15. "What Was Good Enough For You"- Bonnie and Clyde (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Chords
Tempo:
120.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
Am
Em
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am] [D]
[Am] [D] What was always [F#m] good enough [D] for you, Paul?
Hate to say [F#m] ain't good enough [Em] for me.
Plowing fields [B] and planting [Em] seeds,
Till your mind [A] and body [D] bleeds, no [Am] way.
[B] Up before dawn, [F#] and you stop [Em] when you drop.
[Gm]
Then [A] you ask your God [D] to forgive.
[B] Praying for rain, [Am] without rain [Em] there's no cry.
[E]
This ain't [C#] no [E] way to
[G] live.
[D] What was [F#m] always good enough [D] for you, Paul?
[Am]
[D] Will not [F#m] satisfy your [Em] wayward [B] son.
[Em] Jesse James [B] had much more [Em] fun,
Building [A] dreams with just a gun.
[Em] That's [A] how the West [D] [A] was [F#] won.
[D]
[G] What was always good enough for you, [Dm]
Mom?
[G] What was always good [Am] enough for you, [E] [Am]
Mom?
Making punch and [E] baking [Am] pies,
Painting [D] barns and swatting [G] flies, oh no.
[Dm] [E] Writing a diary [Dm] is tough [Am] around here.
[Cm]
Boring [D] as hell, [G] sorry [Em] Mom.
[E] I wanna [G#] wear diamonds, [B] one stud for [Am] each ear.
[A] Bright as the [D] morning star.
[G] What was always good enough for you, [Dm] Mom?
[G] Will not [D] satisfy [G] your [Am] little [E] girl.
[Am]
More to life than [E] pot and plants,
[Am] I don't wanna [D] miss my [Am] chance.
I'm looking [D]
[G] for
[B]
[Em] This [Fm] country's had its day.
[D]
Depression [B] and bread lines [Em] are all [E] that tomorrow will bring.
Tell [A] him, [D] Clyde.
The Bible has got it wrong.
Just look at [B] the poor, [D] behave the meek.
Don't [E] inherit [G] a thing.
[D] There ain't nothing good enough for us, [Am] King.
[D] We deserve what [F#m] we all [Em] gonna get.
This world [B] should be notified.
[Em] It'll be a [A] bumpy [Em] ride.
Thanks [A] to [F#] Bonnie [D] and Clyde.
[Am]
[D]
[Bm] [F#] [D]
[N]
[Am] [D] What was always [F#m] good enough [D] for you, Paul?
Hate to say [F#m] ain't good enough [Em] for me.
Plowing fields [B] and planting [Em] seeds,
Till your mind [A] and body [D] bleeds, no [Am] way.
[B] Up before dawn, [F#] and you stop [Em] when you drop.
[Gm]
Then [A] you ask your God [D] to forgive.
[B] Praying for rain, [Am] without rain [Em] there's no cry.
[E]
This ain't [C#] no [E] way to
[G] live.
[D] What was [F#m] always good enough [D] for you, Paul?
[Am]
[D] Will not [F#m] satisfy your [Em] wayward [B] son.
[Em] Jesse James [B] had much more [Em] fun,
Building [A] dreams with just a gun.
[Em] That's [A] how the West [D] [A] was [F#] won.
[D]
[G] What was always good enough for you, [Dm]
Mom?
[G] What was always good [Am] enough for you, [E] [Am]
Mom?
Making punch and [E] baking [Am] pies,
Painting [D] barns and swatting [G] flies, oh no.
[Dm] [E] Writing a diary [Dm] is tough [Am] around here.
[Cm]
Boring [D] as hell, [G] sorry [Em] Mom.
[E] I wanna [G#] wear diamonds, [B] one stud for [Am] each ear.
[A] Bright as the [D] morning star.
[G] What was always good enough for you, [Dm] Mom?
[G] Will not [D] satisfy [G] your [Am] little [E] girl.
[Am]
More to life than [E] pot and plants,
[Am] I don't wanna [D] miss my [Am] chance.
I'm looking [D]
[G] for
[B]
[Em] This [Fm] country's had its day.
[D]
Depression [B] and bread lines [Em] are all [E] that tomorrow will bring.
Tell [A] him, [D] Clyde.
The Bible has got it wrong.
Just look at [B] the poor, [D] behave the meek.
Don't [E] inherit [G] a thing.
[D] There ain't nothing good enough for us, [Am] King.
[D] We deserve what [F#m] we all [Em] gonna get.
This world [B] should be notified.
[Em] It'll be a [A] bumpy [Em] ride.
Thanks [A] to [F#] Bonnie [D] and Clyde.
[Am]
[D]
[Bm] [F#] [D]
[N]
Key:
D
Am
Em
B
E
D
Am
Em
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] What was always [F#m] good enough [D] for you, _ Paul? _
_ Hate to say [F#m] ain't good enough [Em] for _ me.
