Chord/Tab song: When Did I Become Such a Bitch

Song title: When Did I Become Such A Bitch
Original Album: The Graduate

Words and Music by Nerina Pallot
Copyright2009 Idaho / Echo Records
Published by Idaho Records

Transcribed by Gavin Chart ([email protected])

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. This is a
cool song from one of the great songwriters out there. Enjoy!

INTRO:

[play: Guitar Figure 1]

Guitar Figure 1

[Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Dm]

|-------------------------------|----------------------5--------|
|------3-6-5-----5-----3--------|------3-6-5-----5-------8-6-5--|
|----3-------5-5---5-5---5-3-2--|----3-------5-5---5-5----------|
|--5----------------------------|--5----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


VERSE:
[Gm] In Sears and [C]Roebuck, [F] in Nineteen [Bb]Fifty-Seven,
[Gm] In my [C]last life, [F]all good girls would [Bb]go to Heaven
[Gm] But I've a [C]strangeness, [F] a queer pro[Bb]pensity
For [Gm]twisting the [C]knife too easi[F]ly

PRE-CHORUS:
When I [Dm]think I'm getting [Bb]better, I'm [C]just getting [F]worse
When I [Dm]think I've got it [Bb]made, I get im[F]possibly [C]cursed[C7]

CHORUS:
When did [G]I become [F]such a bitch?[C][C7]
And how did I [G]let this [F]happen? I don't [C]kno[C7]w
When did [G]I become [F]such a bitch?
I [Bb]used to be so [F]nice

[play: Guitar Figure 1]

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
Well, I [Bb]used to be al[C]right

BRIDGE:
But [Dm]I-I-I-I-I hate [C]everyone and [F]everything all the [Dm]time
C E N.C.
And being so cruel - 'cause all the pleasure that I get
E N.C.
My wicked tongue helps me forget myself and all my foolish ways
'Cause being good is just so fucking [Dm]borin[C]g[F][Dm]

[play: Guitar Figure 1]

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] [x2]

[end on F]

CHORDS:
[Gm] [355333]
[C] [335553]
[D]F [557765]133211 or 88 10 10 10 8
Bb 113331 or 688766
[C7] [335353]
[E] [779997]