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Bad Man

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Ebminor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
e|D#m-----------------|C#----------------|B----------------|D#m----------------|
B|---7-7------7-7--|---6-6-----6-6--|---4-4-----4-4--|----------------|
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8---8-8-8----8-|6-6---6-6-6---6-|4-4---4-4-4---4-|---8-8-----8-8--|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|6-6---6-6-6---6-|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Verse 1]
Note: The tab in the second verse is the same, but it's only played once.
e|D#m-----------------|C#----------------|B----------------|D#m----------------|
B|---7-7------7-7--|---6-6-----6-6--|---4-4-----4-4--|----------------|
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8---8-8-8----8-|6-6---6-6-6---6-|4-4---4-4-4---4-|---8-8-----8-8--| x2
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|6-6---6-6-6---6-|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Verse 1]
D#mMy eyes
Are bC#lind, they can't seem to tell me
What I need to Bget rightD#m  
D#mYour eyes
C#They can't seem to understand what I've Brealized
D#mRealize
[Pre-Chorus]
D#m*
This isn't just a dream
N.C.
Stuck on a bad repeat
D#m*
Fightin' the air to breathe
                   D#m*
You can't touch me now
D#m*
Took me a while to see
N.C
It doesn't have to be
D#m*
You winning over me
                   D#m*
You can't touch me now
N.C.
[Chorus]
N.C.    C#  D#m  
I'm a bad man
G#5Ain't my fault, it's F#all I got
It's so A#bad, Bman
F#Broke my broken G#will
And I can't A#mgo bD#mack
Now F#I aG#m who A#I aBm
F#You can't change me
G#'Cause you made me
I'm a D#mbad man
D#mN.C.
[Verse 2]
e|D#m-----------------|C#----------------|B----------------|D#m----------------|
B|---7-7------7-7--|---6-6-----6-6--|---4-4-----4-4--|----------------|
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8---8-8-8----8-|6-6---6-6-6---6-|4-4---4-4-4---4-|---8-8-----8-8--|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|6-6---6-6-6---6-|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Verse 2]
They D#msee lives
AC#ll the times and keep me static
In Brewind
D#mConfined
[Pre-Chorus]
D#mThis isn't just a dream
D#mStuck on a bad repeat
D#mFightin' the air to breathe
D#mYou can't touch me now
D#mTook me a while to see
D#mIt doesn't have to be
D#mYou winning over me
D#mYou can't touch me now
D#m*
[Chorus]
N.C.    C#  D#m  
I'm a bad man
G#5Ain't my fault, it's F#all I got
It's so A#bad, Bman
F#Broke my broken G#will
And I can't A#mgo bD#mack
Now F#I aG#m who A#I aBm
F#You can't change me
G#'Cause you made me
I'm a D#mbad man
[Interlude]
D#m D#m D#m D#m
[Chorus 2]
      D#m*
I'm a bad man
G#5*                 F#*
Ain't my fault, it's all I got
        A#*  D#m*
It's so bad, man
N.C.
Broke my broken will
N.C.         A#  D#m  
And I can't go back
Now F#I aG#m who F#I aBm
F#You can't change me
G#'Cause you made me
I'm a A#bad D#mman
[Outro]
  F#         G#    A#  D#m*
       I'm a bad man

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Bad Man

by Esterly

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

G#5

A#m

[Intro]

D#m C# B D#m

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

B|---7-7------7-7--|---6-6-----6-6--|---4-4-----4-4--|----------------|

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

D|8-8---8-8-8----8-|6-6---6-6-6---6-|4-4---4-4-4---4-|---8-8-----8-8--|

A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|6-6---6-6-6---6-|

E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[Verse 1]

Note: The tab in the second verse is the same, but it's only played once.

D#m C# B D#m

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

B|---7-7------7-7--|---6-6-----6-6--|---4-4-----4-4--|----------------|

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

D|8-8---8-8-8----8-|6-6---6-6-6---6-|4-4---4-4-4---4-|---8-8-----8-8--| x2

A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|6-6---6-6-6---6-|

E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[Verse 1]

D#m

My eyes

Are blind, they can't seem to tell me

B D#m

What I need to get right

D#m

Your eyes

C# B

They can't seem to understand what I've realized

D#m

Realize

[Pre-Chorus]

D#m

This isn't just a dream

N.C.

Stuck on a bad repeat

D#m

Fightin' the air to breathe

D#m

You can't touch me now

D#m

Took me a while to see

N.C

It doesn't have to be

D#m

You winning over me

D#m

You can't touch me now

N.C.

[Chorus]

C# D#m

N.C.

I'm a bad man

G#5 F#

Ain't my fault, it's all I got

A# B

It's so bad, man

F# G#

Broke my broken will

A#m D#m

And I can't go back

F# G# A# B

Now I am who I am

You can't change me

'Cause you made me

D#m

I'm a bad man

D#m

N.C.

[Verse 2]

D#m C# B D#m

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

B|---7-7------7-7--|---6-6-----6-6--|---4-4-----4-4--|----------------|

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

D|8-8---8-8-8----8-|6-6---6-6-6---6-|4-4---4-4-4---4-|---8-8-----8-8--|

A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|6-6---6-6-6---6-|

E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[Verse 2]

D#m

They see lives

All the times and keep me static

In rewind

D#m

Confined

[Pre-Chorus]

D#m

This isn't just a dream

D#m

Stuck on a bad repeat

D#m

Fightin' the air to breathe

D#m

You can't touch me now

D#m

Took me a while to see

D#m

It doesn't have to be

D#m

You winning over me

D#m

You can't touch me now

D#m

[Chorus]

C# D#m

N.C.

I'm a bad man

G#5 F#

Ain't my fault, it's all I got

A# B

It's so bad, man

F# G#

Broke my broken will

A#m D#m

And I can't go back

F# G# A# B

Now I am who I am

You can't change me

'Cause you made me

D#m

I'm a bad man

[Interlude]

D#m D#m D#m D#m

[Chorus 2]

D#m

I'm a bad man

G#5 F#

* *

Ain't my fault, it's all I got

A# D#m

* *

It's so bad, man

N.C.

Broke my broken will

A# D#m

N.C.

And I can't go back

F# G# F# B

Now I am who I am

You can't change me

'Cause you made me

A# D#m

I'm a bad man

[Outro]

F# G# A# D#m

I'm a bad man

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