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If Ya Wanna Be Bad Ya Gotta Be Good

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[Verse 1]
EShe gotta nasty reputatioEnA  A  E  
Eand A talent for siEnA  A  E  
EShe's A kind of troublEeA  A  E  
EI'd like to be iEnE  A  A  
[BREAK 1]
AI wanna be her loverE  A  A  
AI wann be her slaveE  A  A  E  
E                 E A A  E
EShe's A kind of womaEnA  A  E  
Emakes me wanna misbehavEeA  A  E  
She said "I give you what you want boBy
But make it ubnderstoBod"
[CHORUS]
EIF YA WANNA BE BAD - YEAH,YA GOTTA BE GOOD
E                        E A A  E
[verse 2]
EShe says "there'll be no lyiEn'A  A  E  
ENo foolin' arounEdA  A  E  
ENo seven day weekendEsA  A  E  
ENo nights on the towEn"E  A  A  
EShe said: "that's the way I want EitE  A  A  
AThat's the way it's gotta Ebe  A     A  E  
EIf you're looking fot trouble better get it from mEeA  A  E  
So get on your knees boy B  
And do what you should"B  
[CHORUS]
EIF YA WANNA BE BAD - YEAH,YA GOTTA BE GOOD

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If Ya Wanna Be Bad Ya Gotta Be Good

by Bryan Adams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Verse 1]

E E A A E

She gotta nasty reputation

E E A A E

and A talent for sin

E E A A E

She's A kind of trouble

E E E A A

I'd like to be in

[BREAK 1]

A E A A

I wanna be her lover

A E A A E

I wann be her slave

E E A A E

She's A kind of woman

E E A A E

makes me wanna misbehave

She said "I give you what you want boy

But make it ubnderstood"

[CHORUS]

IF YA WANNA BE BAD - YEAH,YA GOTTA BE GOOD

E E A A E

[verse 2]

E E A A E

She says "there'll be no lyin'

E E A A E

No foolin' around

E E A A E

No seven day weekends

E E E A A

No nights on the town"

E E E A A

She said: "that's the way I want it

A E A A E

That's the way it's gotta be

E E A A E

If you're looking fot trouble better get it from me

So get on your knees boy

And do what you should"

[CHORUS]

IF YA WANNA BE BAD - YEAH,YA GOTTA BE GOOD

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What key is "If Ya Wanna Be Bad Ya Gotta Be Good" in?

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