Chord/Tab song: Worst That Could Happen

Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 23:08:55 -0400
From: Andrew Rogers
Subject: b/brooklyn_bridge/worst_that_could_happen.crd

"Worst That Could Happen"
(Jimmy Webb)

Intro:

acoustic 12-string w/organ:

[C]
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
Verse 1:

[C/G]Girl, I [Dm7/G]heard you're getting married
H[C/G]eard you're getting m[Am]arried
This t[Dm]ime you're r[Em]eally s[F]ure[F/G]
And [C/G]this is the end
They[Dm7/G] say you really mean it
This [C/G]guy's the one that m[Am]akes you feel
So s[Eb]afe, so sane, and [G]so secure, and

Chorus:

[C]Ba[/D]by [C7/E] if he lo[F]ves you more than [Fm]me
[C/G]Maybe it's the best thing
[D7/F#]Maybe it's the best thing (maybe it's the best thing)
G7sus4 [N.C. except organ]
For you
G7sus4 [N.C. except organ]
But it's the worst that could happen
[1: C/G 2: C]
To me

Verse 2:

I'll never get married
Never get married
You know that's not my scene
But a girl like you
Needs to be married
I've known all along you couldn't
Live forever in between, and

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

And g[Ab]irl[Abmaj7]
I d[Db]on't really b[Dbm]lame you
For [Ab/C]having a dream of you[Bbm7/Eb]r own[Eb7]
And [C/G]girl[Cmaj7/G]
I d[F/G]on't really blame you
A w[Dm]oman like [Em]you needs a ho[F]use [/G]and [/A]a h[Bb]ome,[Fm] ba[Bb]by

(key changes to Eb)

Chorus [in] [Eb]:

[Eb]If [/F]he [Eb/G] really l[Ab]oves you more than [Abm]me
[Eb/Bb]Maybe it's the best thing
[F7/A]Maybe it's the best thing
Bb7sus4 [N.C. except organ]
For you
Bb7sus4 [N.C. except organ]
But it's the worst that could happen

[organ swell]

horns arr. for guitar [2X; bass and organ enter 2nd time]

[Eb/Bb] v v v v [Ab/Bb] v v v v


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Coda [horns continue]:

Eb/Bb Ebmaj7/Bb Fm7/Bb [continue]
(Never, never, never, ever gonna get married)
Oh girl, go on and get married
(Never, never, never, ever gonna get married)
Girl, I'm never, never gonna marry, no no
(Never, never, never, ever gonna get married)
'Cause it's the worst that could happen

[background vocals continue to fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers