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The Bad Thing

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[Chorus]
EmDo the Bmbad thing
AmTake off your Gwedding F#ring
EmBut it won't make iBmt that much easier
AmIt might make it GworseF#  
[Verse 1]
Oh, the Dmnight's like a whirlwind
Somebody's girlfriend is Amtalking to me but it's alright
She's saying that he's Dmnot gonna slap me or try to attack me
AmHe's not the jealous type
And I Dmonly need to get half an exAmcuse and I'm away
But Dmwhen there's no excuses that's much Ameasier to say
[Bridge]
I've been beDmfore and all these capers Ammake her too forward to igDmnore
She's talking but I'm Amnot entirely sure
[Interlude]
Dm Am Dm Am
Dm Am F# G
[Chorus]
EmDo the Bmbad thing
AmTake off your Gwedding F#ring
EmBut it won't make iBmt that much easier
AmIt might make it GworseF#  
[Verse 2]
Oh, I'm sDmtood at the bar and somebody's partner's talking to me but I don't know what that is
N.C.
What she isn't she murmurs things to confirm that the tragedy is true
And I Dmknew "how could she not, she could have Amanyone she wants"
And I'm sDmtruggling to think of an iAmmmediate response,
[Bridge]
Like "I don't Dmmind, be a big mistake for Amyou to wait and help me waste yDmour time
Really love it's Amfine", said "really love it's Dmfine"
[Interlude]
Dm Am Dm Am
Dm Am G F#
[Verse 3]
And the Emfirst time it occurred that there was Bmsomething to destroy
I Amknew before the invitation Gthat there was this F#ploy
Oh, but she Emcarried on suggesting, I sBmtruggled to refuse
She Amsaid "it's the red wine this time but Gthat is no exF#cuse"Em  
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