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JACK THE RADIO "Bad Man" 
Indie • Rock • Roots band from North Carolina, USA.
Key: E minor
Lyrics by George Hage
[CHORDS]
E|--0---0---0---0--------------------------------------------|
B|--0---0---0---0--------------------------------------------|
G|--0---2---2---0--------------------------------------------|
D|--2---0---2---2--------------------------------------------|
A|--2---2---0---2--------------------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
E|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|
A|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|
G|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|
D|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|
A|--7-7--7-5----x---------------x---------------------------|
E|--0--------7--x---5-5--5-3-0--x---------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Emi’m a bad man Bmrunning
Abeen lying just to get my Emway
Embeen a fool for Bmwondering
Aif a bad man can be Emchanged
Emall my sins need Bmsaving
Acity sky lights my Emway
Emi’m a bad man Bmrunning
Aso bad there ain't much to Emsave
E|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|
A|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|
G|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|
D|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|
A|--7-7--7-5----x---------------x---------------------------|
E|--0--------7--x---5-5--5-3-0--x---------------------------|
[Verse 2]
Emtook a long time Bmlearning
Asorry men have been Emsaved
Emi was born for sBmomething
Asomething no one can Emchange
Emfor a day i'm Bmpraying
Afor a day i'd change my Emways
Embut i’m a bad man Bmrunning
Aso bad there ain't much to Emsave
E|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|
A|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|
G|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|
D|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|
A|--7-7--7-5----x---------------x---------------------------|
E|--0--------7--x---5-5--5-3-0--x---------------------------|
[Guitar Solo]
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E|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|
A|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|
G|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|
D|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|
A|--7-7--7-5----x---------------x---------------------------|
E|--0--------7--x---5-5--5-3-0--x---------------------------|
i’m a bad man running
i’m a bad man running
i’m a bad man running
so bad there ain't much to save

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Bad Man

by Jack the Radio

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JACK THE RADIO "Bad Man"

Indie • Rock • Roots band from North Carolina, USA.

Key: E minor

Lyrics by George Hage

[CHORDS]

E|--0---0---0---0--------------------------------------------|

B|--0---0---0---0--------------------------------------------|

G|--0---2---2---0--------------------------------------------|

D|--2---0---2---2--------------------------------------------|

A|--2---2---0---2--------------------------------------------|

E|--0--------------------------------------------------------|

[Intro]

E|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|

A|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|

G|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|

D|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|

A|--7-7--7-5----x---------------x---------------------------|

E|--0--------7--x---5-5--5-3-0--x---------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Em Bm

i’m a bad man running

A Em

been lying just to get my way

Em Bm

been a fool for wondering

A Em

if a bad man can be changed

Em Bm

all my sins need saving

A Em

city sky lights my way

Em Bm

i’m a bad man running

A Em

so bad there ain't much to save

E|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|

A|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|

G|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|

D|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|

A|--7-7--7-5----x---------------x---------------------------|

E|--0--------7--x---5-5--5-3-0--x---------------------------|

[Verse 2]

Em Bm

took a long time learning

A Em

sorry men have been saved

Em Bm

i was born for something

A Em

something no one can change

Em Bm

for a day i'm praying

A Em

for a day i'd change my ways

Em Bm

but i’m a bad man running

A Em

so bad there ain't much to save

E|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|

A|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|

G|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|

D|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|

A|--7-7--7-5----x---------------x---------------------------|

E|--0--------7--x---5-5--5-3-0--x---------------------------|

[Guitar Solo]

play chords under solo

E|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|

A|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|

G|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|

D|--------------7/--------------12/-------------------------|

A|--7-7--7-5----x---------------x---------------------------|

E|--0--------7--x---5-5--5-3-0--x---------------------------|

i’m a bad man running

so bad there ain't much to save

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