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 work in progress. I have triple checked it but there may be some mistakes.
Opener
C5 Csus/Bb F7(no3)/Ab
Bb/G Cm/F Bb/Eb F/D
C5 Csus/Bb F7(no3)/Ab
Bb/G Cm/F Bb/Eb F/D
Bm/C Fm(b5)/Bb Gaug/Ab
G5(b2)
Eleka nahmen nahmen
ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen.
Eleka nahmen nahmen
ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen.
C5 Let his Csus/Bbflesh Fm7/Anot be Bb/Gtorn,
Cm/Flet his Bb/Eblood Fm/Dleave no Cmstain,
though they Csus/Bbbeat him
Fm7/A let Bb/Ghim Cm/Ffeel no Bb/Epain.
Fm/D Gm/C Fsus(no5)/Bb
C#5 Let his C#sus/Bbones F#m7/Anever B/G#break
C#m/F#and howB/Eever they C#5try to desC#sus/Btroy him
F#m7/A let B/G#him C#m/F#never B/Edie,
F#m/D# let E/C#him C#m/Bnever Fmdie… Abmaj7(no5)/G
Amaj7(no5)/G# Eleka nahmen nahmen
ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen.
Eleka nahmen nahmen
ah tum ah tum eleka eleka.
D5 What good is this Dsus/Cchanting?
Dm/Bb I C/Adon’t even Dm/Gknow what I’m C/Freading
Gm/E I D5don’t even know what Dsus/Ctrick I Gm7/Bbought to C/Atry
Dm/G C/F Gm/E
D#5 Fiyero, where D#sus/Dbare you? D#m/B
Db/BbAlready Ebm/Abdead or Db/Gbbleeding? B/F
D#mOne more diD#sus/C#saster D#m/BI can Fm7/Bbadd to Gmmy Eb5/Gbgenerous supDadd2/Bply.
Bm7(add4) A/D Asus2/G# Amaj7/C#
F#maj7(no5)/B Dadd2 A/D D(b6)/G E/F#
Bm7(add4)No good A/Ddeed goes unEsus/G#punished, Amaj7/C#
Bm7(add4) no act of A/Dcharity goes Gm(maj9)#11unres[E/F#]ented,
Bm7(add4)no good A/Ddeed goes unE9punished.
Emaj9/G# That’s my new D#m7creed, C#/D# A#m7/D#
G#m my road of good E intentions
F#(add4)/A#led where such roads B/D#alwE/G#ays lead –
A9no good deed Gmaj7(add6)
F#7sus goes unBm7(add4)punished. A/D
Esus/G# Amaj7/C#
G#m7(add4) F#/G# D#m7/G#
G#m7(add4) F#/G# D#m7/G#
G#m7(add4) Nessa F#/B
C#sus/F A#m7 Doctor G#m7(add4)Dillamond F#/B
C#sus/F A#m7 FiEmaj7ye F#(add4)/Ero B/E Emaj7
F#(add4)/E
B/EFiBbmye Gbmaj9/Bb Ab(add4)/Bbro
Bbm Gbmaj9/Bb Ab(add4)/Bb
Bbm One question Gbsus2haunts and hurts,
Absus too much, Dbsus2too much to Fmaugmen Fmtion.
Bbm Was I really Gbsus2seeking good
Absus or just seeking att A(b5)ention? G#5
C#m Is that all Amaj7good deeds are
when Bsuslooked at with an ice Emaj7/G#– cold A9eye?
DmIf that’s all Bbgood deeds are
Csusmaybe that’s the reaCsus2son C F#5why… F#sus(b2)
Bm7(add4)No good A/Ddeed goes unEsus/G#punished, Amaj7/C#
Bm7(add4) all helpful A/Durges should be Gm(maj9)#4circF#6umE/F#vented,
Cm7(add4)no good Bb/Ebdeed goes unBbadd2/Apunished. Bbmaj7/D
Cm7(add4) Sure, Eb(add2)/CI meant well –
Bb/Eb well, look at G#m(maj7)what well-meant did.
D#m All right, enough, Bmaj7 so be it Gb(no5)/B
Db/F So be it A#(add2)/Bbthen.
Bbm Let all Oz Gbsus2be agreed,
Absus I’m wicked through and C#mthrough.
And since I Asus2can’t succeed,
Badd4 Fiyero, saving Emyou,
I promise C5no good deed,
Am7(no5) will I attempt to do aBm7(add4)/F#gain,
ever agFmaj7(b5)ain.
A7(no5)/ENo good G/Ddeed
C#dim7will F#mI F#5do
agBm7(add4)ain A/D Esus/G#
Amaj7/C# Gmaj7 Asus F#m7 B5