If It Wasn't For Bad Elton John and Leon Russell ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to recording for rhythms during Intro and Instrumental Break. INTRO: Edim Am Dm Dm/C Bb Bb/A Gm Am Dm VERSE:

I ^Bbknew from the ^Cfirst night I ^Dmmet you ^BbSomething just ^Cwasn't quite ^Dmright ^BbLooked like an ^Cinnocent ^Dmstranger But ^Gmsomething was just out of ^Asight

^BbHow could I ^Cknow that you would ^Dmuse me ^BbFill out some ^Cplan of your ^Dmown ^BbI couldn't ^Cknow you'd ^Dmabuse me And ^Gmleave me here hurt and ^Aalone

CHORUS:

If it ^Gmwasn't for ^Ayou I'd be ^Dmhappy If it ^Edimwasn't for ^Alies you'd be ^Dmtrue I ^Bbknow that you could ^Cbe just ^Dmlike you should If it ^Bb/Fwasn't for ^Gmbad you'd be ^Dmgood

VERSE: I only saw what I wanted to see You were a dream in my mind I didn't know how you really could be It didn't take long for me to find I guess that it's my fault for seeing Only what I wanted to see I couldn't know you would be A player just acting for me CHORUS:

If it ^Bbwasn't for ^Cyou I'd be ^Dmhappy If it ^Bbwasn't for ^Clies you'd be ^Dmtrue I ^Bbknow you could ^Abe just ^Dmlike you should If it ^Bbwasn't for ^Abad you'd be ^Dmgood

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK: Gm C F Bb Gm Edim A Dm Gm C F Bb Edim A Dm Gm Dm Gm VERSE: I knew from the first night I met you Something just wasn't quite right Looked like an innocent stranger But something was just out of sight CHORUS:

If it ^Bbwasn't for ^Cyou I'd be ^Dmhappy If it ^Bbwasn't for ^Clies you'd be ^Dmtrue I ^Bbknow you could ^Abe just ^Dmlike you should If it ^Bbwasn't for ^Abad you'd be ^Dmgood

OUTRO:

If it ^Bbwasn't for ^Abad you'd be ^Dm6good -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chords by Sutter, 2012