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Bad Bad World

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[Intro]
G       D
G       D
A
[Verse 1]
I'm wide Dawake,
It's the middle oEmf the night
AStandin' in the dark
Waitin' up for the lDight
And here DI'll remain
Till the sun is iEmn the sky
AStandin' in the dark
Waitin' up for the lightD  
[Chorus]
AThere is love
There is Gpeace
In this Dworld
ASo take it back
Say it's nGot what you had thougDht
Grab a hBmold
Take these meDlodies
With your Ghands
Write a sEmong to sing
Isn't such a Gbad bDad wEmorld and I Dsay
Dwhoo who Emhoo hoo AhooD  
[Verse 2]
These tiDmes are strange
I can feEmel it in the night
AStandin' in the dark
Holdin' up for tDhe light
And here DI'll remain,
Till the great sEmun shines
AStandin' in the dark
Waitin' up for tDhe light
[Chorus]
AThere is love
There is Gpeace
In this Dworld
ASo take it back
Say it's Gnot what you had thougDht
Grab a hBmold
Take these melodDies
With youGr hands
Write a sEmong to sing
It isn't such a Gbad Dbad Emworld and I sayD  
D       Em      A       D
[Chorus]
AThere is love
There is Gpeace
In this Dworld
ASo take it back
Say it's Gnot what you'd've thouDght
Grab a hBmold,
Take these melodDies
With youGr hands
Write a soEmng to sing
It isn't such a Gbad Dbad Emworld
GBad Dbad Emworld
GBad Dbad Emworld
And I said
Dwo ho ho Emho ho hAo hoD  
whohohohoohohoh
[Outro]
I'm standAin' in the dark,
Waitin' up for the Dlight

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Bad Bad World

by Guster

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D

[Verse 1]

I'm wide awake,

It's the middle of the night

Standin' in the dark

Waitin' up for the light

And here I'll remain

Till the sun is in the sky

Standin' in the dark

Waitin' up for the light

[Chorus]

There is love

There is peace

In this world

So take it back

G D

Say it's not what you had thought

Grab a hold

Take these melodies

With your hands

Write a song to sing

G D Em D

Isn't such a bad bad world and I say

D Em A D

whoo who hoo hoo hoo

[Verse 2]

These times are strange

I can feel it in the night

Standin' in the dark

Holdin' up for the light

And here I'll remain,

Till the great sun shines

Standin' in the dark

Waitin' up for the light

[Chorus]

There is love

There is peace

In this world

So take it back

G D

Say it's not what you had thought

Grab a hold

Take these melodies

With your hands

Write a song to sing

G D Em D

It isn't such a bad bad world and I say

D Em A D

[Chorus]

There is love

There is peace

In this world

So take it back

G D

Say it's not what you'd've thought

Grab a hold,

Take these melodies

With your hands

Write a song to sing

G D Em

It isn't such a bad bad world

G D Em

Bad bad world

G D Em

Bad bad world

And I said

D Em A D

wo ho ho ho ho ho ho

whohohohoohohoh

[Outro]

I'm standin' in the dark,

Waitin' up for the light

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