Chords with lyrics
Here is Too Bad, So Sad by Metric, as written for solo
acoustic guitar.
As you might imagine, solo acoustic is a major
deviation from the synthpop sound that is employed by
Metric nowadays. So I've had to make some changes to
the chords for it to sound good.
Gm: 35533x
Bb: 11333x
Dm/A: x0023x
Cadd9: x3203x
F: 133211
C: x32010
Dm: xx0231
Intro: DmDm
G minorGm
Take me out of this state I'm in
Bb majorBb
Go somewhere I've never been
Dm/A
Got something trapped inside
Cadd9Cadd9
Still alive, where's that paradise?
G minorGm
I thought by now I'd find
Bb majorBb
Rough justice is a long lifeline
Dm/A
Back and forth between the desert and the sea
Cadd9Cadd9
Who I was and I will always be
FF C majorC DmDm
(Oh yeah, woo-hoo!)
FF C majorC DmDm
(Too bad, woo-hoo!)
FF C majorC
(So sad, woo-hoo!)
G minorGm
Get me out of this state I'm in
Bb majorBb
When I spiral down, it's a vile spin
Dm/A
Got something I can't hide
Cadd9Cadd9
Still alive, it's an overwhelming drive
G minorGm
To prevail and get out of this jail
Bb majorBb
Dust in my eyes and a tear in my sail
Dm/A
Back and forth between the desert and the sea
Cadd9Cadd9
Who I was and I will always be
FF C majorC DmDm
(Oh yeah, woo-hoo!)
FF C majorC DmDm
(Too bad, woo-hoo!)
FF C majorC DmDm x2
(So sad, woo-hoo!)
DmDm Dm DmDm Dm
G minorGm
Take me out cause I'm all alone
Bb majorBb
Hair undone, despair unknown
Dm/A
Got something trapped inside
Cadd9Cadd9
Still alive, it's a momentary ride
G minorGm
I've been on a thousand years too long
Bb majorBb
A augmentedA thousand years too late for everything that's wrong
Dm/A
Back and forth between the desert and the sea
Cadd9Cadd9
Who I was and I will always be
FF C majorC DmDm
(Oh yeah, woo-hoo!)
FF C majorC DmDm
(Too bad, woo-hoo!)
FF C majorC DmDm x2
(So sad, woo-hoo!)
DmDm Dm DmDm Dm...
Suggestion for the intro:
e|-----1--1------1--1------1-1------1--1-|
BB|3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-|
G+G|2--2------2--2------2--2-----2--2------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
Suggestion for the chorus riff:
e|---110---110---110---110-| (FF) (C majorC)
BB|3-33333-33333-33333-3333-|
G+G|2-22222-22222-22222-2222-|
D MajorD|0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|