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Patty Loveless - You Can Feel Bad
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:  C   Cadd9   C  G  
       Mmmm-mmm-AmmmmG/E  C  F  Csus4  F  
        C Cadd9 C G
       Mmmm-mmm-Ammmm G/E  C  F  Csus4  F  G  
The car is running and your Cbags are packed F  
I guess that says it Call  G  
Your head is hanging and you Clook real sad F  
Maybe you should've caClled F  
You say you think you need a Gbrand-new start F  
You're really sorry that you Gbroke my heart F  
Well, DmI'm not really Cfalling aFpart, but Gbaby 
CHORUS: 
CYou can feel bad if it Gmakes you feel better 
AmPicture me crying, reading Fall your love letters 
CWalking around in Gyour old sweaters, baby 
Am                     F     N.C.
You can feel bad if it makes you feel better 
INTERLUDE:  C   Cadd9   C  G  
            Mmmm-mmm-Ammmm    G/E    C    F        Csus4    F         G  
And maybe I'll go Cout tonightF  
Yeah, I'll paint the town C  G  
And maybe I'll run Cinto youF  
While I'm running 'roCund F  
There's a good chance I'll Gbe alone F  
An even better one, Gthat you won't F  
And Dmwhen it's time Amfor me Fto go home, Gbaby 
CHORUS: 
CYou can feel bad if it Gmakes you feel better 
AmPicture me crying, reading Fall your love letters 
CWalking around in Gyour old sweaters, baby 
Am                     F     N.C.           
You can feel bad if it makes you feel better
INTERLUDE:  C   Cadd9   C  G  
           If it makes you feAmelG/E  C  F  Csus4  F  
           C Cadd9 C G
           Am G/E C F Csus4
BRIDGE: 
FYeah, Gtake another look at these tears I'm crying 
They're not Ffalling on your shoulders, they're Cfalling on mine 
Yeah, Dm7I've seen this Ccoming for a Flong, long time G  
Now, I'll be just fine 
CHORUS: 
CYou can feel bad if it Gmakes you feel better 
And Ampicture me crying, reading Fall your love letters 
CWalking around in Gyour old sweaters, baby 
AmYou can feel Gbad if it Fmakes you feel better
CHORUS: 
CYou can feel bad if it Gmakes you feel better 
And Ampicture me crying, reading Fall your love letters 
CWalking around in Gyour old sweaters, baby 
           Am           G       FN.C.           
You can feel bad if it makes you feel better
INTERLUDE:  C   Cadd9   C  G  
           If it makes you feAmel.G/E....C..FsomethingCsus4  F  
           C Cadd9 C G
           If it makes you feAmel.G/E....C..FbetterC  Cadd9  C  

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You Can Feel Bad

by Patty Griffin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

G/E

Csus4

Dm7

Patty Loveless - You Can Feel Bad

CAPO: 2nd Fret

C Cadd9 C G

INTRO:

Am G/E C F Csus4 F

Mmmm-mmm-mmm

C Cadd9 C G

Am G/E C F Csus4 F G

Mmmm-mmm-mmm

C F

The car is running and your bags are packed

C G

I guess that says it all

C F

Your head is hanging and you look real sad

C F

Maybe you should've called

G F

You say you think you need a brand-new start

G F

You're really sorry that you broke my heart

Dm C F G

Well, I'm not really falling apart, but baby

CHORUS:

C G

You can feel bad if it makes you feel better

Am F

Picture me crying, reading all your love letters

C G

Walking around in your old sweaters, baby

Am F N.C.

You can feel bad if it makes you feel better

C Cadd9 C G

INTERLUDE:

Am G/E C F Csus4 F G

Mmmm-mmm-mmm

C F

And maybe I'll go out tonight

C G

Yeah, I'll paint the town

C F

And maybe I'll run into you

C F

While I'm running 'round

G F

There's a good chance I'll be alone

G F

An even better one, that you won't

Dm Am F G

And when it's time for me to go home, baby

CHORUS:

C G

You can feel bad if it makes you feel better

Am F

Picture me crying, reading all your love letters

C G

Walking around in your old sweaters, baby

Am F N.C.

You can feel bad if it makes you feel better

C Cadd9 C G

INTERLUDE:

Am G/E C F Csus4 F

If it makes you feel

C Cadd9 C G

Am G/E C F Csus4

BRIDGE:

F G

Yeah, take another look at these tears I'm crying

F C

They're not falling on your shoulders, they're falling on mine

Dm7 C F G

Yeah, I've seen this coming for a long, long time

Now, I'll be just fine

CHORUS:

C G

You can feel bad if it makes you feel better

Am F

And picture me crying, reading all your love letters

C G

Walking around in your old sweaters, baby

Am G F

You can feel bad if it makes you feel better

CHORUS:

C G

You can feel bad if it makes you feel better

Am F

And picture me crying, reading all your love letters

C G

Walking around in your old sweaters, baby

Am G F

N.C.

You can feel bad if it makes you feel better

C Cadd9 C G

INTERLUDE:

Am G/E C F Csus4 F

If it makes you feel.......something

C Cadd9 C G

Am G/E C F C Cadd9 C

If it makes you feel.......better

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