Worse Comes To Worst Chords
by Billy Joel
Worse Comes To Worst by Billy Joel is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords Ab, A, C, D, G, Bb, F and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: {note by note:} Ab A C D {Bass:} D (2x)
{as Chords} C G Bb F
C G Bb F
{Verse}
C G
Today I'm livin' like a rich man's son
Bb F
Tomorrow mornin' I could be a bum
C G
It doesn't matter which direction though
Bb F
I know a woman in New Mexico
{Chorus}
Dm G
Worse comes to worst
Dm G
I'll get along
Dm G
I don't know how but sometimes
Dm G
I can be strong
{Verse}
C G
And if I don't have a car I'll hitch
Bb F
I got a thumb and she's a son of a bitch
C G
I'll do my writing on my road guitar
Bb F
And make a living at a piano bar
{Chorus}
Dm G
Worse comes to worst
Dm G
I'll get along
Dm G
I don't know how but sometimes
Dm G
I can be strong
{Bridge}
Bb F
Oh, lighting and thunder
C G
Flashed across the roads we drove up on
Bb F
Oh but it's clear skies we're under
C G
When we are together, when I sing my song
{Solo:} C G Bb F (2x)
{Chorus}
Dm G
Worse comes to worst
Dm G
I'll get along
Dm G
I don't know how but sometimes
Dm G
I can be strong
{Verse}
C G
Fun ain't easy if it free
Bb F
Too many people got a hold on me
C G
But I know somethin that they don‘t know
Bb F
I know a woman in New Mexico
{Chorus}
Dm G
Worse comes to worst
Dm G
I'll get along
Dm G
I don't know how but sometimes
Dm G
I can be strong (repeat and fade Chorus)