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Bad Timing

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[Intro]
|   D| F#m|  Bm|   G|
[Verse 1]
  DYou're heading out   F#mas I'm coming home
  BmBut I haven't seen you in forGever
  DWe steal a kiss   F#mand you close the door
  BmI guess we're alone in this togGether
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause Dlife keeps getting betwF#meen us
And it's Bmall too heavy to kGeep up anymore
[Chorus]
  DWe stuck by it,  F#mwe kept trying
But thBmere's no fighting Gbad timing
  DI wish we'd met each other F#mfive years later
 Bm'Cause I hate the way we're being Gtorn apart
  DWe stuck by it,  F#mwe kept trying
But thBmere's no fighting Gbad timDing yeah,  F#mbad timBming yeahG  
[Verse 2]
  DWell I miss the nights,  F#mwe'd lie awake
  BmBoth throwing shadows at the cGeiling
  DWe needed days, mF#me and you
  BmTo try to recreate the fGeeling
[Pre-Chorus]
But Dlife keeps getting betwF#meen us
And it's Bmall too heavy to kGeep up anymore
[Chorus]
  DWe stuck by it,  F#mwe kept trying
But thBmere's no fighting Gbad timing
  DI wish we'd met each other F#mfive years later
 Bm'Cause I hate the way we're being Gtorn apart
  DWe stuck by it,  F#mwe kept trying
But thBmere's no fighting Gbad timing
[Post-Chorus]
ODh woah, oF#mh woah
OBmh woah oGh
ODh woah, oF#mh woah
OBmh woah oGh
[Outro]
  DI wish we'd met each other F#mfive years later
 Bm'Cause I hate the way we're being Gtorn apart
  DWe stuck by it,  F#mkept trying
But thBmere's no fighting Gbad timDing
It's juF#mst bad timBming yeah, Gbad timDing
  F#mBad timing, Bmit's just Gbad timing

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Bad Timing

by Rhys Lewis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

D F#m Bm G

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[Verse 1]

D F#m

You're heading out as I'm coming home

Bm G

But I haven't seen you in forever

D F#m

We steal a kiss and you close the door

Bm G

I guess we're alone in this together

[Pre-Chorus]

D F#m

'Cause life keeps getting between us

Bm G

And it's all too heavy to keep up anymore

[Chorus]

D F#m

We stuck by it, we kept trying

Bm G

But there's no fighting bad timing

D F#m

I wish we'd met each other five years later

Bm G

'Cause I hate the way we're being torn apart

D F#m

We stuck by it, we kept trying

Bm G D F#m Bm G

But there's no fighting bad timing yeah, bad timing yeah

[Verse 2]

D F#m

Well I miss the nights, we'd lie awake

Bm G

Both throwing shadows at the ceiling

D F#m

We needed days, me and you

Bm G

To try to recreate the feeling

[Pre-Chorus]

D F#m

But life keeps getting between us

Bm G

And it's all too heavy to keep up anymore

[Chorus]

D F#m

We stuck by it, we kept trying

Bm G

But there's no fighting bad timing

D F#m

I wish we'd met each other five years later

Bm G

'Cause I hate the way we're being torn apart

D F#m

We stuck by it, we kept trying

Bm G

But there's no fighting bad timing

[Post-Chorus]

D F#m

Oh woah, oh woah

Bm G

Oh woah oh

D F#m

Oh woah, oh woah

Bm G

Oh woah oh

[Outro]

D F#m

I wish we'd met each other five years later

Bm G

'Cause I hate the way we're being torn apart

D F#m

We stuck by it, kept trying

Bm G D

But there's no fighting bad timing

F#m Bm G D

It's just bad timing yeah, bad timing

F#m Bm G

Bad timing, it's just bad timing

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