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Bad To Me

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EIf you ever leave me, C#mI'd be sad and blue
G#mDon't you ever leave me, I'm F#mso in love with Gaugyou
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-4--2--------------|
D|-------4--1--2-----|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
The Ebirds in the G#msky would be C#msad and lonely
If they Eknew that G#mI lost my C#mone and only,
They'd be Asad if you're B7bad to EmeG#m  B7  
The Eleaves on the G#mtrees would be C#msoftly sighin'
If they Eheard from the G#mbreeze that you C#mleft me crying,
                       A       B7      EN.C.
They'd be sad, don't be bad to me
But I know you Awon't leave me 'cause you B7told me so,
EI've no intention of C#7letting you go,
AJust as long as you B7let me know, you F#mwon't be bad to Gaugme
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-4--2--------------|
D|-------4--1--2-----|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
So the Ebirds in the G#msky won't be C#msad and lonely
'Cause they Eknow that G#mI got my C#mone and only
They'll be Aglad you're not B7bad to BmmeC#7  
They'll be F#mglad you're not B7bad to EmeG#m  F#m  B7  
To EmeG#m  F#m  B7  
To EmeG#m  F#m  B7  
[Tab over Ending]
e|-12-------12--11-------11--|-9------------9-------------|
B|---------------------------|----------12-----12---------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------11--9--|
D|---------------------------|----------------------------|
A|---------------------------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------------|

All chords in this song (9)

The story behind the song

"Bad to Me" is a song credited to Lennon–McCartney, with John Lennon stating he wrote it for another artist, though he also mentioned Paul McCartney as a contributor. It was one of the early Lennon–McCartney compositions to become a US Top 40 hit for an artist other than The Beatles. The song carries a feeling of romantic grievance, a plea from someone feeling mistreated by a lover. It plays like a heartfelt expression of being wronged in a relationship.

AI-written from these sources:Bad to Me — Wikipedia ↗The Beatles — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Bad To Me

by The Beatles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

F#m

Gaug

C#7

E C#m

If you ever leave me, I'd be sad and blue

G#m F#m Gaug

Don't you ever leave me, I'm so in love with you

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

B|-------------------|

G|-4--2--------------|

D|-------4--1--2-----|

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

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

E G#m C#m

The birds in the sky would be sad and lonely

E G#m C#m

If they knew that I lost my one and only,

A B7 E G#m B7

They'd be sad if you're bad to me

E G#m C#m

The leaves on the trees would be softly sighin'

E G#m C#m

If they heard from the breeze that you left me crying,

A B7 E

N.C.

They'd be sad, don't be bad to me

A B7

But I know you won't leave me 'cause you told me so,

E C#7

I've no intention of letting you go,

A B7 F#m Gaug

Just as long as you let me know, you won't be bad to me

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

B|-------------------|

G|-4--2--------------|

D|-------4--1--2-----|

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

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

E G#m C#m

So the birds in the sky won't be sad and lonely

E G#m C#m

'Cause they know that I got my one and only

A B7 Bm C#7

They'll be glad you're not bad to me

F#m B7 E G#m F#m B7

They'll be glad you're not bad to me

E G#m F#m B7

To me

E G#m F#m B7

To me

[Tab over Ending]

e|-12-------12--11-------11--|-9------------9-------------|

B|---------------------------|----------12-----12---------|

G|---------------------------|---------------------11--9--|

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

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

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

About Bad To Me Chords by The Beatles

Learn how to play Bad To Me by The Beatles with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Bad To Me chords”, “Bad To Me guitar chords”, or “The Beatles Bad To Me chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Bad To Me chords and for experienced players who want accurate Bad To Me lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, C#m, G#m, F#m, Gaug, B.

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What key is "Bad To Me" in?

The chords for "Bad To Me" show the original chord names (including E, C#m, G#m, F#m, Gaug, B). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.