You Didn't Have To chords by The Lovin Spoonful

Chords with lyrics

"You Didn't Have To Be So Nice"
           (John Sebastian - Steve Boone)

Intro:

	[drums: quarter-note triplets, 2X]

	(variations on A augmentedA chord implied by piano and chimes):

	A augmentedA Amaj7Amaj7 A major 6A6 Amaj7Amaj7 A augmentedA Amaj7Amaj7 A major 6A6 Amaj7Amaj7 E MajorE
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / / / / / /

	A augmentedA Amaj7Amaj7 A major 6A6 Amaj7Amaj7 E MajorE    BB
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

Verse 1 (backing vocals only on repeat)

	E MajorE          G# minorG#m
	 You ..
	             (be so nice)
	A augmentedA            A/BA/B
	 I ..
	            (would ..y)
	E MajorE            G# minorG#m
	 If you..
	                    (once or twice)
	A augmentedA          A/BA/B
	 And .
	          (quiet way)

Chorus:

	  A augmentedA  Amaj7Amaj7   A major 6A6   Amaj7Amaj7      E MajorE
	Today I ..
	A augmentedA  Amaj7Amaj7   A major 6A6   Amaj7Amaj7 E MajorE
	 I knew..
	 BB
	And ..

Verse 2:

	[repeat chorus (instrumental)]

	[drum fill: eighth-note triplets 1 bar]

Verse 3:

Chorus 2:


	[repeat verse 1, w/background vocals]

Coda:

	A augmentedA Amaj7Amaj7 A major 6A6 Amaj7Amaj7 E MajorE     BB     [repeat to fade]
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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