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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Bad Design by The Mantles (off Long Enough to Leave) 
Intro chords:     Bm      A    D(x2) 
Verse:
BmThe look on your fAace
Is looking sDour 
BmHall attack A  
is sticking to tDhe floor 
BmPromise this A  
closed Dfist
BmHow you gonna Aroll when it Drolls out 
Chorus: 
e|---------------------------------|
B|------------------7--------------|
G|--------------------7------------|
D|---------------9------9----------|    (x3) 
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3--5-3--3--7--------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|    (x1) (Then hang on D until next part) 
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3--5-3--3-----------------------|
Modern BmUse
Foreign Bmtime
Poor exBmcuse 
Of a bad Ddesign
Verse: 
BmIt’s always bAeen more than its giDving me
Bmstay in dAark could be betDter
Bmsee him in a Apack and his eyDes are yellow
Bmhe’s looking bAack at you saying hDello there fellow 
Chorus: (Same as before) 
Bridge:  
D    A
D    A
D
Solo:    Bm      A     D(x4) 
Chorus:
Modern BmUse
Foreign Bmtime
Poor exBmcuse 
Of a bad Ddesign
Outro:     Bm      A   D  
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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Bad Design

by The Mantles

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Chords in this song · guitar

Bad Design by The Mantles (off Long Enough to Leave)

Bm A D

Intro chords: (x2)

Verse:

Bm A

The look on your face

Is looking sour

Bm A

Hall attack

is sticking to the floor

Bm A

Promise this

closed fist

Bm A D

How you gonna roll when it rolls out

Chorus:

e|---------------------------------|

B|------------------7--------------|

G|--------------------7------------|

D|---------------9------9----------| (x3)

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

E|-3--5-3--3--7--------------------|

e|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------| (x1) (Then hang on D until next part)

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

E|-3--5-3--3-----------------------|

Modern Use

Foreign time

Poor excuse

Of a bad design

Verse:

Bm A D

It’s always been more than its giving me

Bm A D

stay in dark could be better

Bm A D

see him in a pack and his eyes are yellow

Bm A D

he’s looking back at you saying hello there fellow

Chorus: (Same as before)

Bridge:

D A

Bm A D

Solo: (x4)

Chorus:

Modern Use

Foreign time

Poor excuse

Of a bad design

Bm A D

Outro:

************************************

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

| b Bend

| pb Pre-bend

| br Bend release

| pbr Pre-bend release

| brb Bend release bend

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