No Good Deed
Idina Menzel, Wicked, 2003.
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked: For Good, 2025.
Writer: Stephen Schwartz
Producers: Greg Wells, Stephen Oremus, Stephen Schwartz (2025)
Hop to Another SongLabels: Decca Broadway (2003), Republic, Verve (2025)
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Note: This is a WIP, please use the other one.
Opener
Cm Cm Bbsus Ab6
Gm Fsus Ebsus F6
Cm Cm Bbsus Ab6
Gm Fsus Ebsus F6
Csus Bb7 Absus2
Gm(addb2)
Eleka nahmen nahmen
ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen.
Eleka nahmen nahmen
ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen.
Cm Let his Bbsusflesh Ab6not be Gm7torn,
Fsuslet his Ebsusblood Dm7leave no Cmstain,
though they Bbsusbeat him
Ab6 let Gm7him Fsusfeel no Ebsuspain.
Dm7 C7sus2s Bb(no3)
C#m Let his Bsusbones A6never G7#5 break
F#susand howEsusevDmaj7er they C#mtry to desBsustroy him
A6 let G7#5 him F#susnever Esusdie,
Dmaj7 let Cmaj7#5 him Bsusnever Fmdie… G7b2(no5)
G#susb2 Eleka nahmen nahmen
ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen.
Eleka nahmen nahmen
ah tum ah tum eleka eleka.
Dm What good is this C6sus2 chanting?
Bbmaj7 I Am7don’t even G7sus2 know what I’m Fmaj7sus2reading
Em7b5 I Dmdon’t even know what C6sus2 trick I Bb6ought to Am7try
G7sus2 Fmaj7sus3 Em7b5
D#5 Fiyero, where Dbmadd6 are you? Bsus4
Bbm7Already Absussus2 dead or Gbmaj7sus2 bleeding? Fm7b5
D#5 One more diDb7sus2saster Bsus4 I can Bb7sus4 add to Gmmy Gb5 generous sup B7sus4 ply.
D9 Dmaj7sus2 G#susb2(#5) C#m(b6)
Bm7add4 Dmaj9 Gmmaj9 Gmmaj7(#4) E/F#5
D9No good D6sus2 deed goes unG#m#5(b2) punished, C#m(b6)b
Bsus no act of cha Dmaj9 rity goes Gm7unresented, F#sus2(b6)
Bsusno good Dmaj9 deed goes unE9punished.
G#m7 That’s my new D#m7creed, C#m A#m7(no5)
G#m my road of good E intentions
F#/A# led where such roads D#m(aug) alw G#m(aug) ays lead.
Aadd9 No good deed Gmaj7add6
F#7sus4 goes unB7#3 punished. Dmaj7sus2
G#m7b2,no5 C#mb6
G#7sus4 G#m7 F# D#m7
G#7sus4 G#m7 F# D#m7
G#7sus4 Nessa Bmaj7sus2
F#sus2/F A#m7#2,no3 Doctor G#7sus4 Dillamond Bmaj7sus2
F#sus2/F A#m7 FiEmaj7ye G#m F#add4 ro Emaj7sus2
Emaj7sus2 G#m F#add4
Esus2 Fi Bb(no3) ye Bbm7#5 ro Bb7sus2sus4 Fm7
Bb(no3) Bbm7#5 Bb7sus2sus4 Fm7
Bbm One question hauntsGbsus2 and hurts,
Absus too much, Fm7aug, too much to Fmaug men Fmtion.
Bbm Was I really Gbsus2 seeking good
Absus or just seeking att A(b5) ention? G#5n
C#m Is that all Agood deeds are
when Bsuslooked at with an ice G#mb6 – cold A9eye?
DmIf that’s all Bbgood deeds are
Csusmaybe that’s the rea Csus2 son C F#5 why… F#maj7(susb2)
F#6 F#(susb2)
BmNo good Dmaj7sus2 deed goes un #G#m5,b2 punished, C#mb6
Bm7add4 all helpful Dmaj7sus2 urges should be bGmaj73 circ sF#7us4&2 um sF#maj7us4&2 vented.
aCm7dd4 No good Ebmaj7sus2 deed goes un nAmo5,add4,b2,b6 punished. Dmb6
C7sus4 Sure, C7add4 I meant well –
Ebmaj7sus2 well, look at mAbmaj7 what well-meant did. Bb7no3,no5
Ebm All right, enough,B so be it
Fm#5 So be it Bbm7then. Bbmaug
Bbm Let all Oz 2Gbsus be agreed,
Absus I’m wicked through and C#mthrough.
And since I 2Asuscan’t succeed,
Badd4 Fiyero, saving Emyou,
I promise nCo3 no good deed,
Am7no5 will I attempt to do a nF#m7o5 gain,
ever aFmaj7sus#4,6 gain.
sE6us4 No good sD6us4 deed
C#dim7 will I F#m do
again Bsus Dmaj7sus2
G#add2 C#m6 Gmaj7 Asus Bno3
Boctave