---0-| A|--------2-2---0-|--------------2-|----------------|----------------| E[3]------0-0-----|--------2-------|----------------|--------------3-| 2. [to verse] G5 Em9 A F#7-9 Bm [ C#5 G#5 ] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|--------2-2---0-|--------3-3---2-|----------------|----------------| B[3]------3-3---2-|--------2-2---3-|----------------|----------------| G[0]------0-0---2-|--------3-3---4-|----------------|------xx6-6-----| D[0]------------2-|--------2-2---4-|----------------|------xx6-6---6-| A|--------2-2---0-|--------------2-|----------------|------xx4-4---6-| E[3]------0-0-----|--------2-------|----------------|--------------4-| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS [Chorus] |Verse] E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e Dmaj9 x-x-0-2-2-0 Ab5 4-6-6-x-x-x G5 3-x-0-0-3-x Ab5* 4-6-6-x-7-x = Ab5[add7] Em9 0-2-x-0-3-2 E[add9] 0-2-2-1-0-2 F#7-9 2-x-2-3-2-3 Bsus2 x-2-4-4-2-2 C#5 x-4-6-6-x-x Bb5 x-1-3-3-x-1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] Dmaj9 | G5 Em9 | A Dmaj9 | | G5 Em9 | A Dmaj9 | | G5 Em9 | A F#7-9 | Bm | Bm Dmaj9 | | G5 Em9 | A Dmaj9 | | G5 Em9 | A Dmaj9 | | G5 Em9 | A F#7-9 | Bm | Bm C#5 | [Verse 1]

^Ab5 I got it bad, you don't know how bad I got it ^Ab5 You got it easy, you don't know when you got it good ^Ab5* It's getting harder, just keeping life and soul together ^Ab5* I'm sick of fighting, ev^Aen though I k^Enow I shouldn't

[Bridge]

^Eadd9 The cold is biting thru ^Ebmeach and every ^Bbmnerve and fibre ^Bbm My broken spirit is ^Dbfrozen to the ^Abmcore Bsus2 [ Dmaj9 G5 ] I don't wanna be here no more [Wouldn’t it be good ...]

[Chorus]

^Dmaj9Wouldn't it be ^G5good to ^Em9be in y^Aour shoes ^Dmaj9Even if it ^G5was for ^Em9just one ^Aday Dmaj9 G5 Em9 A F#7-9 Bm And wouldn't it be good, if we could wish ourselves away

^Dmaj9Wouldn't it be ^G5good to ^Em9be on ^Ayour side The ^Dmaj9grass is always ^G5greener ^Em9over ^Athere Dmaj9 G5 Em9 A F#7-9 | Bm | Bm C# | Wouldn't it be good, if we could live without a care

[Verse]

^Ab5 You must be joking, you don't know a thing about it ^Ab5 You've got no problem, I'd stay right there if I were you ^Ab5* I got it harder, you couldn't dream how hard I got it ^Ab5* Stay out of my shoes, if ^Ayou know what's ^Egood for you

[Bridge]

^Eadd9 The heat is stifling, bur^Ebmning me up from ^Bbmthe inside ^Bbm The sweat is coming thru ^Dbeach and every ^Abmpore ^Bsus2 I don't wanna be here no more [ Bsus2 ] I don't wanna be here no more [ Bsus2 ] I don't wanna be here no more

| Bsus2 | % | Bsus2 Bb5 | Bb5 Dmaj9 | [synth pad] [to chorus] [Chorus] instrumental | G5 Em9 | A Dmaj9 | | G5 Em9 | A Dmaj9 | | G5 Em9 | A F#7-9 | Bm | Bm Dmaj9 | | G5 Em9 | A Dmaj9 | | G5 Em9 | A Dmaj9 | | G5 Em9 | A F#7-9 | Bm | Bm Dmaj9 | [Chorus]

^Dmaj9Wouldn't it be ^G5good to ^Em9be in y^Aour shoes ^Dmaj9Even if it ^G5was for ^Em9just one ^Aday Dmaj9 G5 Em9 A F#7-9 Bm And wouldn't it be good, if we could wish ourselves away [oh, oh, oh]

^Dmaj9Wouldn't it be ^G5good to ^Em9be on ^Ayour side The ^Dmaj9grass is always ^G5greener ^Em9over ^Athere Dmaj9 G5 Em9 A F#7-9 | Bm | Bm Dmaj9 | Wouldn't it be good, if we could live without a care

[Outro] instrumental chorus + verse lyrics | G5 Em9 | A Dmaj9 | I got it bad, you don't know how bad I got it | G5 Em9 | A Dmaj9 | You got it easy, you don't know when you got it good | G5 Em9 | A F#7-9 | Bm | Bm Dmaj9 | It's getting harder, just keeping life and soul together [fade out over last three lines]

Nik Kershaw - Wouldnt it be good