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Intro:
It's a bass note walk down from G to F while the horns play
D-----------|---------|---------|---------|
A-----------|---------|---------|---------|
E---3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|
e-----------|---------|---------|---------|-0-
B-----------|---------|---------|---------|-2-
G-----------|---------|---------|---------|-2-
D-----------|---------|---------|---------|-2-
A-----------|---------|---------|---------|-0-
E---3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-|---
Then the first two verses have a country style alternate bass note thing 
Verse:
AYou're sorta stuck where you are 
But in your dreams you can Ebuy expensive cars
Or live on mars and have it Ayour way
Chorus:
AAnd all your Dbad days will Aend
AAnd all your Dbad days will Aend  
DYou have to Esleep late when you Dcan
DAnd all your Ebad days will Aend
--Bass changes up to:
D---A----------|--D0-0-------|--A-----------|-A-----------|
A---0-0-------|------0-2-0-|--0-0--------|-0-0--------|
E-------0-2-0-|------------|------0-2-0--|------0-2-0-|
Keep this going over the chorus progression. I usually strum the whole 
chord on the first two notes of each measure to combine the bass line 
with the chords. Play around with it and use a similar bass line for the E

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Bad Days

by The Flaming Lips

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro:

It's a bass note walk down from G to F while the horns play

D-----------|---------|---------|---------|

A-----------|---------|---------|---------|

E---3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|

e-----------|---------|---------|---------|-0-

B-----------|---------|---------|---------|-2-

G-----------|---------|---------|---------|-2-

D-----------|---------|---------|---------|-2-

A-----------|---------|---------|---------|-0-

E---3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-|---

Then the first two verses have a country style alternate bass note thing

Verse:

You're sorta stuck where you are

But in your dreams you can buy expensive cars

Or live on mars and have it your way

Chorus:

A D A

And all your bad days will end

A D A

And all your bad days will end

D E D

You have to sleep late when you can

D E A

And all your bad days will end

--Bass changes up to:

A D A A

D-------------|--0-0-------|-------------|------------|

A---0-0-------|------0-2-0-|--0-0--------|-0-0--------|

E-------0-2-0-|------------|------0-2-0--|------0-2-0-|

Keep this going over the chorus progression. I usually strum the whole

chord on the first two notes of each measure to combine the bass line

with the chords. Play around with it and use a similar bass line for the E

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