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 F7M [ Bbmaj9 : D - F - A - C ]
No catch, no strings [ F7M : E - F - A - C ]
Bbmaj9 F7M
None of the usual things
Eb7M Cm7 Cm7/F Bb7M [ Eb7M : 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:
F7M Am7 Gm9 E E7
Nice to me won't you
F7M 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:
F7M Am7 Gm9 C
Nice to me
Bbmaj9 Am7
And would it bring you down
Gm7 Gm7/C
If I hang around and just
F7M 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:
F7M Am7 Gm9 C
Nice to me
Bb F/A Gm7 Gm7/C
/ / / / / / / /
F7M 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