Wouldnt It Be Good by Nik Kershaw, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Wouldnt It Be Good

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Nik Kershaw (born Nicholas David Kershaw, 1 March 1958, in Bristol) is an English singer-songwriter. A former jazz-funk guitarist, he was a 1980s teen idol; his 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1984-5 beat all other solo artists at the time. He appeared at Live Aid in 1985, and has penned a number of hits for other artists, including a UK number one single in 1991 for Chesney Hawkes, "The One and Only".

Kershaw played guitar and sang in a number of underground bands from about 1976 before deciding on a career as a songwriter.

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WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD - NIK KERSHAW
transcribed by David Poulet

- Simon A's version was almost there, but a few chords were off.

Note the chord charts to show where on the neck the chords should be played
- important in the chorus to get the sound right.
Also, you could play regular major/minor chords instead of the add4
versions, I just think they sound closer to the original.

Cadd4 x|3|3|5|5|3
Bb x|1|3|3|3|1
Dmadd4 x|5|5|7|6|5
C x|3|5|5|5|3
C[2] 8|10|10|9|8|8
Dm x|5|7|7|6|5
E[2] x|7|9|9|9|7
Bm[2] 7|9|9|7|7|7
Asus4/D x|0|0|2|3|0
G 3|5|5|4|3|3
F#m 2|4|4|2|2|2
C#m x|4|6|6|5|4
E 0|2|2|1|0|0
Bm x|2|4|4|3|2

[Intro]

Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C
Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C
Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C C[2] Dm

[Verse 1]

E[2] Bm[2]
I got it bad, You don't know how bad I got it.
Bm[2]
You got it easy, You don't know when you got it good.
Bm[2]
It's getting harder, just keeping life and soul together.
Bm[2] C[2] G
I'm sick of fighting, even though I know I shouldn't.
G F#m C#m
The cold is biting through each and every nerve and fibre.
C#m E Bm
My broken spirit is frozen to the core.
Asus4/D
I Don't wanna be here no more.

[Chorus 1]

Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C
Wouldn't it be good to be in your shoes,
Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C
even if it was for just one day.
Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C C[2] Dm
And wouldn't it be good, if we could wish ourselves away.

Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C
Wouldn't it be good to be on your side.
Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C
The grass is always greener over there.
Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C C[2] Dm
Wouldn't it be good, if we could live without a care.

[Verse 2]

E[2] Bm[2]
You must be joking, You don't know a thing about it.
Bm[2]
You've got no problem, I'd stay right there if I were you.
Bm[2]
I got it harder, You couldn't dream how hard I got it.
Bm[2] C[2] 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 me inside.
C#m E Bm
The sweat is coming through each and every pore.

Asus4/D
I Don't wanna be here no more.
I Don't wanna be here no more.
I Don't wanna be here no more.
Dbsus4 (synth sweep)

[Instrumental]

Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C
Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C
Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C C[2] Dm

Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C
Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C
Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C C[2] Dm

[Chorus 2]

Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C
Wouldn't it be good to be in your shoes,
Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C
even if it was for just one day.
Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C C[2] Dm
And wouldn't it be good, if we could wish ourselves away.
Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C
Wouldn't it be good to be on your side.
Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C
The grass is always greener over there.
Cadd4 Bb Dmadd4 C C[2] Dm
Wouldn't it be good, if we could live without a care.