#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: When Did I Become Such A Bitch? Original Album: The Graduate Words and Music by Nerina Pallot Copyright © 2009 Idaho / Echo Records Published by Idaho Records Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: This is really a piano song, as were many on this album, but this is such a catchy, upbeat, song that I just had to transcribe it for guitar. A great song from one of the great songwriters out there. Enjoy! Guitar Figures 2 and 3 are small variations of Guitar Figure 1. INTRO: [play: Guitar Figure 1] Guitar Figure 1 Gm C Gm |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------3---6---5--------------|-5---------------3--------------| |-----3---------------5-------5--|-----5-------5-------5---3---2--| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Gm C Dm |--------------------------------|-----------------5---3----------| |---------3---6---5--------------|-5-----------------------6---5--| |-----3---------------5-------5--|-----5-------5------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE: Chords: Gm 355333 F 133211 or x8 10 10 10 8 C x35553 Bb x13331 or 688766 Dm x57765 C7 x35353 Gm C F Bb In Sears and Roebuck, in Nineteen Fifty-Seven, Gm C F Bb In my last life, all good girls would go to Heaven Gm C F Bb But I've a strangeness, a queer propensity Gm C F For twisting the knife too easily PRE-CHORUS: Chords: Dm x57765 F 133211 or x8 10 10 10 8 Bb x13331 or 688766 C7 x35353 C x35553 Dm Bb C F When I think I'm getting better, I'm just getting worse Dm Bb F C C7 When I think I've got it made, I get impossibly cursed CHORUS: Chords: G 355433 C7 x35353 F 133211 or x8 10 10 10 8 Bb x13331 or 688766 C x35553 G F C C7 When did I become such a bitch? G F C C7 And how did I let this happen? I don't know G F When did I become such a bitch? Bb C I used to be so nice [play: Guitar Figure 2] Guitar Figure 2 Gm C Gm |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------3---6---5--------------|-5---------------3--------------| |-----3---------------5-------5--|-----5-------5-------5---3---2--| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Gm C F |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------3---6---5--------------|-6------------------------------| |-----3---------------5-------5--|--------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE: It's like a sickness, I'm powerless to stop it My boring life, my little heart made misanthropic Don't give me reasons, just give me therapy But, really, just give me what I want PRE-CHORUS: When I think I'm getting better, I'm evil again When I think I've got it fixed, I have familiar refrains CHORUS: When did I become such a bitch? And how did I let this happen? I don't know When did I become such a bitch? I used to be so nice Bb C Well, I used to be all right BRIDGE: Chords: Gm 355333 F 133211 or 88 10 10 10 8 C x35553 Bb x13331 or 688766 Dm x57765 C7 x35353 Dm C F Dm But I-I-I-I-I hate everyone and everything all the time C F N.C. And being so cruel - 'cause all the pleasure that I get F N.C. My wicked tongue helps me forget myself and all my foolish ways Dm C F Dm 'Cause being good is just so fucking boring [play: Dm C F Dm] [play: Guitar Figure 2] PRE-CHORUS: When I think I'm getting better, I'm just getting worse When I think I've got it made, I get impossibly cursed When I think that I'm better, I'm worse, yes, I am When I think that I'm better, I find that I'm cursed CHORUS: When did I become such a bitch? And how did I let this happen? I don't know When did I become such a bitch? I used to be so nice, once upon a time Oh, when did I become such a bitch? And how did I let this happen? I don't know When did I become such a bitch? I used to be so nice Well, I used to be alright [play: Guitar Figure 1] [play: Guitar Figure 3] Guitar Figure 3 Gm C Gm |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------3---6---5--------------|-5---------------3--------------| |-----3---------------5-------5--|-----5-------5-------5---3---2--| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Gm C F |--------------------------------|-8------------------------------| |---------3---6---5---5-------5--|-10-----------------------------| |-----3--------------------------|-10-----------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-10-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|-8------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|