Chords for Didn't Want To Have To Do It- The Lovin Spoonful- 1966
Tempo:
159.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
F#m
A
B
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [G#]
[G]
[F#m]
[G]
[F#m]
[G] I didn't [A] want to have to do it.
[G] Didn't [A] want to have to [F#m] break your
[G] heart.
Didn't want [A] to have to do it.
[G] I [F#m] kept a hoping from the very start that you
kept on a trying [B] and I knew
that you'd end up a crying
[Em] [G] and I knew I didn't want to [C#] have to [A] do it [G] at
[F#m] all.
[G] Didn't want to [A] have to do it.
[G] Didn't want to [F#m] have to be the one to say it.
[G] Didn't want to [A] have to do it.
[G] I [F#m] kept a hoping there'd be something to delay it again.
Again.
Yeah, [B] but then.
But [F#m] then.
No, [G] I didn't want to have to be [A] the one to [G] say it.
Yeah.
[F#m] [A]
Was the time [G] that I thought our love could fly
[A] and never, never
[G] fall.
Never
[A] fall.
Why should I [G] suppose we were never really meant [A] to be close to each other [F#m] at all.
Oh, I [G] didn't want [F#m] to have to do it.
[G] [C#] Didn't want [A] to have to be the one to say it.
[G] Didn't want [F#m] to have to do it.
[G] I [F#m] kept a hoping there'd be something to delay it again.
Again.
Yeah, [B] but then.
[F#m] But then.
No, [G] I didn't want to have to be [A] the one to [G] say it.
Yeah.
[A] No, no, [G] not then.
Yeah.
[F#m] No, no, [G] no.
[F#m]
[D]
[N]
[G]
[F#m]
[G]
[F#m]
[G] I didn't [A] want to have to do it.
[G] Didn't [A] want to have to [F#m] break your
[G] heart.
Didn't want [A] to have to do it.
[G] I [F#m] kept a hoping from the very start that you
kept on a trying [B] and I knew
that you'd end up a crying
[Em] [G] and I knew I didn't want to [C#] have to [A] do it [G] at
[F#m] all.
[G] Didn't want to [A] have to do it.
[G] Didn't want to [F#m] have to be the one to say it.
[G] Didn't want to [A] have to do it.
[G] I [F#m] kept a hoping there'd be something to delay it again.
Again.
Yeah, [B] but then.
But [F#m] then.
No, [G] I didn't want to have to be [A] the one to [G] say it.
Yeah.
[F#m] [A]
Was the time [G] that I thought our love could fly
[A] and never, never
[G] fall.
Never
[A] fall.
Why should I [G] suppose we were never really meant [A] to be close to each other [F#m] at all.
Oh, I [G] didn't want [F#m] to have to do it.
[G] [C#] Didn't want [A] to have to be the one to say it.
[G] Didn't want [F#m] to have to do it.
[G] I [F#m] kept a hoping there'd be something to delay it again.
Again.
Yeah, [B] but then.
[F#m] But then.
No, [G] I didn't want to have to be [A] the one to [G] say it.
Yeah.
[A] No, no, [G] not then.
Yeah.
[F#m] No, no, [G] no.
[F#m]
[D]
[N]
Key:
G
F#m
A
B
C#
G
F#m
A
[A] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ I didn't [A] want to have to do _ it.
[G] _ _ _ _ Didn't [A] want to have to [F#m] break your _ _
[G] heart.
_ _ Didn't want [A] to have to do _ it. _
[G] _ _ _ _ I [F#m] kept a hoping from the very start that you _ _ _
kept on a trying [B] and I knew _
that you'd end up a crying _
[Em] [G] and I knew I didn't want to [C#] have to [A] do it [G] at _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ all. _ _
[G] _ _ _ Didn't want to [A] have to do _ it. _
[G] _ _ _ Didn't want to [F#m] have to be the one to say it.
[G] _ _ _ Didn't want to [A] have to do it. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ I [F#m] kept a hoping there'd be something to delay it again. _ _ _
Again.
_ Yeah, [B] but _ then.
But [F#m] then.
_ _ _ _ No, [G] I didn't want to have to be [A] the _ one to [G] say it.
_ _ _ Yeah.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ Was the time [G] that I thought our love could fly _
[A] and never, never _
[G] fall.
_ Never _
[A] _ fall.
Why should I [G] suppose we were never really meant [A] to be close to each other [F#m] at _ _ _ _ all.
_ Oh, I [G] _ _ _ didn't want [F#m] to have to do it. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [C#] Didn't want [A] to have to be the one to say it.
[G] _ _ _ _ Didn't want [F#m] to have to do it. _ _
[G] I _ _ _ [F#m] kept a hoping there'd be something to delay it _ again.
Again.
_ _ _ _ Yeah, [B] but _ then.
[F#m] But then.
_ _ _ No, [G] I didn't want to have to be [A] the one to [G] say it.
_ Yeah.
[A] _ _ No, no, [G] not then. _ _
Yeah.
[F#m] _ _ No, no, [G] no. _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ I didn't [A] want to have to do _ it.
[G] _ _ _ _ Didn't [A] want to have to [F#m] break your _ _
[G] heart.
_ _ Didn't want [A] to have to do _ it. _
[G] _ _ _ _ I [F#m] kept a hoping from the very start that you _ _ _
kept on a trying [B] and I knew _
that you'd end up a crying _
[Em] [G] and I knew I didn't want to [C#] have to [A] do it [G] at _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ all. _ _
[G] _ _ _ Didn't want to [A] have to do _ it. _
[G] _ _ _ Didn't want to [F#m] have to be the one to say it.
[G] _ _ _ Didn't want to [A] have to do it. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ I [F#m] kept a hoping there'd be something to delay it again. _ _ _
Again.
_ Yeah, [B] but _ then.
But [F#m] then.
_ _ _ _ No, [G] I didn't want to have to be [A] the _ one to [G] say it.
_ _ _ Yeah.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ Was the time [G] that I thought our love could fly _
[A] and never, never _
[G] fall.
_ Never _
[A] _ fall.
Why should I [G] suppose we were never really meant [A] to be close to each other [F#m] at _ _ _ _ all.
_ Oh, I [G] _ _ _ didn't want [F#m] to have to do it. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [C#] Didn't want [A] to have to be the one to say it.
[G] _ _ _ _ Didn't want [F#m] to have to do it. _ _
[G] I _ _ _ [F#m] kept a hoping there'd be something to delay it _ again.
Again.
_ _ _ _ Yeah, [B] but _ then.
[F#m] But then.
_ _ _ No, [G] I didn't want to have to be [A] the one to [G] say it.
_ Yeah.
[A] _ _ No, no, [G] not then. _ _
Yeah.
[F#m] _ _ No, no, [G] no. _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _