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Not A Bad Thing

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Gmajor

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1/21

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 21Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: EADGBe
e|-G3--Em7-3---D/F#3-----Cadd9-3-----A7sus43--------Am-0-|
B|-3---3---3------3-----3---------1-|
G|-0---0---2------0-----0---------2-|
D|-0---2---0------2-----2---------2-|
A|-2---2---0------3-----0---------0-|
E|-3---0---2------x-----x---------x-|
[Intro riff]
 You can play this if you get bored of playing chords repeatedly
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|---8----8---7-10-8------13-13-12-15------|
G|-7----7---7--------7/12-------------14---|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
[Intro] 
 G   G   Em7   D/F#x3
[Verse 1]
Said Gall I want from you is to Em7see you tomorrowD/F#  
GAnd every tomorrow, maybe you’ll Em7let me borrD/F#ow your heart
And Gis it too much to ask for every Em7Sunday      D/F#  
GAnd while we're at it, throw in every Em7other day D/F#to start
[Pre-chorus 1]
I know Gpeople make promises all the time
Em7Then they turn right around and D/F#break them 
When Gsomeone cuts your heart open with a knife, and you're Em7bleedingD/F#  
But GI could be that guy to heal it over time
And Em7I won’t stop uD/F#ntil you believe Git
Cause baby you’re Em7worth iD/F#t
[Chorus 1]
 GSo don't act like it’s a bad thing to Em7fall in loD/F#ve with me
 GCause you might fuck around and find your Em7dreams come trD/F#ue, with me
 GSpend all your time and your money just to Em7find out that my D/F#love was free
 GSo don't act like it’s a bad thing to Em7fall in lovD/F#e with mGeG  Em7  D/F#  
 GIt’s not a bad thing to Em7fall in D/F#love with GmeG  Em7  D/F#  G  G  Em7  D/F#  
[Verse 2]
Now how about I’d be the last Gvoice Em7you hear tonightD/F#?
GAnd every other night for Em7the rest of the nights D/F#that there are
Every morning Em7I just wanna D/F#see you staring back at mGe
Cause Em7I know that’s a good placD/F#e to start
[Pre-chorus 2]
I know Gpeople make promises all the time
Em7Then they turn right around and D/F#break them 
When Gsomeone cuts your heart open with a knife, and you're Em7bleedingD/F#  
But GI could be that guy to heal it over time
And Em7I won’t stop uD/F#ntil you believe Git
Cause baby you’re Em7worth iD/F#t
[Chorus 2]
 GSo don't act like it’s a bad thing to Em7fall in loD/F#ve with me
 GCause you might fuck around and find your Em7dreams come trD/F#ue, with me
 GSpend all your time and your money just to Em7find out that my D/F#love was free
 GSo don't act like it’s a bad thing to Em7fall in lovD/F#e with mGeG  Em7  D/F#  
 GIt’s not a bad thing to Em7fall in D/F#love with GmeG  Em7  D/F#  G  G  Em7  D/F#  
[Break]
No AmI won’t fill your D/F#mind
With broken Gpromises and D/F#wasted Gtime
And if you A7sus4fall, you’ll always D/F#land right in these Cadd9arms
These arms of Gmine
[Chorus 3]
 GSo don't act like it’s a bad thing to Em7fall in loD/F#ve with me
 GCause you might fuck around and find your Em7dreams come trD/F#ue, with me
 GSpend all your time and your money just to Em7find out that my D/F#love was free
 GSo don't act like it’s a bad thing to Em7fall in lovD/F#e with mGeG  Em7  D/F#  
 GIt’s not a bad thing to Em7fall in D/F#love with GmeG  Em7  D/F#  G  G  Em7  D/F#  

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Not A Bad Thing

by Justin Timberlake

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

D/F#

Cadd9

A7sus4

Tuning: EADGBe

G Em7 D/F# Cadd9 A7sus4 Am

e|-3---3---3------3-----3---------0-|

B|-3---3---3------3-----3---------1-|

G|-0---0---2------0-----0---------2-|

D|-0---2---0------2-----2---------2-|

A|-2---2---0------3-----0---------0-|

E|-3---0---2------x-----x---------x-|

[Intro riff]

You can play this if you get bored of playing chords repeatedly

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

B|---8----8---7-10-8------13-13-12-15------|

G|-7----7---7--------7/12-------------14---|

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

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

E|-----------------------------------------|

[Intro]

G G Em7 D/F#

[Verse 1]

G Em7 D/F#

Said all I want from you is to see you tomorrow

G Em7 D/F#

And every tomorrow, maybe you’ll let me borrow your heart

G Em7 D/F#

And is it too much to ask for every Sunday

G Em7 D/F#

And while we're at it, throw in every other day to start

[Pre-chorus 1]

I know people make promises all the time

Em7 D/F#

Then they turn right around and break them

G Em7 D/F#

When someone cuts your heart open with a knife, and you're bleeding

But I could be that guy to heal it over time

Em7 D/F# G

And I won’t stop until you believe it

Em7 D/F#

Cause baby you’re worth it

[Chorus 1]

G Em7 D/F#

So don't act like it’s a bad thing to fall in love with me

G Em7 D/F#

Cause you might fuck around and find your dreams come true, with me

G Em7 D/F#

Spend all your time and your money just to find out that my love was free

G Em7 D/F# G G Em7 D/F#

So don't act like it’s a bad thing to fall in love with me

G Em7 D/F# G G Em7 D/F# G G Em7 D/F#

It’s not a bad thing to fall in love with me

[Verse 2]

G Em7 D/F#

Now how about I’d be the last voice you hear tonight?

G Em7 D/F#

And every other night for the rest of the nights that there are

Em7 D/F# G

Every morning I just wanna see you staring back at me

Em7 D/F#

Cause I know that’s a good place to start

[Pre-chorus 2]

I know people make promises all the time

Em7 D/F#

Then they turn right around and break them

G Em7 D/F#

When someone cuts your heart open with a knife, and you're bleeding

But I could be that guy to heal it over time

Em7 D/F# G

And I won’t stop until you believe it

Em7 D/F#

Cause baby you’re worth it

[Chorus 2]

G Em7 D/F#

So don't act like it’s a bad thing to fall in love with me

G Em7 D/F#

Cause you might fuck around and find your dreams come true, with me

G Em7 D/F#

Spend all your time and your money just to find out that my love was free

G Em7 D/F# G G Em7 D/F#

So don't act like it’s a bad thing to fall in love with me

G Em7 D/F# G G Em7 D/F# G G Em7 D/F#

It’s not a bad thing to fall in love with me

[Break]

Am D/F#

No I won’t fill your mind

G D/F# G

With broken promises and wasted time

A7sus4 D/F# Cadd9

And if you fall, you’ll always land right in these arms

These arms of mine

[Chorus 3]

G Em7 D/F#

So don't act like it’s a bad thing to fall in love with me

G Em7 D/F#

Cause you might fuck around and find your dreams come true, with me

G Em7 D/F#

Spend all your time and your money just to find out that my love was free

G Em7 D/F# G G Em7 D/F#

So don't act like it’s a bad thing to fall in love with me

G Em7 D/F# G G Em7 D/F# G G Em7 D/F#

It’s not a bad thing to fall in love with me

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