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The Ugly Things (Nick Lowe)
(capo in 1st)
DOh, I'm gonna make it up to you somehowF#  
For alB7l I put you throughEm  
                                Gm     D   Gm– A+
For the ugly little things I do
DOh, I'm gonna make it up to you somehowF#  
'Cos you undeBmrstand so wellE  
                       A      G/A  F#/  A   Gm  
When something I can't tell is on my mind
BmAh, Eoh, Gmon my mindD  
I'm gonna try to get a hold of myself
And ask for one more chance
'Cos for you I got so much romance
I'm gonna try to get a hold of myself
And this time I really will
'Cos if you want me still
Baby say you will, you will be mine
One more time
'Cos baby it's wrongBm, oh, expectinF#mg you
To uGmnderstand all the things DI do
And baby I want Bmyou to remaiF#mn
E'Cos if you don't, girl
A7I know, I know I'm to blame
DI'm gonna make it up to you somehowF#  
And this time BmI really willE  
              A          G/A  F#/A  
'Cos if you want me still
              A            G/A  F#/A  
Oh, we can climb any hill
And those ugly Gmthings, those ugly thingA#ms
Those uglGmy things, I'll make them up to youD  

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The Ugly Things

by Brinsley Schwarz

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/A

F#m

A#m

The Ugly Things (Nick Lowe)

(capo in 1st)

D F#

Oh, I'm gonna make it up to you somehow

B7 Em

For all I put you through

Gm D Gm A

– +

For the ugly little things I do

D F#

Oh, I'm gonna make it up to you somehow

Bm E

'Cos you understand so well

A G/A F# A Gm

When something I can't tell is on my mind

Bm E Gm D

Ah, oh, on my mind

I'm gonna try to get a hold of myself

And ask for one more chance

'Cos for you I got so much romance

I'm gonna try to get a hold of myself

And this time I really will

'Cos if you want me still

Baby say you will, you will be mine

One more time

Bm F#m

'Cos baby it's wrong, oh, expecting you

Gm D

To understand all the things I do

Bm F#m

And baby I want you to remain

'Cos if you don't, girl

I know, I know I'm to blame

D F#

I'm gonna make it up to you somehow

Bm E

And this time I really will

A G/A F# A

'Cos if you want me still

A G/A F# A

Oh, we can climb any hill

Gm A#m

And those ugly things, those ugly things

Gm D

Those ugly things, I'll make them up to you

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