Its Too Bad Chords

by The Jam
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
Capo: no capo
Author miavaughan2004 [a] 1,112. Last edit on May 27, 2025

Chords

G
Am
C
Dsus4
D
Em
Gmaj7
G6
Emadd9
Em7
Cadd#11
D7
D7sus2
D6
D7sus4
Bm

Strumming

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"It's Too Bad" by The Jam off their 1978 album All Mod Cons.
 
Note: Riff 1 is played in the intro and throughout the outro. It's also
played during the C - G - D parts of the second and third verses.
 
[Chords]
G  = 35543x      Am    = 577555
C  = x3555x      Dsus4 = x5778x
D  = x5777x      C*    = 8-10-10-9-8-8
Em = x7998x      D*    = 10-12-12-11-10-10
 
[Riff 1]
   G                 C       D
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----2-------4---|
A|-----2-5-3-2---2-|-3~----3-5~----5-|
E|-3-----------3---|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
 
==========================================================================
 
[Intro]
 
(Riff 1)
G    C  D   x4
 
 
[Verse 1]
G                      C      D
  All we seem to do is talk a-bout it
G                  Em
  We always end up shouting about it
Am                               D  Dsus4 D
  There was a time when we could overcome it,
Am                               D     Dsus4 D
  But it's too late to say we'll just forget it
 
 
[Verse 2]
G                      C      D
  It's too bad that we had to break up
G                         Em
  Too much said for us to ever make up
Am                          D     Dsus4 D
  I could get by if I could just forget you,
Am                            D      Dsus4 D
  But things remind me, and I feel so sad now
 
 
[Break 1]
 
   G                 Gmaj7     G6      Em            Emadd9    Em7   C
e|---------3-------|-2---------0-0---|---------3-----2-|-----------------|
B|-0-------0-------|-0---------3-3-0-|-0-------0-----0-|-------3-3-0-1---|
G|-0-------0-----0-|-------0-------0-|-0-------0-----0-|-------------0---|
D|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-2-----2-----2---|---2---------2---|
A|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
 
       Cadd#11 D     D7 D7sus2 D6 D7sus4 D6 D7sus2 D6
e|-3---2-----------|---2---0---2---3-|---2---0---2-----|
B|-1---1-----3-3-0-|---1---1---0---1-|---0---1---0-----|
G|-0---0-----------|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-----|
D|-2---2---2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
 
(or just play:)
 
G   Em   C   D
 
 
[Verse 2]
G                        C      D
  Same old feeling every time I see you,
G                    Em
  And every avenue I walk, I'm behind you
Am                              D   Dsus4 D
  Your back is turned, and your eyes are closed, girl
Am                            D   Dsus4  D
  You move in circles that are out of my reach now
 
 
[Bridge]
Bm
 
Bm
  I could say I'm sorry,
Bm
  But it's not the point, is it?
Em
  You want to play your games, and
C*                        D*
  You don't mind if I get hurt
 
 
[Break 2]
 
   G                 Gmaj7     G6      Em            Emadd9    Em7   C
e|---------3-------|-2---------0-0---|---------3-----2-|-----------------|
B|-0-------0-------|-0---------3-3-0-|-0-------0-----0-|-------3-3-0-1---|
G|-0-------0-----0-|-------0-------0-|-0-------0-----0-|-------------0---|
D|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-2-----2-----2---|---2---------2---|
A|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
 
       Cadd#11 D     D7 D7sus2 D6 D7sus4 D6 D7sus2 D6
e|-3---2-----------|---2---0---2---3-|---2---0---2-----|
B|-1---1-----3-3-0-|---1---1---0---1-|---0---1---0-----|
G|-0---0-----------|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-----|
D|-2---2---2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
 
(or just play:)
 
G   Em   C   D
 
 
[Verse 3]
G                      C      D
  It's too bad that we had to break up
G                         Em
  Too much said for us to ever make up
Am                          D     Dsus4 D
  I could get by if I could just forget you,
Am                            D      Dsus4 D
  But things remind me, and I feel so sad now
 
 
[Outro]
 
(Riff 1)
G    C  D   x3
 
G                      C      D
  All we seem to do is talk a-bout it
G               C          D
  Always end up shouting a-bout it
 
(repeat to fade)
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