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So Bad

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                   So Bad – Paul McCartney
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Written by: Paul McCartney
From: "Pipes of Peace" (1983)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
  C  Cadd9  C      C  Cadd9  C      G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------0-----|----------0-----|3---------------|----------------|
B|----3-3-3-1-----|----3-3-3-1-----|0---------------|----------------|
G|0---0-0-0-0-----|0---0-0-0-0-----|0---------------|----------------|
D|2---2-----------|2---2-----------|0---------------|----------------|
A|3-------------3-|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
[Chorus]
  C  G/C    C      C  G/C    C      G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------0-----|----------0-----|3---------------|----------------|
B|----0-0-0-1-----|----0-0-0-1-----|0---------------|----------------|
G|0---0-0-0-0-----|0---0-0-0-0-----|0---------------|----------------|
D|2---0-----------|2---0-----------|0---------------|----------------|
A|3-------------3-|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Cadd9     x-3-2-0-3-x
Cmaj7     x-3-2-0-0-x
G/C       x-3-0-0-0-x
D6        x-x-0-4-3-2
A7/C#     x-4-2-2-2-3
D7sus4    x-x-0-2-1-3
D7        x-x-0-2-1-2
Gmaj7     3-x-4-4-3-x
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[Intro]
  CCadd9C  CCadd9C  G
|    |    |  | % |
[Verse]
G           Em             Bm
 There is a pain inside my heart
            C
You mean so much to me
C G/C          C
  Girl, I love you,  
C G/C          C      G
  Girl, I love you so bad
[Verse]
G           Em                  Bm
 And if you leave, my pain will go
              C
But that's no good to me
C G/C          C
  Girl, I love you,  
C G/C         C      G
  Yes, I love you so bad
[Middle 8]
         Bm7      Em
Well, it feels so good
             Bm7      Em
Sometimes it feels so bad
D6      Cmaj7      Bm7 Am7        A7/C# D7sus4 D7
This is worse than any-thing I've ever  had
[Verse]
G            Em                  Bm
 There was a pain but now you're here
            C
And I don't fear a thing
C G/C          C
  Girl, I love you,  
C G/C         C      G
  Yes, I love you so bad
             C G/C         C
And she said, "Boy, I love you
C G/C         C      G
  Boy, I love you so bad"
[Solo]
  G  Em Bm C
|  |  |  |  |
   C     G/C          C
(I love) Girl, I love you
    C     G/C          C      G
 (I love) Girl, I love you so bad (I love, I love)
[Middle 8]
       Bm7      Em7
But it feels so good
             Bm7      Em7
Sometimes it feels so bad
D6      Cmaj7      Bm7 Am7        A7/C# D7sus4 D7
This is worse than any-thing I've ever  had
[Verse]
G            Em                  Bm
 There was a pain but now you're near
            C
And I don't fear a thing
   C     G/C          C
(I love) Girl, I love you
    C     G/C          C      G
 (I love) Girl, I love you so bad (I love, I love)
[Outro]
She said ...
   C     G/C         C
(I love) Boy, I love you
    C     G/C         C      G
 (I love) Boy, I love you so bad 
   C     G/C          C
(I love) Girl, I love you
    C     G/C          C      G Gmaj7
 (I love) Girl, I love you 

So Bad chords and lyrics

Free chords for So Bad by Paul McCartney. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   So Bad – Paul McCartney
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: Paul McCartney
From: "Pipes of Peace" (1983)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
[Chorus]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| C Cadd9 C | C Cadd9 C | G | % |
[Verse]
[Verse]
[Middle 8]
[Verse]
[Solo]
| G | Em | Bm | C |
[Middle 8]
[Verse]
[Outro]
She said ...

So Bad Chords by Paul McCartney

Learn how to play So Bad by Paul McCartney with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “So Bad chords”, “So Bad guitar chords”, or “Paul McCartney So Bad chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy So Bad chords and for experienced players who want accurate So Bad lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Cadd9, G, B, D, A.

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The chords for "So Bad" show the original chord names (including C, Cadd9, G, B, D, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.