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[Intro]
|Bm  
[Verse 1]
I didn't gBmive up the fight, I gave up on what's right
Everything I should've believed
I don't cBmare 'bout no one, it' just who I've become
You swore that I wouldn't succeed
[Pre-Chorus]
F#mI know that you're wrong
BmInsanity embraces me
It's what I chose and it's what I believe
F#mI still stand here strong
[Chorus]
I won't dBmeny, deny, the F#msun nDevC#mer shBminesD  C#m  
It alwAays rains on Gme
I can't dBmeny, deny, that F#mI've DneC#mver tBmriedD  C#m  
No hAonor amongst us thGieves
IBmnside, inside, I F#mtry tDo sC#murvivBmeD  C#m  
SAtrangled by the waGste
You can't Bmdeny, deny, that F#mI   DneC#mver tBmriedD  C#m  
It's alAways been on Gme
[Post-Chorus]
I'm just a bad sBmeed
I'm just a bad seed
I'm just a bad seed
[Riff]
|Bm  
[Verse 2]
I gave Bmup on the light, I gave into the night
I never knew how much I could bleed
When it's aBmll said and done I still stuck to my guns
I always knew what I could achieve
[Post-Chorus]
F#mEven if I'm wrong
BmHonesty is everything
It's what I know and it's what I believe
F#mI still stand here strong
[Chorus]
I won't dBmeny, deny, the F#msun nDevC#mer shBminesD  C#m  
It alwAays rains on Gme
I can't dBmeny, deny, that F#mI've DneC#mver tBmriedD  C#m  
No hAonor amongst us thGieves
IBmnside, inside, I F#mtry tDo sC#murvivBmeD  C#m  
SAtrangled by the waGste
You can't dBmeny, deny, that F#mI   DneC#mver tBmriedD  C#m  
It's alAways been on Gme
[Post-Chorus]
N.C.            Bm
I'm just a bad seed
I'm just a bad seed
I'm just a bad sBmeed
I'm just a bad seed
I'm just a bad seed
[Solo] x2
| C#m| G| C#m|A  
| C#m| G| C#m|D  
(Repeat till chorus)
|C#m  
[Chorus]
I won't dBmeny, deny, the F#msun nDevC#mer shBminesD  C#m  
It alwAays rains on Gme
I can't dBmeny, deny, that F#mI've DneC#mver tBmriedD  C#m  
No hAonor amongst us thGieves
IBmnside, inside, I F#mtry tDo sC#murvivBmeD  C#m  
SAtrangled by the waGste
You can't Bmdeny, deny, that F#mI   DneC#mver tBmriedD  C#m  
It's alAways been on Gme
[Outro]
I'm just a bad sBmeed

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Bad Seed

by Five Finger Death Punch

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

I didn't give up the fight, I gave up on what's right

Everything I should've believed

I don't care 'bout no one, it' just who I've become

You swore that I wouldn't succeed

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m

I know that you're wrong

Insanity embraces me

It's what I chose and it's what I believe

F#m

I still stand here strong

[Chorus]

Bm F#m D C#m Bm D C#m

I won't deny, deny, the sun never shines

A G

It always rains on me

Bm F#m D C#m Bm D C#m

I can't deny, deny, that I've never tried

A G

No honor amongst us thieves

Bm F#m D C#m Bm D C#m

Inside, inside, I try to survive

A G

Strangled by the waste

Bm F#m D C#m Bm D C#m

You can't deny, deny, that I never tried

A G

It's always been on me

[Post-Chorus]

I'm just a bad seed

[Riff]

[Verse 2]

I gave up on the light, I gave into the night

I never knew how much I could bleed

When it's all said and done I still stuck to my guns

I always knew what I could achieve

[Post-Chorus]

F#m

Even if I'm wrong

Honesty is everything

It's what I know and it's what I believe

F#m

I still stand here strong

[Chorus]

Bm F#m D C#m Bm D C#m

I won't deny, deny, the sun never shines

A G

It always rains on me

Bm F#m D C#m Bm D C#m

I can't deny, deny, that I've never tried

A G

No honor amongst us thieves

Bm F#m D C#m Bm D C#m

Inside, inside, I try to survive

A G

Strangled by the waste

Bm F#m D C#m Bm D C#m

You can't deny, deny, that I never tried

A G

It's always been on me

[Post-Chorus]

N.C. Bm

I'm just a bad seed

[Solo] x2

C#m G C#m A

| | | |

C#m G C#m D

| | | |

(Repeat till chorus)

C#m

[Chorus]

Bm F#m D C#m Bm D C#m

I won't deny, deny, the sun never shines

A G

It always rains on me

Bm F#m D C#m Bm D C#m

I can't deny, deny, that I've never tried

A G

No honor amongst us thieves

Bm F#m D C#m Bm D C#m

Inside, inside, I try to survive

A G

Strangled by the waste

Bm F#m D C#m Bm D C#m

You can't deny, deny, that I never tried

A G

It's always been on me

[Outro]

I'm just a bad seed

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