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The Roulettes 1964
  A  side single
     Bad Time
(If you should walk, right out of the) Amdoor-ah
[AmA bad bad tiiiime, a bad bad Ctiiiime]
CAnd never come back, ann-any-Ammore-ah
[AmA bad bad tiiiime, a bad bad Ctiiiime]
CI cried,  EmI know, FI died, DI know
DI'd have a Cbad bad Ati-i-i-Dime, Gwithout Amyouuuu
( My heart beats fast, when you are) Amnear-ah
[AmA bad bad tiiiime, a bad bad Ctiiiime]
CI feel so good, that youuuu are Amhear-ah
[AmA bad bad tiiiime, a bad bad Ctiiiime]
CYou're good,  Emto meeee, Fso good, Dwere weeee
DI'd have a Cbad bad Ati-i-i-Dime, Gwithout Amyouuuu
AmThose tears from me-ee-ee-eeC  
CTrue love I've fou-ou-ou-ound
D                          G//
No tears from me as long as  
(You're a-rou-ound)
(If you should say, goodbye to) Ammeeee-ah
[AmA bad bad tiiiime, a bad bad Ctiiiime]
CA bad bad time, it surely would Ambe-ah
[AmA bad bad tiiiime, a bad bad Ctiiiime]
CMy love,  Emfor you, Frevolves, Dit's truuuue
DI'd have a Cbad bad Ati-i-i-Dime, Gwithout Amyouuuu
Guitar solo
(If you should walk, right out of the) Amdoor-ah
[AmA bad bad tiiiime, a bad bad Ctiiiime]
CAnd never come back, ann-any-Ammore-ah
[AmA bad bad tiiiime, a bad bad Ctiiiime]
CI cried,  EmI know, FI died, DI know
DI'd have a Cbad bad Ati-i-i-Dime, Gwithout Amyouuuu
(Whoa whoa whoa I'd have a)
Cbad bad Ati-i-i-Dime, Gwithout AmyouuuuC  
Words in parenthesis () are spoken by lead singer only with no backing chords)
Words in brackets [] are sung as back ground with chords played

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Bad Time

by The Roulettes

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The Roulettes 1964

A side single

Bad Time

(If you should walk, right out of the) door-ah

Am C

[A bad bad tiiiime, a bad bad tiiiime]

C Am

And never come back, ann-any-more-ah

Am C

[A bad bad tiiiime, a bad bad tiiiime]

C Em F D

I cried, I know, I died, I know

D C A D G Am

I'd have a bad bad ti-i-i-ime, without youuuu

( My heart beats fast, when you are) near-ah

Am C

[A bad bad tiiiime, a bad bad tiiiime]

C Am

I feel so good, that youuuu are hear-ah

Am C

[A bad bad tiiiime, a bad bad tiiiime]

C Em F D

You're good, to meeee, so good, were weeee

D C A D G Am

I'd have a bad bad ti-i-i-ime, without youuuu

Am C

Those tears from me-ee-ee-ee

True love I've fou-ou-ou-ound

D G//

No tears from me as long as

(You're a-rou-ound)

(If you should say, goodbye to) meeee-ah

Am C

[A bad bad tiiiime, a bad bad tiiiime]

C Am

A bad bad time, it surely would be-ah

Am C

[A bad bad tiiiime, a bad bad tiiiime]

C Em F D

My love, for you, revolves, it's truuuue

D C A D G Am

I'd have a bad bad ti-i-i-ime, without youuuu

Guitar solo

(If you should walk, right out of the) door-ah

Am C

[A bad bad tiiiime, a bad bad tiiiime]

C Am

And never come back, ann-any-more-ah

Am C

[A bad bad tiiiime, a bad bad tiiiime]

C Em F D

I cried, I know, I died, I know

D C A D G Am

I'd have a bad bad ti-i-i-ime, without youuuu

(Whoa whoa whoa I'd have a)

C A D G Am C

bad bad ti-i-i-ime, without youuuu

Words in parenthesis () are spoken by lead singer only with no backing chords)

Words in brackets [] are sung as back ground with chords played

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