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Counting: 6/4
DASH KEY
nothing: Sara
      -: Jason
     --: Both
ORDER: I V1 PC1 C INT1 V2 PC2 C INT2 B FPC FC O
[INTRO]
 D| |
[VERSE 1]
   DIt's a bad idea, me and you
D-- It's a bad idea, me and you
G-- I've never known anything so true
-- It's a Dterrible idea, me and you
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
   DYou have a wife
 - You have a husband
   DYou're my doctor
 - You've got a baby coming
G-- It's a bad idea, me and you
D-- Let's just keep kissing 'til we come to...
[CHORUS]
-- AHeart, stop racing
-- Let's Bmface it - making misGtakes like this
-- will make Dworse what was already pretty bad
A-- Mind, stop running
-- It's Bmtime we just let this thing F6/9go
-- It was a G7sus4pret - ty good bad idea, Dwasn't it though?
[INTERLUDE 1]
(  D) | |
[VERSE 1]
D-- It's a bad idea, me and you
-- It's a bad idea, me and you
   G6Hold me close while I think this through
n.c.
  (Um, um, yeah)
   Yeah, it's a Dvery poor idea, me and you
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
 D- I got a wife
 - I got a husband
 - I'm your doctor
   My dumb baby's coming
G-- It's a bad idea, me and you
-- Maybe Done more kiss will make us come to
[CHORUS]
-- AHeart, stop racing
-- Let's Bmface it - making misGtakes like this
-- will make Dworse what was already pretty bad
A-- Mind, stop running
-- It's Bmtime we just let this thing F6/9go
-- It was a G7sus4pret - ty good bad idea, Dwasn't it though?
[INTERLUDE 2]
(  D) | |
[BRIDGE]
DI... know what's Gadd9right for me
It's the Bm7only thing Dmaj7/AI've   ever Gmaj7done
What if I Emadd9never see myself ever be anything Bm7more
than what I've Dmaj7/Aal  -  ready become?
[FINAL PRE-CHORUS]
 G6| |
   G6I need a bad idea
   I need a bad idea
-- I need a bad idea
-- I need a bad idea
   Just one
[FINAL CHORUS]
   AHeart, keep racing
   Let's Bmmake mistakes
   Let us Gsay "so what?"
   and make Dworse what was already pretty bad
   AThis secret is Bmsafe,
   No reason to Gthrow it away when there's Dlove to be had
   AHold me tight as I Bmtell myself
   that you Gmight make sense
   and make Dgood what has been just so bad
   ALet's see this Bmthrough
   It's a F6/9pretty good bad idea
   DMe and you
[OUTRO]
(  D) | | n.c.

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Bad Idea

by Sara Bareilles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F6/9

G7sus4

Gadd9

Bm7

Dmaj7/A

Gmaj7

Emadd9

Counting: 6/4

DASH KEY

nothing: Sara

-: Jason

--: Both

ORDER: I V1 PC1 C INT1 V2 PC2 C INT2 B FPC FC O

[INTRO]

| |

[VERSE 1]

It's a bad idea, me and you

-- It's a bad idea, me and you

-- I've never known anything so true

-- It's a terrible idea, me and you

[PRE-CHORUS 1]

You have a wife

- You have a husband

You're my doctor

- You've got a baby coming

-- It's a bad idea, me and you

-- Let's just keep kissing 'til we come to...

[CHORUS]

-- Heart, stop racing

Bm G

-- Let's face it - making mistakes like this

-- will make worse what was already pretty bad

-- Mind, stop running

Bm F6/9

-- It's time we just let this thing go

G7sus4 D

-- It was a pret - ty good bad idea, wasn't it though?

[INTERLUDE 1]

( ) | |

[VERSE 1]

-- It's a bad idea, me and you

Hold me close while I think this through

n.c.

(Um, um, yeah)

Yeah, it's a very poor idea, me and you

[PRE-CHORUS 2]

- I got a wife

- I got a husband

- I'm your doctor

My dumb baby's coming

-- It's a bad idea, me and you

-- Maybe one more kiss will make us come to

[CHORUS]

-- Heart, stop racing

Bm G

-- Let's face it - making mistakes like this

-- will make worse what was already pretty bad

-- Mind, stop running

Bm F6/9

-- It's time we just let this thing go

G7sus4 D

-- It was a pret - ty good bad idea, wasn't it though?

[INTERLUDE 2]

( ) | |

[BRIDGE]

D Gadd9

I... know what's right for me

Bm7 Dmaj7/A Gmaj7

It's the only thing I've ever done

Emadd9 Bm7

What if I never see myself ever be anything more

Dmaj7/A

than what I've al - ready become?

[FINAL PRE-CHORUS]

| |

I need a bad idea

-- I need a bad idea

Just one

[FINAL CHORUS]

Heart, keep racing

Let's make mistakes

Let us say "so what?"

and make worse what was already pretty bad

A Bm

This secret is safe,

G D

No reason to throw it away when there's love to be had

A Bm

Hold me tight as I tell myself

that you might make sense

and make good what has been just so bad

A Bm

Let's see this through

F6/9

It's a pretty good bad idea

Me and you

[OUTRO]

( ) | | n.c.

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