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FGuess I'm dCoing someGthing wrFong
Never feel right in these shoes
Pocket full of matches and a head full of flame
I've got to warn you that I'm bad news
  Am    C/B    C    C/Bx2
FShe tucks me Cin and tGhen she scrFeams
One day you will have to choose
Either take care of me or take care of you
And don't pretend your not bad news
Am  C/B  C  C/B
FCome on nCow I'll tGake you hFome
You have got nothing to lose
But stick around long enough and you'll find out
I am nothing but bad news
FYou can nCever change whGere your Ffrom
No matter I will accuse
Gonna get with a better life
And one day I won't be bad news
AmIt's the C/Bsame everyCday when I wake C/Bup
It's the same in the way that you gave me up
IFn the middle of a sCwan diveG  F  
FAnd I was soCaring down
GPerfect and sFlow.

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Bad News

by Eels

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C/B

F C G F

Guess I'm doing something wrong

Never feel right in these shoes

Pocket full of matches and a head full of flame

I've got to warn you that I'm bad news

Am C/B C C/B

F C G F

She tucks me in and then she screams

One day you will have to choose

Either take care of me or take care of you

And don't pretend your not bad news

Am C/B C C/B

F C G F

Come on now I'll take you home

You have got nothing to lose

But stick around long enough and you'll find out

I am nothing but bad news

F C G F

You can never change where your from

No matter I will accuse

Gonna get with a better life

And one day I won't be bad news

Am C/B C C/B

It's the same everyday when I wake up

It's the same in the way that you gave me up

F C G F

In the middle of a swan dive

F C

And I was soaring down

G F

Perfect and slow.

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