Too Bad So Sad Chords
by Metric
Too Bad So Sad by Metric is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, Gm, Bb, Dm/A, Cadd9, F and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Dm
Gm
Take me out of this state I'm in
Bb
Go somewhere I've never been
Dm/A
Got something trapped inside
Cadd9
Still alive, where's that paradise?
Gm
I thought by now I'd find
Bb
Rough justice is a long lifeline
Dm/A
Back and forth between the desert and the sea
Cadd9
Who I was and I will always be
F C Dm
(Oh yeah, woo-hoo!)
F C Dm
(Too bad, woo-hoo!)
F C
(So sad, woo-hoo!)
Gm
Get me out of this state I'm in
Bb
When I spiral down, it's a vile spin
Dm/A
Got something I can't hide
Cadd9
Still alive, it's an overwhelming drive
Gm
To prevail and get out of this jail
Bb
Dust in my eyes and a tear in my sail
Dm/A
Back and forth between the desert and the sea
Cadd9
Who I was and I will always be
F C Dm
(Oh yeah, woo-hoo!)
F C Dm
(Too bad, woo-hoo!)
F C Dm x2
(So sad, woo-hoo!)
Dm Dm Dm Dm
Gm
Take me out cause I'm all alone
Bb
Hair undone, despair unknown
Dm/A
Got something trapped inside
Cadd9
Still alive, it's a momentary ride
Gm
I've been on a thousand years too long
Bb
A thousand years too late for everything that's wrong
Dm/A
Back and forth between the desert and the sea
Cadd9
Who I was and I will always be
F C Dm
(Oh yeah, woo-hoo!)
F C Dm
(Too bad, woo-hoo!)
F C Dm x2
(So sad, woo-hoo!)
Dm Dm Dm Dm...
Suggestion for the Intro:
e|-----1--1------1--1------1-1------1--1-|
B|3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-|
G|2--2------2--2------2--2-----2--2------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Suggestion for the Chorus riff:
e|---110---110---110---110-| (F) (C)
B|3-33333-33333-33333-3333-|
G|2-22222-22222-22222-2222-|
D|0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|