Wicked Thing To Say
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Intro
D Em Gmaj7
D Em F#m Em
D Em Gmaj7 F#m Em
Verse
D Em Gmaj7
D Em
It had been on his mind for days,
F#m Em
Thinking how to start it and...
D Em Gmaj7
Thinking what to say
F#m
A way to begin it
Em D Em Gmaj7
A way he could win her over,
Verse
D Em
It had been on his mind for days,
F#m Em D Em Gmaj7
And now the situation has been thrown into play,
F#m Em
But it's never the same, she's there looking back at you,
Now he don't want her to
[Refrão]
F#m G A F#m
And how was he supposed to know that she wernt
Fm Em
Really that bothered about
Fm F#m F#
Anything that he was saying,
G
And the words that came out of her mouth
F#m
They were not thought about, they were not thought about,
Em
She bypassed all reason, no thoughts or no feelings
A
Today!
Verse
D Em Gmaj7
D Em
Oh what a wicked thing to say,
F#m Em
And a wicked way to put it why?
D Em Gmaj7 F#m
Act that way, it must give her satisfaction
Em D Em Gmaj7
Or make her feel important to do it!
D Em
No consideration at all
F#m Em D Em Gmaj7
And now he feels so small he turns, to face them all,
F#m
They are joking and they are laughing,
Em G
Though not directly at him but that kinda makes it worse...
[Refrão]
G A F#m
And how was he supposed to know that she wernt
Fm Em
Really that bothered about
Fm F#m F#
Anything that he was saying,
G
And the words that came out of her mouth
F#m
They weren’t thought about, they weren’t thought about,
Em
She bypassed all reason, no thoughts or no feelings
A
Today!
Bridge
Bbm Bm D
Oh what a wicked thing to say
Bm D
A Bbm Bm D
Oh what a wicked thing to say
A Bbm Bm
Fill
Bm D
La da la da
Bm D
La da la da
Bm D A
La da la da
Outro
D Em F#m Em F#m Em D
And it's so funny how the little things you do, go back, and catch up with you.
How to play Wicked Thing To Say
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.