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Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad

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CHORDS USED
     G#m11444446
    F#maj92x3324
      G#m94x4446
     Bsus2x24422
     F#/A#x1x322
[Intro]
  G#m11    F#maj9x2
[Verse]
There's some G#m11talk going round town         F#maj9That you really don't give a damn
G#m11They say you really put me down          F#maj9When I'm doing the best I can
G#m11I gave you all of my love        F#maj9I even gave you my body
G#m11Tell me, baby, ain't that enough?      F#maj9What more do you want me to do?
[Pre-chorus]
G#m9I play the fool when we're togeBsus2therF#/A#  
G#m9But I cry when were apBsus2art, yF#/A#eah
G#m9I couldn't do you no betBsus2terF#/A#  
G#m9Don't break what's left of my B#dim7broken heart, baby
[Chorus]
G#m11Why you wanna treat me so bad
When you know I love F#you?
HG#m11ow can you do this to me
When you know I F#care?
WG#m11hy you wanna treat me so bad
When you know I love F#you?
G#m11 F#
[Verse]
You know, I try so hard
To keep you satisfied
Sometimes you play the part
Sometimes you're so full of pride
And if it's still good to ya
Why you wanna treat me so bad?
You used to love it when I'd do you
You used to say I was the best you'd ever had
[Pre-chorus]
I play the fool when we're together
I give you everything I can, yeah
And if it's still good to ya
There's something that I can't understand
[Chorus]
G#m11Why you wanna treat me so bad
When you know I love F#you?
HG#m11ow can you do this to me
When you know I F#care?
G#m11Why you wanna treat me so bad
When you know I love F#you?
G#m11 F#
(Repeat and fade)

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Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad

by Prince

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m11

F#maj9

G#m9

Bsus2

F#/A#

CHORDS USED

G#m11

444446

F#maj9

2x3324

G#m9

4x4446

Bsus2

x24422

F#/A#

x1x322

[Intro]

G#m11 F#maj9

[Verse]

G#m11 F#maj9

There's some talk going round town That you really don't give a damn

G#m11 F#maj9

They say you really put me down When I'm doing the best I can

G#m11 F#maj9

I gave you all of my love I even gave you my body

G#m11 F#maj9

Tell me, baby, ain't that enough? What more do you want me to do?

[Pre-chorus]

G#m9 Bsus2 F#/A#

I play the fool when we're together

G#m9 Bsus2 F#/A#

But I cry when were apart, yeah

G#m9 Bsus2 F#/A#

I couldn't do you no better

G#m9 B#dim7

Don't break what's left of my broken heart, baby

[Chorus]

G#m11

Why you wanna treat me so bad

When you know I love you?

G#m11

How can you do this to me

When you know I care?

G#m11

Why you wanna treat me so bad

When you know I love you?

G#m11 F#

[Verse]

You know, I try so hard

To keep you satisfied

Sometimes you play the part

Sometimes you're so full of pride

And if it's still good to ya

Why you wanna treat me so bad?

You used to love it when I'd do you

You used to say I was the best you'd ever had

[Pre-chorus]

I play the fool when we're together

I give you everything I can, yeah

And if it's still good to ya

There's something that I can't understand

[Chorus]

G#m11

Why you wanna treat me so bad

When you know I love you?

G#m11

How can you do this to me

When you know I care?

G#m11

Why you wanna treat me so bad

When you know I love you?

G#m11 F#

(Repeat and fade)

About Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad Chords by Prince

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The chords for "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad" show the original chord names (including G#m11, F#maj9, G#m9, Bsus2, F#/A#, B#dim7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.