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You can play the Em/G or just a straight G bar chord
 Em/G322000
[Verse]
  D5DD5id you C#5get whC5at you waBmnted
EmWhen you Em/Gtold me good-Abye
DDid you gC#5et what C5you thBmought you needed
EmTo make a gEm/Grown man cF#ry
Now theres a hF#mungry look
F#mInside your eyes
And theres a sBmhiver i felt
BmBetween your thighs
I've been gEmood and kind
AEmnd sweet and nice
For way too loBboo---Aooong
[Chorus]
I'm gonna be bEmadEm/G  A  
And its gonna feel gooD5dC#5  C5  Bm  
I'm gonna do evEmery thEm/Ging your mAother said we
Never shoulD5dC#5  C5  Bm  
I'm gonna be baEmdEm/G  A  
And I wanna do wronD5gC#5  C5  Bm  
And you're gonna be Emevery Em/Gbroken heaArt
Inside my every soD5ng
[Verse]
Was it reaC#5lly C5as eBmasy (badabadabadaEmba)
EmAs you Em/Gmade it seAem
D5I never C#5heard C5you
RBmaise your voice you
EmNever Em/Gheard me scAream
When you tF#muck yourself
F#mIn bed at night and
Read a bBmook alone by candle light
And you wEmonder what
I just might be getting iiBbiiin-Ato
[Chorus]
I'm gonna be bEmadEm/G  A  
And its gonna feel gooD5dC#5  C5  Bm  
I'm gonna do evEmery thEm/Ging your mAother said we
Never shoulD5dC#5  C5  Bm  
I'm gonna be baEmdEm/G  A  
And I wanna be CrD5uelC#5  C5  Bm  
I'm gonna try eveEmrything tEm/Ghey taugAht me
Down in catholic schDool
Cause if you waGnna see
The bGrand new me
Well just loD5ok at the C#5brand C5new Bmyou
I'm gonna be baEmdEm/G  
EAvery time i think about yDouBb  A  
EAvery time i think about yDouBb  A  
EAvery time i think about yDouBb  A  
I'm gonna be baDdBb  A  
(whistling)
D Bb A

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Bad

by Cowboy Mouth

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/G

C#5

F#m

You can play the Em/G or just a straight G bar chord

Em/G

322000

[Verse]

D5 D5 C#5 C5 Bm

Did you get what you wanted

Em Em/G A

When you told me good-bye

D C#5 C5 Bm

Did you get what you thought you needed

Em Em/G F#

To make a grown man cry

F#m

Now theres a hungry look

F#m

Inside your eyes

And theres a shiver i felt

Between your thighs

I've been good and kind

And sweet and nice

Bb A

For way too looo---ooong

[Chorus]

Em Em/G A

I'm gonna be bad

D5 C#5 C5 Bm

And its gonna feel good

Em Em/G A

I'm gonna do every thing your mother said we

D5 C#5 C5 Bm

Never should

Em Em/G A

I'm gonna be bad

D5 C#5 C5 Bm

And I wanna do wrong

Em Em/G A

And you're gonna be every broken heart

Inside my every song

[Verse]

C#5 C5 Bm Em

Was it really as easy (badabadabadaba)

Em Em/G A

As you made it seem

D5 C#5 C5

I never heard you

Raise your voice you

Em Em/G A

Never heard me scream

F#m

When you tuck yourself

F#m

In bed at night and

Read a book alone by candle light

And you wonder what

Bb A

I just might be getting iiiiin-to

[Chorus]

Em Em/G A

I'm gonna be bad

D5 C#5 C5 Bm

And its gonna feel good

Em Em/G A

I'm gonna do every thing your mother said we

D5 C#5 C5 Bm

Never should

Em Em/G A

I'm gonna be bad

D5 C#5 C5 Bm

And I wanna be Cruel

Em Em/G A

I'm gonna try everything they taught me

Down in catholic school

Cause if you wanna see

The brand new me

D5 C#5 C5 Bm

Well just look at the brand new you

Em Em/G

I'm gonna be bad

A D Bb A

Every time i think about you

A D Bb A

Every time i think about you

A D Bb A

Every time i think about you

D Bb A

I'm gonna be bad

(whistling)

D Bb A

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