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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Based off of Billie Eilish's cover of Michael Jackson's Bad found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv6Rt2x6kPg
Play the tab for all of the verses, denoted by Em. All chords relative to capo.
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------| x2
A|-------0--1-2-------0--1-2|
E|-0--3----------0-3--------|
[Verse 1]
EmYour butt is mine, I'm gonna tell you right
EmJust show your face in broad daylight
EmI'm telling you on how I feel
                    EmN.C.
Gonna hurt your mind, don't shoot to kill
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------| x2
A|-------0--1-2-------0--1-2|
E|-0--3----------0-3--------|
[Verse 2]
EmI'm giving you on count of three
EmTo show your stuff or let it be
EmI'm telling you just watch your mouth
                    EmN.C.
I know your game what you're about
[Pre-Chorus]
But they Asay the sky's the limitB  
And to Ame that's really trueB  
But my Afriend you've seen nothingB  
DJust wait til I get through
[Chorus]
Because I'm Embad, I'm Abad, come EmonA  
You know I'm Embad, I'm Abad, you kEmnow itA  
You know I'm Embad, I'm Abad, I'm reEmally, reallAy bad
And the Emwhole world has to anAswer right now
                    Em       AN.C.
Just to tell you once again: Who's bad?
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------| x2
A|-------0--1-2-------0--1-2|
E|-0--3----------0-3--------|
[Verse 2]
N.C.
The word is out, you're doing wrong
N.C.
Gonna lock you up before too long
N.C.
Your lying eyes gonna tell you right
N.C.
So listen up, don't make a fight
EmYour talk is cheap, you're not a man
EmYou're throwing stones to hide your hands
[Pre-Chorus]
ABut they say the sky's the limBit
AAnd to me that's really tBrue
ABut my friend you have seen notBhing
DJust wait til I get through
[Chorus]
Because I'm Embad, I'm Abad, come EmonA  
You know I'm Embad, I'm Abad, you kEmnow itA  
You know I'm Embad, I'm Abad, I'm reEmally, reallAy bad
And the Emwhole world has to anAswer right now
                    Em       AN.C.
Just to tell you once again: Who's bad?

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Bad

by Billie Eilish

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Based off of Billie Eilish's cover of Michael Jackson's Bad found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv6Rt2x6kPg

Play the tab for all of the verses, denoted by Em. All chords relative to capo.

e|--------------------------|

B|--------------------------|

G|--------------------------|

D|--------------------------| x2

A|-------0--1-2-------0--1-2|

E|-0--3----------0-3--------|

[Verse 1]

Your butt is mine, I'm gonna tell you right

Just show your face in broad daylight

I'm telling you on how I feel

N.C.

Gonna hurt your mind, don't shoot to kill

e|--------------------------|

B|--------------------------|

G|--------------------------|

D|--------------------------| x2

A|-------0--1-2-------0--1-2|

E|-0--3----------0-3--------|

[Verse 2]

I'm giving you on count of three

To show your stuff or let it be

I'm telling you just watch your mouth

N.C.

I know your game what you're about

[Pre-Chorus]

A B

But they say the sky's the limit

A B

And to me that's really true

A B

But my friend you've seen nothing

Just wait til I get through

[Chorus]

Em A Em A

Because I'm bad, I'm bad, come on

Em A Em A

You know I'm bad, I'm bad, you know it

Em A Em A

You know I'm bad, I'm bad, I'm really, really bad

Em A

And the whole world has to answer right now

Em A

N.C.

Just to tell you once again: Who's bad?

e|--------------------------|

B|--------------------------|

G|--------------------------|

D|--------------------------| x2

A|-------0--1-2-------0--1-2|

E|-0--3----------0-3--------|

[Verse 2]

N.C.

The word is out, you're doing wrong

N.C.

Gonna lock you up before too long

N.C.

Your lying eyes gonna tell you right

N.C.

So listen up, don't make a fight

Your talk is cheap, you're not a man

You're throwing stones to hide your hands

[Pre-Chorus]

A B

But they say the sky's the limit

A B

And to me that's really true

A B

But my friend you have seen nothing

Just wait til I get through

[Chorus]

Em A Em A

Because I'm bad, I'm bad, come on

Em A Em A

You know I'm bad, I'm bad, you know it

Em A Em A

You know I'm bad, I'm bad, I'm really, really bad

Em A

And the whole world has to answer right now

Em A

N.C.

Just to tell you once again: Who's bad?

About Bad Chords by Billie Eilish

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