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Be Nice To Me

Todd Rundgren
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Intro}
/ / / / / / / /
{section: Verse 1}
No catch, no strings [
I'm happy just to lay and look
Let's throw out the book
[G6/9]
[G6/9]:
Now we're off the hook
{section: Chorus 1}
Be nice to me (nice to me)
{section: Verse 2}
So tired, so sad
So sick of being had
By everyone who comes along
Would it be so wrong
If you played along
And please just be
Chorus 2/Bridge:
{section: Verse 3}
Don't laugh, don't cry
Don't make me wonder why
You're doing what you're doing now
Can't you see somehow
It's the wrong time now
So please just be
{section: Coda}

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Arrangement source for Be Nice To Me by Todd Rundgren

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Intro}
 [Bb]    [F/A]     [Gm7]
 [Gm7/C]                  [all voiced with
 [F] on top]
        /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

{section: Verse 1}
 [Bbmaj9]
 [Fmaj7]                          [
 [Bbmaj9]
 [D]
 [F]
 [A]
 [C]]
        No catch, no strings                    [
 [Fmaj7]
 [E]
 [F]
 [A]
 [C]]

 [Bbmaj9]       None o[Fmaj7]f the usual things

 [Ebmaj7]         [Cm7]  [Cm7/F]
 [Bbmaj7] [
 [Ebmaj7]
 [D]
 [Eb]
 [G]
 [Bb]]
        I'm happy just to lay  and  look

 [Em7]  [A6]
 [Dm9]                    [
 [Dm9]
 [A]
 [C]
 [E]
 [F]]
        Let's throw out the book

 [G6/9]
 [G]
 [Gm7]                    [
 [G6/9]:
 [B]
 [E]
 [A]]
        Now we're off the hook

 [E]     [E7]  And please just be

{section: Chorus 1}
 [Fmaj7]        [Am7]     Ni[Gm9]ce to me [E]   won'[E7]t you

 [Fmaj7]  [Am7]     [Gm9]
 [A7]   (
 [Bbmaj9])
        Be    nice to me (nice to me)

{section: Verse 2}
        So tired, so sad
        So sick of being had
        By everyone who comes along
        Would it be so wrong
        If you played along
        And please just be

Chorus 2/Bridge:

 [Fmaj7]        [Am7]      Ni[Gm9]ce to m[C]e

 [Bbmaj9]       And [Am7]would it bring you down

 [Gm7]       [Gm7/C]If I hang around   and just

 [Fmaj7]       [Am7]Be    ni[Gm9]ce to m[C]e

 [Bb]       It's[Am7] been a long, long time

 [Gm7]       Sin[A7]ce I felt so fine

 [Bb]    [F/A]   And I kn[Gm7]ow your lo[F]ve is fine

 [Bb]    [F/A]    I know wh[G]at's [G7]on you[C]r mind[G/B], but

{section: Verse 3}
        Don't laugh, don't cry
        Don't make me wonder why
        You're doing what you're doing now
        Can't you see somehow
        It's the wrong time now
        So please just be

{section: Coda}
 [Fmaj7]        [Am7]      Ni[Gm9]ce to m[C]e

 [Bb]      [F/A] /  /  /[Gm7]  /   /[Gm7/C]  /  /  /

 [Fmaj7]        [Am7] Be  ni[Gm9]ce to m[C]e

 [Bb]       It's[F/A] been a long, [Gm7]long time[Gm7/C] since I felt so fine   [fade]

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