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Bad Seed
Glen Campbell
Intro    F7    Bb    F7   Bb  
Verse 1
FAin't been in BbLittle Rock but   Ftwo weeks and Bbhere I am now
  FPacking up and Bbdisappearing Finto thin F7air
BbGirls in Little Rock are cute but FI can't make my Dmheart take root
Cause Fbad seed won't Bbgrow just anyFwhere
Verse 2
  FWell I need lBbots of sunshine   Fand I need Bblots of raindrops  Fand I need 
to Bbbreathe the open FairF7  
BbWell I hope to beg your pardon   Fyour town just Dmain't my garden
FBad seed won't Bbgrow just anyFwhere
chorus 1
So Choney kiss gooC7dbye to your Fbad seedF7  
CMy love is not the C7kind that Fyou needF7  
BbI could stay here with you but FI wouldn't play Bbfair
Cause Fbad seed don't Bbgrow just anyFwhere
And you're F7looking at the Bbbaddest of the Fbad seedF7  Bb  F7  Bb  
Verse 3
FNext stop is BbJacksonville now FI don't know but BbI've got a feelin'
FAnd I might just Bbkinda like it someFwhere round thereF7  
BbI Hear tell there's fertile land and wFhite pearly Dmsilver sand
And Fbad seed don't Bbgrow just anyFwhere
chorus 2
So Choney kiss gooC7dbye to your Fbad seedF7  
CMy love is not the C7kind that Fyou needF7  
BbI could stay here with you but FI wouldn't play Bbfair
Cause Fbad seed don't Bbgrow just anyFwhere
And you're lF7ooking at the Bbbaddest of the Fbad seedBb  F  Bb  
outro
Hmm   Flet me tell you Bbhoney I'm a Fbad seedBb  F  
let me tell you Bbbaby I'm a Fbad seed
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Bad Seed

by Glen Campbell

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Bad Seed

Glen Campbell

F7 Bb F7 Bb

Intro

Verse 1

F Bb F Bb

Ain't been in Little Rock but two weeks and here I am now

F Bb F F7

Packing up and disappearing into thin air

Bb F Dm

Girls in Little Rock are cute but I can't make my heart take root

F Bb F

Cause bad seed won't grow just anywhere

Verse 2

F Bb F Bb F

Well I need lots of sunshine and I need lots of raindrops and I need

Bb F F7

to breathe the open air

Bb F Dm

Well I hope to beg your pardon your town just ain't my garden

F Bb F

Bad seed won't grow just anywhere

chorus 1

C C7 F F7

So honey kiss goodbye to your bad seed

C C7 F F7

My love is not the kind that you need

Bb F Bb

I could stay here with you but I wouldn't play fair

F Bb F

Cause bad seed don't grow just anywhere

F7 Bb F F7 Bb F7 Bb

And you're looking at the baddest of the bad seed

Verse 3

F Bb F Bb

Next stop is Jacksonville now I don't know but I've got a feelin'

F Bb F F7

And I might just kinda like it somewhere round there

Bb F Dm

I Hear tell there's fertile land and white pearly silver sand

F Bb F

And bad seed don't grow just anywhere

chorus 2

C C7 F F7

So honey kiss goodbye to your bad seed

C C7 F F7

My love is not the kind that you need

Bb F Bb

I could stay here with you but I wouldn't play fair

F Bb F

Cause bad seed don't grow just anywhere

F7 Bb F Bb F Bb

And you're looking at the baddest of the bad seed

outro

F Bb F Bb F

Hmm let me tell you honey I'm a bad seed

Bb F

let me tell you baby I'm a bad seed

flyinglibra51

God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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