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There goes my young in (C)tend ed.
The thing is (G7sus)end ed.
Re grets are (C)vain.
I’ll nev er (G7)find an (A7)oth er half so sweet,
(F7)and we’ll nev er meet
a (Bbmaj7)gain.
I was a good sport,
told him
good bye,
eyes dim,
but why com (G)plain?
He was too (A7)good
to me.
(B)How can I get
a (G)long now?
So close he (A)stood
to me,
(B)ev ’ry thing seems
all (Em)wrong (Dm)now!
He (C)would have (C)brought me
(Am7)the sun.
(G9)Mak ing me smile,
that was his (F)fun!
When I was (A7)mean
to him,
(B)he’d nev er say,
“Go (G)’way now.”
I was a (A)queen
to him.
(B)Who’s goin’ to make
me (Em)gay (Dm)now?
It’s (C)on ly (C)nat ’ral
(Am7)I’m (C)blue
(D7)ooo.
(C)He was (Am7)too good
to (G)be
(C)true.
He was too (A7)good
to me.
(B)How can I get
a (G)long now?
So close he (A)stood
to me,
(B)ev ’ry thing seems
all (Em)wrong (Dm)now!
He (C)would have (C)brought me
(Am7)the sun.
(G9)Mak ing me smile,
that was his (F)fun!
When I was (A7)mean
to him,
(B)he’d nev er say,
“Go (G)’way now.”
I was a (A)queen
to him.
(B)Who’s goin’ to make
me (Em)gay (Dm)now?
It’s (C)on ly (C)nat ’ral
(Am7)I’m (C)blue
(D7)ooo.
(C)He was (Am7)too good
to (G)be
(C)true.
(C)true.
This page shows “He Was Too Good To Me” by Rodgers & Hart in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 74 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.