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Not A Bad Man
Patty Griffin
Capo 4
Intro:   On the B string....pick 1 3 5 3 1 pulloff , then resolve to an F chord.... repeat pick
pattern and resolve to a C chord....
repeat pick pattern , resolve to F,  to G, to G7...to G...
Verse:
I am not a bad Fman... I  want you to knoCw...
I signed up when I was Fnineteen... now I'm twenty four years oGld...G7  G  
There's ghosts that follow me Faround...things I seen and dCid...
But I am not a bad Fman... just an american kCid...
I bet you see a Fstranger...when you look at mCe...
When I look in the Emirror...I know that's what I seeAm...
Got some pills to get my Fhead right...but they don't work so weCll...
So, I drank a little more Ftonight...and here is where I feCll...
Bridge: same as intro...
I bet you see a Fstranger...when you look at mCe...
When I look in the Emirror...I know that's what I Amsee...
I just want a little Fsleep now... sleep as silent as the snCow...
But, I am not a Fbad man...I just wanted you to knoCw.

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Not A Bad Man

by Patty Griffin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Not A Bad Man

Patty Griffin

Capo 4

Intro: On the B string....pick 1 3 5 3 1 pulloff , then resolve to an F chord.... repeat pick

pattern and resolve to a C chord....

F G G7 G

repeat pick pattern , resolve to , to , to ...to ...

Verse:

F C

I am not a bad man... I want you to know...

F G G7 G

I signed up when I was nineteen... now I'm twenty four years old...

F C

There's ghosts that follow me around...things I seen and did...

F C

But I am not a bad man... just an american kid...

F C

I bet you see a stranger...when you look at me...

E Am

When I look in the mirror...I know that's what I see...

F C

Got some pills to get my head right...but they don't work so well...

F C

So, I drank a little more tonight...and here is where I fell...

Bridge: same as intro...

F C

I bet you see a stranger...when you look at me...

E Am

When I look in the mirror...I know that's what I see...

F C

I just want a little sleep now... sleep as silent as the snow...

F C

But, I am not a bad man...I just wanted you to know.

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