# Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:50:18 -0500 From: Andrew Rogers <rogers@hi.com> Subject: ./r/rundgren_todd/be_nice_to_me.crd "Be Nice To Me" (Todd Rundgren) Note from AWR: right-hand keyboard voicings are given where not obvious; the 7-1-3-5 voicing of the major-7th chords is a trademark Toddism. Intro: Bb F/A Gm7 Gm7/C [all voiced with F on top] / / / / / / / / Verse 1: Bbmaj9 Fmaj7 [Bbmaj9: D-F-A-C] No catch, no strings [Fmaj7: E-F-A-C]

^Bbmaj9None of the ^Fmaj7usual things Ebmaj7 Cm7 Cm7/F Bbmaj7 [Ebmaj7: D-Eb-G-Bb] I'm happy just to lay and look Em7 A6 Dm9 [Dm9: A-C-E-F] Let's throw out the book G6/9 G Gm7 [G6/9: B-E-A] Now we're off the hook And please just ^Ebe ^E7

Chorus 1:

^Fmaj7 N^Am7ice to^Gm9 me w^Eon't y^E7ou Fmaj7 Am7 Gm9 A7 (Bbmaj9) Be nice to me (nice to me)

Verse 2: So tired, so sad So sick of being had By everyone who comes along Would it be so wrong If you played along And please just be Chorus 2/Bridge:

^Fmaj7 ^Am7Nice to^Gm9 me ^C And would it ^Bbmaj9bring you ^Am7down If I ^Gm7hang a^Gm7/Cround and just ^Fmaj7Be ^Am7nice to^Gm9 me ^C It's been a l^Bbong, long ^Am7time Since I ^Gm7felt so f^A7ine

And^Bb I ^F/Aknow your ^Gm7love is f^Fine ^Bb I ^F/Aknow what's ^Gon y^G7our m^Cind, ^G/Bbut

Verse 3: Don't laugh, don't cry Don't make me wonder why You're doing what you're doing now Can't you see somehow It's the wrong time now So please just be Coda:

^Fmaj7 ^Am7Nice to^Gm9 me ^C Bb F/A Gm7 Gm7/C / / / / / / / / ^Fmaj7 ^Am7 Be n^Gm9ice to^C me It's been a l^Bbong, long ^F/Atime since I ^Gm7felt so ^Gm7/Cfine [fade]

-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers

Todd Rundgren - Be nice to me