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Bad Idea

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Counting: 6/4
DASH KEY
nothing: Sara
      -: Jason
     --: Both
ORDER: I V1 PC1 C INT1 V2 PC2 C INT2 B FPC FC O
[INTRO]
D
 | |
[VERSE 1]
D
   It's a bad idea, me and you
D
-- It's a bad idea, me and you
G
-- I've never known anything so true
          D
-- It's a terrible idea, me and you
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
D
   You have a wife
 - You have a husband
D
   You're my doctor
 - You've got a baby coming
G
-- It's a bad idea, me and you
D
-- Let's just keep kissing 'til we come to...
[CHORUS]
   A
-- Heart, stop racing
         Bm                  G
-- Let's face it - making mistakes like this
             D
-- will make worse what was already pretty bad
A
-- Mind, stop running
        Bm                          F6/9
-- It's time we just let this thing go
            G7sus4                   D
-- It was a pret - ty good bad idea, wasn't it though?
[INTERLUDE 1]
  D
(  ) | |
[VERSE 1]
D
-- It's a bad idea, me and you
-- It's a bad idea, me and you
   G6
   Hold me close while I think this through
n.c.
  (Um, um, yeah)
                D
   Yeah, it's a very poor idea, me and you
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
D
 - I got a wife
 - I got a husband
 - I'm your doctor
   My dumb baby's coming
G
-- It's a bad idea, me and you
         D
-- Maybe one more kiss will make us come to
[CHORUS]
   A
-- Heart, stop racing
         Bm                  G
-- Let's face it - making mistakes like this
             D
-- will make worse what was already pretty bad
A
-- Mind, stop running
        Bm                          F6/9
-- It's time we just let this thing go
            G7sus4                   D
-- It was a pret - ty good bad idea, wasn't it though?
[INTERLUDE 2]
  D
(  ) | |
[BRIDGE]
D                Gadd9
I... know what's right for me
         Bm7        Dmaj7/A     Gmaj7
It's the only thing I've   ever done
          Emadd9                            Bm7
What if I never see myself ever be anything more
               Dmaj7/A
than what I've al  -  ready become?
[FINAL PRE-CHORUS]
G6
 | |
G6
   I need a bad idea
   I need a bad idea
-- I need a bad idea
-- I need a bad idea
   Just one
[FINAL CHORUS]
   A
   Heart, keep racing
         Bm
   Let's make mistakes
          G
   Let us say "so what?"
            D
   and make worse what was already pretty bad
A                 Bm
   This secret is safe,
                G                          D
   No reason to throw it away when there's love to be had
   A                  Bm
   Hold me tight as I tell myself
            G
   that you might make sense
            D
   and make good what has been just so bad
A                 Bm
   Let's see this through
          F6/9
   It's a pretty good bad idea
D
   Me and you
[OUTRO]
  D
(  ) | | n.c.

Bad Idea chords and lyrics

Free chords for Bad Idea by Sara Bareilles. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Counting: 6/4
DASH KEY
nothing: Sara
      -: Jason
     --: Both
ORDER: I V1 PC1 C INT1 V2 PC2 C INT2 B FPC FC O
[INTRO]
D | |
[VERSE 1]
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
 - You have a husband
 - You've got a baby coming
[CHORUS]
[INTERLUDE 1]
( D ) | |
[VERSE 1]
-- It's a bad idea, me and you
n.c.
  (Um, um, yeah)
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
 - I got a husband
 - I'm your doctor
   My dumb baby's coming
[CHORUS]
[INTERLUDE 2]
( D ) | |
[BRIDGE]
[FINAL PRE-CHORUS]
G6 | |
   I need a bad idea
-- I need a bad idea
-- I need a bad idea
   Just one
[FINAL CHORUS]
[OUTRO]
( D ) | | n.c.

Bad Idea Chords by Sara Bareilles

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What key is "Bad Idea" in?

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