The Bad Thing

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Acoustic Version of the Arctic Monkeys song.
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Em Bm Am
Do the bad thing,
G F# Em
Take off your wedding ring
Bm Am
But it won't make it that much easier,
G F#
It might make it worse
Dm
Oh the nights like a whirlwind
Am
Somebody's girlfriend's talkin' to me but it's alright
Dm
She's sayin that he's not gonna slap me or try to attack me
Am
Hes' not the jealous type
Dm Am
And I only need to get half an excuse and I'm away
Dm Am
But when there's no excuses that's much easier to say
Dm
I've been before
Am Dm
And all these capers makers too good for her to ignore
Am
Well She's talkin but I'm not entirely sure
DmAm
x3
G F#
Em Bm Am
Do the bad thing
G F# Em
Take off your wedding ring
Bm Am
But it wont make it that much easier
G F#
It might make it worse
Dm Am
Oh I'm stood at the bar and somebody's partner's talkin to me
Dm
But I don't know that is what she is
Am
And she murmurs things to confirm that the tragedy is true
Dm Am
And I knew how could she not she could have anyone she wants
Dm Am
And I'm strugglin to think of an immediate response
Dm
Like I don't mind
Be a big mistake
Am
For you to wait
Dm
And let me waste your time
Am
Really Love it's fine
DmAm GF#
x3
Said really Love it's fine
Em Bm
And then the first time it occurred that there was something to destroy,
Am G F#
I knew before the invitation that there was this ploy
Em
Oh but she carried on suggesting
Bm
I struggled to refuse
Am G F# Em
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She said "its the red wine this time, but that is no excuse"

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Acoustic Version of the Arctic Monkeys song.
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Dm Am  x3
G F#
Be a big mistake

The Bad Thing Chords by Arctic Monkeys

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