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[Intro]
|  G5|  G5| (8x)
[Verse 1]
I'm a G5pistol packing man
With a G5gun in my hand
G5Lookin' for a woman that'll understand
G5I like to roll and I like to ride
G5I'll stop at nothing, never take me alive
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm a C5man with a fast hand
C5Loving on a last stand
C5Outlaw, quick draw
C5Evil talking bandit mD5an
[Chorus]
F5In the badG5lands
G5In the badlands
[Verse 2]
I got a G5.45 that'll make you fry
G5Burn your chassis, Lassie, like the 4th of July
G5I ride it hard, I ride it high
G5Make love to you 'till you reach for the sky
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm a C5man with a fast hand
C5Lovin' on a last stand
C5Outlaw, quick draw
C5Evil talking bandit D5man
[Chorus]
F5In the badG5lands
G5In the badlands
G5In the badlands
G5In the badlands
[Bridge]
G5Well, I'm gonnaBb5  C5  
Saddle Bb5up my siD5x packG5  Bb5  C5  
Ain't gonna Bb5back tD5rackG5  Bb5  C5  
My shoBb5oter lD5oadedG5  Bb5  C5  
C5Come on girl, I'm gonna give you a thrill
[Solo]
|  G5|  G5| 4x
|  C5|  C5|
|  C5|   C5    D5|  D5|
[Chorus]
F5In the badG5lands
G5In the badlands
G5In the badlands
G5In the badlands
G5In the badlands, looking for a woman
G5In the badlands, who's bad as me
G5In the badlands, gonna take her away, yeah
G5In the badlands
G5Yeah

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Badlands

by AC/DC

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb5

[Intro]

G5 G5

| | | (8x)

[Verse 1]

I'm a pistol packing man

With a gun in my hand

Lookin' for a woman that'll understand

I like to roll and I like to ride

I'll stop at nothing, never take me alive

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm a man with a fast hand

Loving on a last stand

Outlaw, quick draw

C5 D5

Evil talking bandit man

[Chorus]

F5 G5

In the badlands

[Verse 2]

I got a .45 that'll make you fry

Burn your chassis, Lassie, like the 4th of July

I ride it hard, I ride it high

Make love to you 'till you reach for the sky

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm a man with a fast hand

Lovin' on a last stand

Outlaw, quick draw

C5 D5

Evil talking bandit man

[Chorus]

F5 G5

In the badlands

[Bridge]

G5 Bb5 C5

Well, I'm gonna

Bb5 D5 G5 Bb5 C5

Saddle up my six pack

Bb5 D5 G5 Bb5 C5

Ain't gonna back track

Bb5 D5 G5 Bb5 C5

My shooter loaded

Come on girl, I'm gonna give you a thrill

[Solo]

G5 G5

| | | 4x

C5 C5

| | |

C5 C5 D5 D5

| | | |

[Chorus]

F5 G5

In the badlands

In the badlands, looking for a woman

In the badlands, who's bad as me

In the badlands, gonna take her away, yeah

In the badlands

Yeah

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