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"You Didn't Have To Be So Nice"
(John Sebastian - Steve Boone)

Intro:

[drums: quarter-note triplets, 2X]

(variations on A chord implied by piano and chimes):

AA Piano Chord 
  Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
  A6A6 Piano Chord 
 Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
  AA Piano Chord 
  Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
  A6A6 Piano Chord 
 Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
  EE Piano Chord 

/ / / /   / / / /   / / / /   / / / /   / / / /  / / / /

AA Piano Chord 
  Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
  A6A6 Piano Chord 
 Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
  EE Piano Chord 
        BB Piano Chord 

/ / / /   / / / /   / / / /   / / / /

Verse 1 (backing vocals only on repeat)

EE Piano Chord 
                   G#mG#m Piano Chord 

You didn't have to be so nice
(be so nice)
AA Piano Chord 
                        A/BA/B Piano Chord 

I would have liked you anyway
(would have liked you anyway)
EE Piano Chord 
                        G#mG#m Piano Chord 

If you had just looked once or twice
(once or twice)
AA Piano Chord 
                    A/BA/B Piano Chord 

And gone upon your quiet way
(quiet way)

Chorus:

AA Piano Chord 
    Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
     A6A6 Piano Chord 
      Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
            EE Piano Chord 

Today I said the time was right for me to follow you
AA Piano Chord 
   Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
     A6A6 Piano Chord 
     Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
  EE Piano Chord 

I knew I'd find you in a day or two
BB Piano Chord 

And it's true

Verse 2:

You came upon a quiet day
You simply seemed to take your place
I knew that it would be that way
The minute that I saw your face

[repeat chorus (instrumental)]

[drum fill: eighth-note triplets 1 bar]

Verse 3:

And when we've had a few more days
(when we've had a few more days)
I wonder if I'll get to say
(wonder if I'll get to say)
You didn't have to be so nice
(be so nice)
I would have liked you anyway
(would have liked...)

Chorus 2:

Today  I  said  the  time  was  right for me to follow you
(...today     said that   the time   was right        to follow you)
I knew   I'd        find  you  in a day or two
(I knew    that I   would find   you in a day or two)
And it's true

[repeat verse 1, w/background vocals]

Coda:

A  Amaj7  A6 Amaj7  E         B         [repeat to fade]
/ / / /   / / / /   / / / /   / / / /

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers