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I Must Have Done Something Bad
Written by Red Lane
Recorded by Merle Haggard
[Intro]
D   Dmaj7   D6   A
DI must have Dmaj7done something D7bad, some- D/Atime in my Glife
And I paid for it Dtime and a- Again
But Dthis time you've hurt me so D7bad, I could lay down and Gdie
And the pain grows each Dday, Aten times ten times DtenA  D  A  
If DI thought my hand was against you, why I'd cut off Garm
And I'd walk off and Dleave it be- Ahind
And if DI thought that you needed money, why I'd sell my own Gsoul
And I'd even Asteal from the poor and the DblindA  D  A  
I Dcan't understand how ice can glitter like Gfire
Why you had me Dfooled all a- Alone
I Dgave you all I had then and searched around for Gmore
And now I have Dnothing at Aall and you're DgoneA  D  A  
I Dmust have done something bad sometime in my Glife
And I paid for it Dtime and a- Again and a- Dgain

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I Must Have Done Something Bad

by Merle Haggard

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Dmaj7

D/A

I Must Have Done Something Bad

Written by Red Lane

Recorded by Merle Haggard

[Intro]

D Dmaj7 D6 A

D Dmaj7 D7 D/A G

I must have done something bad, some- time in my life

D A

And I paid for it time and a- gain

D D7 G

But this time you've hurt me so bad, I could lay down and die

D A D A D A

And the pain grows each day, ten times ten times ten

D G

If I thought my hand was against you, why I'd cut off arm

D A

And I'd walk off and leave it be- hind

D G

And if I thought that you needed money, why I'd sell my own soul

A D A D A

And I'd even steal from the poor and the blind

D G

I can't understand how ice can glitter like fire

D A

Why you had me fooled all a- lone

D G

I gave you all I had then and searched around for more

D A D A D A

And now I have nothing at all and you're gone

D G

I must have done something bad sometime in my life

D A D

And I paid for it time and a- gain and a- gain

About I Must Have Done Something Bad Chords by Merle Haggard

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What key is "I Must Have Done Something Bad" in?

The chords for "I Must Have Done Something Bad" show the original chord names (including D, Dmaj7, D6, A, D7, D/A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.