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"Bad As I Am" (Bob Hallett/Sean McCann)
From "Turn" (2000)
[Intro]
G D C D
[Verse]
HGere I Dgo CagaDin, my heCart’s on the lDine,
I’m wGilling Dto prCetDend oCne more tDime.
I gGot some lDife Cto spDend,unCeven rhDymes,
But wGhen I rDeach Cthe Dend Will yEmou, 
will yDou, will yCou be mDine?
[Pre-chorus]
CThis time I knDow you're not the aGnswer G/F#to my prEmayersEm/D,
Cand I have grDown with each disappoGintment tG/F#hrough the yEmearsEm/D.
[Chorus]
And as bCad as I Dam, and as bCad as I Dam...
I’m still hGere.D  C  D  
[Verse]
GOn the roDad CagaDin I pCay the fDine,
WGhere now Dis tChe frDiend, 
I lGeave, I leDave, I leCave behDind?
I’m gGoing 'rDound tChe bDend,oCne more clDimb,
but wGhen I rDeach tChe eDnd will yEmou, 
will yDou, will yCou be mDine?
[Pre-chorus]
CThis time I knDow you're not the aGnswer G/F#to my prEmayersEm/D,
Cand I have grDown with each disappoGintment tG/F#hrough the yEmearsEm/D,
[Chorus]
and as bCad as I Dam, and as bCad as I Dam, and as bCad as I Dam,
I’m still hEmere.
[Break]
 Em   D   Em   DX6
[Pre-chorus]
CThis time I knDow you're not the aGnswer G/F#to my prEmayersEm/D,
CAnd I have grDown with each disappoGintment thG/F#rough the yEmearsEm/D,
[Chorus]
And as bCad as I Dam, and as bCad as I Dam, and as bCad as I Dam,
I’m still hGere.D  
[Outro]
GI’m still hDereC,D  
GI’m still hDereC,D  
GI’m still hDereC..D.
          G  D**
I'm still....

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Bad As I Am

by Great Big Sea

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G/F#

Em/D

"Bad As I Am" (Bob Hallett/Sean McCann)

From "Turn" (2000)

[Intro]

G D C D

[Verse]

G D C D C D

Here I go again, my heart’s on the line,

G D C D C D

I’m willing to pretend one more time.

G D C D C D

I got some life to spend,uneven rhymes,

G D C D Em

But when I reach the end Will you,

D C D

will you, will you be mine?

[Pre-chorus]

C D G G/F# Em Em/D

This time I know you're not the answer to my prayers,

C D G G/F# Em Em/D

and I have grown with each disappointment through the years.

[Chorus]

C D C D

And as bad as I am, and as bad as I am...

G D C D

I’m still here.

[Verse]

G D C D C D

On the road again I pay the fine,

G D C D

Where now is the friend,

G D C D

I leave, I leave, I leave behind?

G D C D C D

I’m going 'round the bend,one more climb,

G D C D Em

but when I reach the end will you,

D C D

will you, will you be mine?

[Pre-chorus]

C D G G/F# Em Em/D

This time I know you're not the answer to my prayers,

C D G G/F# Em Em/D

and I have grown with each disappointment through the years,

[Chorus]

C D C D C D

and as bad as I am, and as bad as I am, and as bad as I am,

I’m still here.

[Break]

Em D Em D

[Pre-chorus]

C D G G/F# Em Em/D

This time I know you're not the answer to my prayers,

C D G G/F# Em Em/D

And I have grown with each disappointment through the years,

[Chorus]

C D C D C D

And as bad as I am, and as bad as I am, and as bad as I am,

G D

I’m still here.

[Outro]

G D C D

I’m still here,

G D C D

I’m still here,

G D C D

I’m still here...

G D

I'm still....

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