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[Intro]  
C  C  F  F
[Verse 1]
Girl, CI would dial your number without lookin'
And you'd Falways pick it up soon as it rang
I'd Chear you say, "I hear my mama coming"
And you'd Fhide the phone up underneath the sheets
And Id Amhear her say, "GGirl, haven't I Ftold you?
AmYeah I know Gwho you're talking Fto
[Chorus]
It's that Cbad boy, It's that wrong side of the Ftracks boy
That break your heart and won't come Amback boy
Why's Gthat boy the one yoFu love
You're not that Cbad boy
[Verse 2]
CYou weren’t scared but you had every reason
Me and my Fboys were nothing short of dangerous
But you said, "CBoy, you know Ive heard you talk to Jesus
How's a Ftough guy like you afraid to love?"
[Chorus]
You ain't so Cbad boy
You've done some things you can't take Fback, boy
But I see straight through Amthat boy
And Gthat boy's the one I Flove
[Bridge]
You ain't so Cbad boy
No, you ain't so   FbadF  C  
Ain't so CbadF  F  
[Verse 3]
Well I remember Csittin' down beside your mama
My hands shaking Fin my pocket with that ring
She says "Boy, I Calways knew you loved my daughGter
She loves you too Amand I think I know what Fshe sees"
[Chorus]
So alrCight bad boy
Long as them old habits don’t come Fback boy
You know that's how she lost her Amdad, boy
And Gthat boy's the one I Floved,
He was my bad boyC  
[Outro]
He was my Fbad boy
Guess you ain’t Cso bad
No you ain't so Fbad boyF  C  

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Bad Boy

by Brantley Gilbert

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C C F F

[Verse 1]

Girl, I would dial your number without lookin'

And you'd always pick it up soon as it rang

I'd hear you say, "I hear my mama coming"

And you'd hide the phone up underneath the sheets

Am G F

And Id hear her say, "Girl, haven't I told you?

Am G F

Yeah I know who you're talking to

[Chorus]

C F

It's that bad boy, It's that wrong side of the tracks boy

That break your heart and won't come back boy

G F

Why's that boy the one you love

You're not that bad boy

[Verse 2]

You weren’t scared but you had every reason

Me and my boys were nothing short of dangerous

But you said, "Boy, you know Ive heard you talk to Jesus

How's a tough guy like you afraid to love?"

[Chorus]

You ain't so bad boy

You've done some things you can't take back, boy

But I see straight through that boy

G F

And that boy's the one I love

[Bridge]

You ain't so bad boy

F F C

No, you ain't so bad

C F F

Ain't so bad

[Verse 3]

Well I remember sittin' down beside your mama

My hands shaking in my pocket with that ring

C G

She says "Boy, I always knew you loved my daughter

Am F

She loves you too and I think I know what she sees"

[Chorus]

So alright bad boy

Long as them old habits don’t come back boy

You know that's how she lost her dad, boy

G F

And that boy's the one I loved,

He was my bad boy

[Outro]

He was my bad boy

Guess you ain’t so bad

F F C

No you ain't so bad boy

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