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Boyce Avenue - Not A Bad Thing
This is a chord version of the song, based on my tab version.
In chorus parts you can skip slides, hammer-ons and pull-offs,
them into the strumming(look at my tab version to see which one
Tuning: Half-step down
Chords:
       G   Em7   A7sus4/F#Am7add11  Dsus4/F#    Em  Cadd9  
d#|-3---3---3---------3--------3--------3---3--|
A#|-3---3---3---------5--------3--------0---3--|
F#|-0---0---2---------5--------2--------0---0--|
C#|-0---2---2---------0--------0--------2---2--|
G#|-2---2---x---------0--------0--------2---3--|
D#|-3---0---2------------------2--------0------|
     1   |     2           3            4
d#|--7\--|-----------|-----------|-------------|
A#|--8\--|-----------|-----------|-------------|
F#|------|------0h2--|--2h4p2----|------0h2p0--|
C#|------|--0h2------|------5p2--|--0h2--------|
G#|------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
D#|------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
Intro:
   G(1) |  Em7   A7sus4/F#(2)  x3
[Verse 1:]
                       G(1)                 Em7    A7sus4/F#(2)
   Said all I want from you is to see you tomorrow
                  G(1)                     Em7    A7sus4/F#(3)
   And every tomorrow, maybe you'll let me borrow your heart
                       G(1)              Em7    A7sus4/F#(2)
   And is it too much to ask for every Sunday
                          G(1)                 Em7   A7sus4/F#(4) 
   And while we're at it, throw in every other day to start
[Pre-chorus:]
                                      G(1)
   I know people make promises all the time
                       Em7         A7sus4/F#(2)
   Then they turn right around and break them
                                       G(1)                Em7   A7sus4/F#(3)
   Someone cuts your heart open with a knife, now you're bleeding
                                          G(1)
   But I could be that guy to heal it over time
                 Em7    A7sus4/F#(2) G  
   And I won't stop until you believe it
         (1)             Em7  A7sus4/F#  
   'Cause baby you're worth it
[Chorus:]
   SGo don't act like it's a bad thing to fEm7all in lA7sus4/F#ove with me
   GYou might look around and find your drEm7eams come trA7sus4/F#ue, with me
   GSpent all your time and your money just to fEm7ind out that mA7sus4/F#y love was free
   GSo don't act like it's a bad thing to fEm7all in lA7sus4/F#ove with me, mGeEm7  A7sus4/F#  
   GIt's not a bad thing to fEm7all in lA7sus4/F#ove with me, mGeEm7  A7sus4/F#  
   GOhohEm7oh, heyA7sus4/F#eyey
[Verse 2:]
[Pre-chorus:]
[Chorus:]
[Bridge:]
   Am7add11           Dsus4/F#  
No I won't fill your mind
With broken prEmomises and wDsus4/F#asted    tEmime
            Am7add11                       Dsus4/F#  Cadd9  
And if you fall, you'll always land right in these arms
These arms of mGine
[Chorus:]

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Not A Bad Thing

by Boyce Avenue

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Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

A7sus4/F#

Dsus4/F#

Cadd9

Boyce Avenue - Not A Bad Thing

This is a chord version of the song, based on my tab version.

In chorus parts you can skip slides, hammer-ons and pull-offs,

them into the strumming(look at my tab version to see which one

Tuning: Half-step down

Chords:

G Em7 A7sus4/F# Dsus4/F# Em Cadd9

Am7add11

d#|-3---3---3---------3--------3--------3---3--|

A#|-3---3---3---------5--------3--------0---3--|

F#|-0---0---2---------5--------2--------0---0--|

C#|-0---2---2---------0--------0--------2---2--|

G#|-2---2---x---------0--------0--------2---3--|

D#|-3---0---2------------------2--------0------|

1 | 2 3 4

d#|--7\--|-----------|-----------|-------------|

A#|--8\--|-----------|-----------|-------------|

F#|------|------0h2--|--2h4p2----|------0h2p0--|

C#|------|--0h2------|------5p2--|--0h2--------|

G#|------|-----------|-----------|-------------|

D#|------|-----------|-----------|-------------|

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

Intro:

G Em7 A7sus4/F#

(1) | (2) x3

[Verse 1:]

G Em7 A7sus4/F#

(1) (2)

Said all I want from you is to see you tomorrow

G Em7 A7sus4/F#

(1) (3)

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

G Em7 A7sus4/F#

(1) (2)

And is it too much to ask for every Sunday

G Em7 A7sus4/F#

(1) (4)

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 A7sus4/F#

(2)

Then they turn right around and break them

G Em7 A7sus4/F#

(1) (3)

Someone cuts your heart open with a knife, now you're bleeding

(1)

But I could be that guy to heal it over time

Em7 A7sus4/F# G

(2)

And I won't stop until you believe it

Em7 A7sus4/F#

(1)

'Cause baby you're worth it

[Chorus:]

G Em7 A7sus4/F#

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

G Em7 A7sus4/F#

You might look around and find your dreams come true, with me

G Em7 A7sus4/F#

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

G Em7 A7sus4/F# G Em7 A7sus4/F#

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

G Em7 A7sus4/F# G Em7 A7sus4/F#

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

G Em7 A7sus4/F#

Ohohoh, heyeyey

[Verse 2:]

[Pre-chorus:]

[Chorus:]

[Bridge:]

Dsus4/F#

Am7add11

No I won't fill your mind

Em Dsus4/F# Em

With broken promises and wasted time

Dsus4/F# Cadd9

Am7add11

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

These arms of mine

[Chorus:]

About Not A Bad Thing Chords by Boyce Avenue

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