Too Bad Chords
by Ben E. King
Too Bad by Ben E. King is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, A, Dm, C, Gbm, Bm and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: D
#1.
D
Too bad for me, too bad..I'll be your fool again..
G A
because I love you, yes, I do.
Dm D G
You're now with someone new, while I wait in vain
A G D A
for you..it's too bad, too bad, my heart must pay.
#2.
D
You know I've thought of you, holding him tenderly..
A C A
telling him things you told to me.
D G
I know it was all wrong, my sweet, I wonder what's
come over you?
D G D C
It's too bad, too bad, but I must pay.
Bridge:
G Gbm
You didn't mind not seeing me, every, every, every
G A D Gbm
day..oh, waiting weeks by the telephone.
G Gbm Bm E
I'm sorry for the way I mistreated you....you were all
A D A
alone.
#3.
D G D A D G D
It's sad, my dear, it's sad..I'm sure we're both to
A D
blame.
D A D
Some day again our hearts will meet..until that day
G A
comes I'll leave you in his arms, and I'll say, too
G D
bad, but I must pay..(mmmmm.)
OUTRO:
A D
And I'll say too bad, but I must pay..baby, baby, baby!!
A D
It's bad..but I must pay.
A
And I know, I know that it's terrible, terrible, darling..
D A
but I've got to pay..baby, and it's bad, bad..(Fade.)