I'm Glad chords by Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Chords used:
        E  A  D  G  B  e
Amaj7   0  0  11 9  9  0
Bm      7  9  9  7  7  7
C#m     9  11 11 9  9  9
D       10 12 12 11 10 10
E       7  7  9  9  9  7
A       5  0  0  0  0  0
Ab      4  0  0  0  0  0
G       3  0  0  0  0  0
F#m     2  4  4  2  2  2

  Intro lick:

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----7v---------------------------|
A|7/9------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


Chorus:
Amaj7   Bm
So sad, baby
Amaj7    Bm
So glad, girl


Verse 1:
Amaj7                       Bm
When you first came 'round, I was sad
Amaj7                   Bm
My head hung down, I felt really bad


Chorus:
Bm
Now I'm glad
C#m                        D     E
Glad about the good times, oh, that we've had

    Chorus lick:
e|5--7--9b-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|6--7--9b-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Amaj7   Bm
So sad, baby
Amaj7    Bm
So glad, girl


Verse 2:
Amaj7
Walked in the park
Bm
Kissed in the dark
Amaj7
Leaves burned just like
Bm
Just like a spark


Chorus:
Bm
Now I'm glad
C#m                        D     E
Glad about the good times that we've had

    Chorus lick:
e|5--7--9b-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|6--7--9b-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Amaj7   Bm
So sad, baby


Bridge:
A Ab G F#m           Play lick (see below)
       You went away
A Ab G F#m                           Bridge Lick
       Oh, I cried night and the day
A Ab G F#m              Bridge Lick
       For what you done
A Ab G F#m         Bridge Lick
       I had to pay
A Ab G F#m                Bridge Lick
       You left me so blue
A Ab G F#m                         Bridge Lick
       I don't know anywhere to go or
A Ab G F#m       Bridge Lick
       What to do
A Ab G F#m         Bridge Lick
       Please come back
A Ab G F#m         Bridge Lick
       and let the Sun
A Ab G F#m         Bridge Lick
shine through

    Bridge lick:
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----10--------------------------|
G|-9/11----------------------------|
D|0--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Verse 3:
Amaj7
Sun passed behind a cloud
Bm
I felt so proud
Amaj7
We walk down the street
Bm
People smile that we meet


Chorus:
Bm
And I'm glad
C#m                        D     E
Glad about the good times, oh, that we've had

    Chorus lick:
e|5--7--9b-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|6--7--9b-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Amaj7   Bm
So sad, baby
Amaj7    Bm
So glad, girl


Outro:
Amaj7   Bm
        You said I was the best man
Amaj7
you ever, ever had, oh
Bm
Yes, I'm so, so glad
Amaj7
I'm so glad
Bm              A Ab G F#m
Oh, so, so glad



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| /  Slide up
| b  Bend String Up
| v  Vibrato

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