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[Intro]
 G   Em   C   DX2
[Chorus]
GToo bad that you Emhad to get caught, Cthat's not like Dyou to lose face
GSo sad that you're Emnot as smart, Cas you thought you Dwere in the first place
[Break]
G Em C D
[Verse]
GBaaaaayyyyEmbaaaaaayyyyCyyyyyyyy, I could Duse some of your persuGasion
G(too bad .. perEmsuasion .. too bad .. Ctoo bad persuDasion)
DAhhh To Gwipe away (Emwipe, wipe, a-wipe, a-wipe a-Cwipe away) The Dtaste of your machiGnations
G(too bad .. machiEmnations .. too bad .. Ctoo bad machinDations)
GIt's oohhhhhEmverrrrrrrrraaaCaaah, ka-Dput except for the Gtail spin
G(too bad .. for the Emtail spin .. too bad .. Ctoo bad for the Dtail spin)
DSave the Gdialogue (Embaby set your dialogueCuh) For the Dold men in the Gpool room
G(too bad ..such a Emcool room .. too bad .. in the Cpool room .. too bad such a Dcool room)
[Bridge]
(D Db) walk down
CTry it Donce, Gwell I'm not so Emsure
CTry it Dtwice Amand you're by my Ddoooooooooooooooorah
[Chorus]
GToo bad that you Emhad to get caught, Cthat's not like Dyou to lose face
GSo sad that you're Emnot as smart, Cas you thought you Dwere in the first place
[Solo]
G Em C D
[Verse]
DAll your GmoooooooooooEmneeeeeeyyyyyCyyyyyyy, no Dmore than insuGlation
G(too bad .. insuEmlation .. too bad .. Ctoo bad insuDlation)
GOh the getaway (Emget get a-get a-get a-Cget away) I Dwatched with-ah fasciGnation
G(too bad .. fascEmination .. too bad .. Ctoo bad fasciDnation)
DWell the GhideawayyyyyyEmyyyyyyyyyyyyCyyyyyyy, DWoooo! such imagiGnation
G(too bad .. 'magiEmnation .. too bad .. Ctoo bad 'magiDnation)
DAh the Gforty-five Emah-goodbye C.. I Dused it with no hesiGtation
G(too bad .. hesiEmtation .. too bad .. Ctoo bad hesiDtation)
G(it's too bad .. too Embad .. too bad .. too Cbad .. too bad Dtoo bad)
[Chorus]
N.C
Too bad that you had to get caught, that's not like you to lose face
N.C
So sad that you're not as smart, as you thought you were in the first place
[Outro]
Ab(too bad .. too Dbbad .. too bad .. too bad.. too bad Ebit's too bad)
Ab(so sad .. so Dbsad .. so sad .. so sad .. so sad Ebit's so sad)
A(it's too bad, too F#mbayaaaaaaaaDaaad .. oh Ebaby won't ya listen to me)
A(it's so sad,  so F#msaayaaaaaaaDaaad .. oh Ebaby i keep tellin ya)
C(it's too bad, too GbayaaaaaaaEbaaaad .. C  

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Too Bad

by Doug and The Slugs

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

G Em C D

[Chorus]

G Em C D

Too bad that you had to get caught, that's not like you to lose face

G Em C D

So sad that you're not as smart, as you thought you were in the first place

[Break]

G Em C D

[Verse]

G Em C D G

Baaaaayyyybaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy, I could use some of your persuasion

G Em C D

(too bad .. persuasion .. too bad .. too bad persuasion)

D G Em C D G

Ahhh To wipe away (wipe, wipe, a-wipe, a-wipe a-wipe away) The taste of your machinations

G Em C D

(too bad .. machinations .. too bad .. too bad machinations)

G Em C D G

It's oohhhhhverrrrrrrrraaaaaah, ka-put except for the tail spin

G Em C D

(too bad .. for the tail spin .. too bad .. too bad for the tail spin)

D G Em C D G

Save the dialogue (baby set your dialogueuh) For the old men in the pool room

G Em C D

(too bad ..such a cool room .. too bad .. in the pool room .. too bad such a cool room)

[Bridge]

(D Db) walk down

C D G Em

Try it once, well I'm not so sure

C D Am D

Try it twice and you're by my doooooooooooooooorah

[Chorus]

G Em C D

Too bad that you had to get caught, that's not like you to lose face

G Em C D

So sad that you're not as smart, as you thought you were in the first place

[Solo]

G Em C D

[Verse]

D G Em C D G

All your moooooooooooneeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyy, no more than insulation

G Em C D

(too bad .. insulation .. too bad .. too bad insulation)

G Em C D G

Oh the getaway (get get a-get a-get a-get away) I watched with-ah fascination

G Em C D

(too bad .. fascination .. too bad .. too bad fascination)

D G Em C D G

Well the hideawayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, Woooo! such imagination

G Em C D

(too bad .. 'magination .. too bad .. too bad 'magination)

D G Em C D G

Ah the forty-five ah-goodbye .. I used it with no hesitation

G Em C D

(too bad .. hesitation .. too bad .. too bad hesitation)

G Em C D

(it's too bad .. too bad .. too bad .. too bad .. too bad too bad)

[Chorus]

N.C

Too bad that you had to get caught, that's not like you to lose face

N.C

So sad that you're not as smart, as you thought you were in the first place

[Outro]

Ab Db Eb

(too bad .. too bad .. too bad .. too bad.. too bad it's too bad)

Ab Db Eb

(so sad .. so sad .. so sad .. so sad .. so sad it's so sad)

A F#m D E

(it's too bad, too bayaaaaaaaaaaad .. oh baby won't ya listen to me)

A F#m D E

(it's so sad, so saayaaaaaaaaaad .. oh baby i keep tellin ya)

C G Eb C

(it's too bad, too bayaaaaaaaaaaad ..

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