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Intro:
Cm Ab Fm Gm
Gm
Eleka nahmen nahmen, ah tum ah tum, eleka nahmen
Eleka nahmen nahmen, ah tum ah tum, eleka nahmen
Verse 1:
Cm
Let his flesh not be torn
Let his blood leave no stain
Though they beat him
Let him feel no pain
C#m
Let his bones never break
And however they try
To destroy him
Let him never die
Fm
Let him never die
Refrain:
G#m C#m
Eleka nahmen nahmen, ah tum ah tum, eleka
nahmen
G#m
Eleka nahmen nahmen, ah tum ah tum, eleka, elekaβ
Verse 2:
Dm
What good is this chanting?
I don't even know what I'm reading
I don't even know what trick I ought to try
D#m
Fiyero, where are you?
Already dead or bleeding?
B Gm
One more disaster I can add to my
D#m Bm D E
Generous supply
[Instrumental]
Bm D G F#
Chorus:
Bm D E/G# A/C#
No good deed goes unpunished
Bm D Gm E
No act of charity goes unresented
Bm D E
No good deed goes unpunished
D#m
That's my new creed
G#m E
My road of good intentions
A#m E/G#
Led where such roads always lead
A G Bm D E/G#
No good deed goes unpunished
[Instrumental]
G#m
F#
Nessa
G#m F#m
Doctor Dillamond
E
Fiyero
Bbm
Fiyero
Verse 3:
Bbm Gb
One question haunts and hurts
Ab Fm
Too much, too much to mention
Bbm Gb
Was I really seeking good
Ab A
Or just seeking attention?
C#m A
Is that all good deeds are
B E A
When looked at with an ice-cold eye?
Dm Bb C
If that's all good deeds are
F#m F#
Maybe that's the reason why
Chorus:
Bm D E A/C#
No good deed goes unpunished
Bm D G F#
All helpful urges should be circumvented
Cm Eb A Bb/D
No good deed goes unpunished
Cm Eb
Sure, I meant well
G#m
Well, look at what well-meant did
D#m B C#
All right, enough, so be it
A#m
So be it then
Outro:
F#
Let all Oz be agreed
G# C#m
I'm wicked through and through
A
And since I can't succeed
B Em
Fiyero, saving you
C Am
I promise no good deed
F#m
Will I attempt to Do again
F
Ever again
A G
No good deed
C#m F# Bm
Will I do
Bm D E
Again
Am G A
Bm
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