Wouldn’t it be good (1984)    (video)    (midi)

 

     Instrumental intro = CHORUS      +  E

 

     B

1.      I got it bad, you don’t know how bad I got it,

B

    you got ot easy, you don’t know when you’ve got it good.

B

    It’s getting harder, just keeping life and soul together,

B                                  C                        G   

    I’m sick of fighting, even though I know I should.

G                                            F#m                  C#m  

    The cold is biting through each and every nerve and fiber,

C#m                             E                Bm

    my broken spirit is frozen to the core,

D

    I don’t wanna be here no more.

 

    F                   Bb      Gm      C

Wouldn’t it be good to be in your shoes,

 F             Bb       Gm          C

even if it was for just one day ?

     F                  Bb     Gm            C         Am         Dm

Wouldn’t it be good if we could wish ourselves away ?

     F                  Bb      Gm        C

Wouldn’t it be good to be on your side ?

           F                       Bb     Gm      C

The grass is always greener over there ?

     F                  Bb      Gm         C          Am    Dm

Wouldn’t it be good if we could live without a care ?           +  E

 

   B

2.     You must be joking, you don’t know a thing about it,

B

    you’ve got no problem, I’d stay right there if I were you.

B

    I got it harder, you couldn’t dream how hard I got it,

B                                          C                         G

    stay out of my shoes, if you know what’s good for you.

 

G                                  F#m                      C#m

    The heat is stifling, burning me up from the inside,

C#m                                           E                       Bm

    the sweat is coming through each and every pore.

D

    I don’t wanna be here no more,

 

    I don’t wanna be here no more …..

 

+  instrumental = CHORUS

 

+  CHORUS

 

    F - Bb            Gm            C

+             I got it bad, you don’t know how bad I got it,

F                   Bb          - Gm - C

     you got it easy …

 

 

    (Nik Kershaw)