No Good Deed – simplified

No Good Deed

Idina Menzel, Wicked, 2003.

Cynthia Erivo, Wicked: For Good, 2025.

Writer: Stephen Schwartz

Producers: Greg Wells, Stephen Oremus, Stephen Schwartz (2025)

Labels: Decca Broadway (2003), Republic, Verve (2025)

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Note: This is a work in progress. I have triple checked it but there may be some mistakes.

Opener

sus2

addb2

Eleka nahmen nahmen

ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen.

Eleka nahmen nahmen

ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen.

    Let his flesh not be torn,

let his blood leave no stain,

though they beat him

    let him feel no pain.

sus2 no3

    Let his bones never #5 break

and however they try to destroy him

    let #5 him never die,

    let #5 him never die… b2, no5

b2      Eleka nahmen nahmen

ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen.

Eleka nahmen nahmen

ah tum ah tum eleka eleka.

    What good is this sus2 chanting?

    I don’t even sus2 know what I’m sus2 reading

**7     I don’t even know what sus2 trick I ought to try

sus2 sus2 7

no3     Fiyero, where add6 are you? sus4

Already sus2 dead or sus2 bleeding? 7

no3 One more di sus2 saster sus4 I can sus4 add to my no3 generous sup sus4 ply.

   sus2,maj7   b2,#5,no3    b6

add4    maj7,add2    maj7,add2 maj7,#4    bassnotes2&6

No good sus2 deed goes unb2,#5 punished, b6

    no act of cha add2 rity goes unresented, sus2,b6

no good add2 deed goes unpunished.

    That’s my new creed, no5

    my road of good    intentions

bassnote3 led where such roads #5 alw #5 ays lead.

add2 No good deed add6

sus4     goes un#3 punished. sus2

b2,no5 b6

sus4

sus4

sus4 Nessa sus2

sus2,bassnoteb1 #2,no3 Doctor     sus4 Dillamond sus2

sus2,bassnoteb1        Fiye add4 ro sus2

add4

sus2 Fi    no3 ye    aug ro sus2&4   

no3    aug    sus2&4   

    One question hauntssus2     and hurts,

    too much, aug, too much to   aug men   tion.

    Was I really sus2 seeking    good

   or just seeking att   b5 ention? no3

   Is that all good deeds are

when looked at with an ice b6 – cold eye?

If that’s all good deeds are

maybe that’s the rea 2 son no3 why… susb2

susb2

No good sus2 deed goes un    #5,b2 punished, b6

add4     all helpful sus2 urges should be   b3 circ sus4&2 um     sus4&2 vented.

add4 No good sus2 deed     goes un no5,add4,b2,b6 punished. b6

sus4     Sure, add4 I meant well –

sus2     well, look at maj7 what well-meant did. no3,no5

    All right, enough,     so be it

#5     So be it then. aug

    Let all Oz    2 be    agreed,

    I’m wicked through and through.

And since I   2can’t    succeed,

add4     Fiyero, saving you,

I promise no3    no good deed,

no5     will I attempt to do a no5 gain,

ever asus#4,6 gain.

sus4 No good sus4 deed

7 will I do

again sus2

add2 6 no3

octave