Lirik dan Chord Lagu I Didn’t Have the Nerve to Say No – Blondie

Lagu bergenre pop tersebut dirilis pada 1979 melalui label rekaman Chrysalis Records.

“I Didn’t Have the Nerve to Say No” muncul dalam album studio mereka yang bertajuk Eat to the Beat.

Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “I Didn’t Have the Nerve to Say No” dari Blondie:

[Verse 1]
                                  B                              E                                G                               D
You got ants in your pants, I don't understand, I don't trust the flick of your eyes
                    G                   A
You're a viper and love's a fever.
N.C.                              B                            E                                         G                 D
You said something profane and went for a vein but in spite of your delicate touch
  G                                                        A
I should have known as much. I'm a bleeder.

[Refrain]
B                         E                   Gb
I didn't have the nerve to say no. (No no, no no!)
B                         E                  Gb
I didn't have the nerve to say no. (No no, no no!)

[Verse 2]
N.C.                         B                            E                                 G             D
You caught me surprised and my will resigned. Torture the minds of them all.
                G                                   A
You're a brain drain. You'd better beat it.
N.C.                B                                     E                                   G         D
I'm following lines, the blind leads the blind, so hang me or grant me a stay.
                   G                              A
You better cut me loose or hand me a noose.

[Refrain]
B                          E                  Gb
I didn't have the nerve to say no. (No no, no no!)
B                          E                   Gb
I didn't have the nerve to say no. (No no, no no!)

[Solo]
B E G D G A
B E G D G A

[Refrain]
B                          E                Gb
I didn't have the nerve to say no. (No no, no no!)
B                          E                      Gb
I didn't have the nerve to say no. (No no, no no!)
B                          E                  Gb
I didn't have the nerve to say no. (No no, no no!)
B                         E                         Gb
I didn't have the nerve to say no. (No no, no no!)

[Instrumental]
Dbm Abm Gb7

[Verse 3]
N.C.                             B                                 E                                      G         D
You said something profane and went for a vein but in spite of your delicate touch.
  G                                                       A  
I should have known as much. I'm a bleeder.

[Instrumental]
D E A G

[Outro]
D                                       E
There's no end to the problem
                A                             G
of a bad situation. Complication. No no, no no. Aah!
D                                 E
There's no end to the problem
             A                           G
and frustration. I need a vacation. No no, no no. Aah!
D                                   E                                  A        G
There's no end to the problem. Ya-ya-ya, ya-yaa! No no, no no! Ah!
D                                  E                                 A          G
There's no end to the problem. Ya-ya-ya-ya-yaa! And I know I couldn't...
G                                            D Dsus2
and I know that I couldn't say no!