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Bad Things

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Emajor

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1/9

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 9Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo 2
[Intro]
e|-E4----B-----C#m0----E7-----A-----E-----A-----Bsus4-0----B--|
B|-0----4----3----0----2----0----2-----2----4-|
G|------4---------1----2----1----2----------4-|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
  EAm I out of my hBead?
  Am I out of my mC#mind?
  If you only knE7ew the bad things I lAike
  Don't think that EI can explain it
  AWhat can I say, it's cBsus4omplicBated
  EDon't matter what you sBay
  Don't matter what you dC#mo
  I only wanna dE7o bad things to yAou
  So good, that yEou can't explain it
  AWhat can I say, it's cBsus4omplicBated
[Verse 1]
  ENothing's that bad
  BIf it feels good
  C#mSo you come back 
  E7Like I knew you would
  AAnd we're both wild
  EAnd the night's young
  AAnd you're my drug
  BrBsus4eathe you in 'til my faBce numb
  DrEop it down to that bass drum
  BI got what you dream about
  NC#mails scratchin' my back tatt
  E7Eyes closed while you scream out
  And you kAeep me in with those hips
  While my tEeeth sink in those lips
  While your bAody's giving me life
  And you sBsus4uffocate in my kBiss
[Pre-Chorus]
  EI want you forever
  Even whBen we're not together
  ScC#mars on my body so 
  I cE7an take you wherever
  AI want you forever
  Even whEen we're not together
  ScAars on my body 
  I can lBsus4ook at you whenBever
[Chorus]
  EAm I out of my hBead?
  Am I out of my mC#mind?
  If you only knE7ew the bad things I lAike
  Don't think that EI can explain it
  AWhat can I say, it's cBsus4omplicBated
  EDon't matter what you sBay
  Don't matter what you dC#mo
  I only wanna dE7o bad things to yAou
  So good, that yEou can't explain it
  AWhat can I say, it's cBsus4omplicBated
[Verse 2]
  EI can't explain it
  BI love the pain
  C#mAnd I love the way your 
  BrE7eath numbs me like novacaine
  And wAe are always high
  EWe keep it strange
  AOkay, yeah, I'm insane
  Bsus4But you the sBame
[Pre-Chorus]
  EI want you forever
  Even whBen we're not together
  ScC#mars on my body so 
  I cE7an take you wherever
  AI want you forever
  Even whEen we're not together
  ScAars on my body 
  I can lBsus4ook at you whenBever
[Refrain]
  EAs we gBo on
  C#mWe remE7ember
  AAll the tEimes we
  AHad tBsus4ogetheBr
  EAnd as our lBife's change
  C#mCome whatE7ever
  AWe will stEill be 
  Afriends fBsus4oreverB  
[Outro]
  EDon't matter what you sBay
  Don't matter what you dC#mo
  I only wanna dE7o bad things to yAouE  
  Ait's cBsus4omplicBated

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Bad Things

by Alex Aiono

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

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Bsus4

Capo 2

[Intro]

E B C#m E7 A E A Bsus4 B

e|-4---------0-------------------------0------|

B|-0----4----3----0----2----0----2-----2----4-|

G|------4---------1----2----1----2----------4-|

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

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

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

[Chorus]

E B

Am I out of my head?

C#m

Am I out of my mind?

E7 A

If you only knew the bad things I like

Don't think that I can explain it

A Bsus4 B

What can I say, it's complicated

E B

Don't matter what you say

C#m

Don't matter what you do

E7 A

I only wanna do bad things to you

So good, that you can't explain it

A Bsus4 B

What can I say, it's complicated

[Verse 1]

Nothing's that bad

If it feels good

C#m

So you come back

Like I knew you would

And we're both wild

And the night's young

And you're my drug

Bsus4 B

Breathe you in 'til my face numb

Drop it down to that bass drum

I got what you dream about

C#m

Nails scratchin' my back tatt

Eyes closed while you scream out

And you keep me in with those hips

While my teeth sink in those lips

While your body's giving me life

Bsus4 B

And you suffocate in my kiss

[Pre-Chorus]

I want you forever

Even when we're not together

C#m

Scars on my body so

I can take you wherever

I want you forever

Even when we're not together

Scars on my body

Bsus4 B

I can look at you whenever

[Chorus]

E B

Am I out of my head?

C#m

Am I out of my mind?

E7 A

If you only knew the bad things I like

Don't think that I can explain it

A Bsus4 B

What can I say, it's complicated

E B

Don't matter what you say

C#m

Don't matter what you do

E7 A

I only wanna do bad things to you

So good, that you can't explain it

A Bsus4 B

What can I say, it's complicated

[Verse 2]

I can't explain it

I love the pain

C#m

And I love the way your

Breath numbs me like novacaine

And we are always high

We keep it strange

Okay, yeah, I'm insane

Bsus4 B

But you the same

[Pre-Chorus]

I want you forever

Even when we're not together

C#m

Scars on my body so

I can take you wherever

I want you forever

Even when we're not together

Scars on my body

Bsus4 B

I can look at you whenever

[Refrain]

E B

As we go on

C#m E7

We remember

A E

All the times we

A Bsus4 B

Had together

E B

And as our life's change

C#m E7

Come whatever

A E

We will still be

A Bsus4 B

friends forever

[Outro]

E B

Don't matter what you say

C#m

Don't matter what you do

E7 A E

I only wanna do bad things to you

A Bsus4 B

it's complicated

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