_ _ _ Plowing fields [B] and planting [Em] seeds,
Till your mind [A] and body _ [D] bleeds, no [Am] _ way.
_ [B] Up before dawn, [F#] and you stop [Em] when you drop.
_ [Gm] _
Then [A] you ask your God [D] to forgive. _
_ _ _ [B] _ Praying for rain, [Am] without rain [Em] there's no cry.
[E] _
This ain't [C#] no _ [E] way to _
[G] live.
_ _ [D] _ What was [F#m] always good enough [D] for you, Paul?
[Am] _ _
[D] _ Will not [F#m] satisfy your [Em] wayward _ _ [B] _ _ son.
[Em] Jesse James [B] had much more [Em] fun,
Building [A] dreams with just a gun.
[Em] That's [A] how the West [D] _ [A] was [F#] won.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] What was always good _ enough for you, [Dm]
Mom?
_ [G] _ What was always good _ _ [Am] enough for you, [E] _ _ _ [Am] _
Mom?
Making punch and [E] baking _ [Am] pies,
Painting [D] barns and swatting [G] flies, oh no. _
[Dm] _ _ _ [E] _ Writing a diary [Dm] is tough [Am] around here.
[Cm] _
Boring [D] as hell, [G] sorry _ [Em] Mom.
_ [E] I wanna [G#] wear _ diamonds, [B] one stud for [Am] each ear.
[A] Bright as the _ [D] morning _ star.
_ _ _ [G] What was always good _ enough for you, [Dm] Mom?
_ [G] _ Will not [D] satisfy [G] your [Am] little _ [E] girl.
_ [Am] _ _
More to life than [E] pot and plants,
[Am] I don't wanna [D] miss my [Am] chance.
I'm looking [D] _
_ [G] for_
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Em] This [Fm] country's had its day.
[D] _
Depression [B] and bread lines [Em] are all [E] that tomorrow will bring.
Tell [A] him, [D] Clyde.
The Bible has got it wrong.
Just look at [B] the poor, [D] behave the meek.
Don't [E] inherit _ [G] a _ _ thing.
[D] _ There ain't nothing good _ enough for us, [Am] King. _
_ [D] _ We deserve what [F#m] we all [Em] gonna get.
_ _ _ _ This world [B] should be notified.
[Em] _ It'll be a [A] bumpy _ [Em] ride.
Thanks [A] to [F#] Bonnie _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] and _ _ _ Clyde. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] What was always [F#m] good enough [D] for you, _ Paul? _
_ Hate to say [F#m] ain't good enough [Em] for _ me.
_ _ _ Plowing fields [B] and planting [Em] seeds,
Till your mind [A] and body _ [D] bleeds, no [Am] _ way.
_ [B] Up before dawn, [F#] and you stop [Em] when you drop.
_ [Gm] _
Then [A] you ask your God [D] to forgive. _
_ _ _ [B] _ Praying for rain, [Am] without rain [Em] there's no cry.
[E] _
This ain't [C#] no _ [E] way to _
[G] live.
_ _ [D] _ What was [F#m] always good enough [D] for you, Paul?
[Am] _ _
[D] _ Will not [F#m] satisfy your [Em] wayward _ _ [B] _ _ son.
[Em] Jesse James [B] had much more [Em] fun,
Building [A] dreams with just a gun.
[Em] That's [A] how the West [D] _ [A] was [F#] won.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] What was always good _ enough for you, [Dm]
Mom?
_ [G] _ What was always good _ _ [Am] enough for you, [E] _ _ _ [Am] _
Mom?
Making punch and [E] baking _ [Am] pies,
Painting [D] barns and swatting [G] flies, oh no. _
[Dm] _ _ _ [E] _ Writing a diary [Dm] is tough [Am] around here.
[Cm] _
Boring [D] as hell, [G] sorry _ [Em] Mom.
_ [E] I wanna [G#] wear _ diamonds, [B] one stud for [Am] each ear.
[A] Bright as the _ [D] morning _ star.
_ _ _ [G] What was always good _ enough for you, [Dm] Mom?
_ [G] _ Will not [D] satisfy [G] your [Am] little _ [E] girl.
_ [Am] _ _
More to life than [E] pot and plants,
[Am] I don't wanna [D] miss my [Am] chance.
I'm looking [D] _
_ [G] for_
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Em] This [Fm] country's had its day.
[D] _
Depression [B] and bread lines [Em] are all [E] that tomorrow will bring.
Tell [A] him, [D] Clyde.
The Bible has got it wrong.
Just look at [B] the poor, [D] behave the meek.
Don't [E] inherit _ [G] a _ _ thing.
[D] _ There ain't nothing good _ enough for us, [Am] King. _
_ [D] _ We deserve what [F#m] we all [Em] gonna get.
_ _ _ _ This world [B] should be notified.
[Em] _ It'll be a [A] bumpy _ [Em] ride.
Thanks [A] to [F#] Bonnie _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] and _ _ _ Clyde. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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