Be Nice To Me

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
#

Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:50:18 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers 

 
Subject: ./r/rundgren_todd/be_nice_to_me.crd

                            "Be Nice To Me"
                            (Todd Rundgren)

Note from AWR: right-hand keyboard voicings are given where not obvious;
the 7-1-3-5 voicing of the major-7th chords is a trademark Toddism.

Intro:

	
 Bb   
 F/A    
 Gm7  
 Gm7/C			[all voiced with 
 F on top]
	/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

Verse 1:

	
 Bbmaj9   
 Fmaj7				[
 Bbmaj9: 
 D-
 F-
 A-
 C]
	No catch, no strings			[
 Fmaj7: 
 E-
 F-
 A-
 C]
	
 Bbmaj9      
 Fmaj7
	None of 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

Chorus 1:

	
 Fmaj7  
 Am7   
 Gm9     
 E     
 E7
	      Nice to me    won't you
	
 Fmaj7 
 Am7    
 Gm9   
 A7   (
 Bbmaj9)
	Be    nice to me (nice to me)

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    
 Gm9   
 C
	       Nice to me
	             
 Bbmaj9    
 Am7
	And would it bring you down
	     
 Gm7   
 Gm7/C
	If I hang around   and just
	
 Fmaj7 
 Am7    
 Gm9   
 C
	Be    nice to me
	             
 Bb        
 Am7
	It's been a long, long time
	        
 Gm7      
 A7
	Since I felt so fine

	   
 Bb 
 F/A       
 Gm7      
 F
	And I know your love is fine
	
 Bb 
 F/A         
 G   
 G7   
 C    
 G/B
	 I know what's on your mind, but

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

Coda:

	
 Fmaj7  
 Am7    
 Gm9   
 C
	       Nice to me
	
 Bb   
 F/A    
 Gm7   
 Gm7/C
	/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /
	
 Fmaj7  
 Am7   
 Gm9   
 C
          Be  nice to me
	             
 Bb        
 F/A          
 Gm7     
 Gm7/C
	It's been a long, long time since I felt so fine   [fade]


-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers