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Bad Idea

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    Am              F        G                Dm              F        G
                                                                                      Strumming Chords
e|------0-0---------|---------|----------|    e|------0-0---------|---------|----------|      ----------------
B|----------1-1-3-3-|---------|----------|    B|----------1-1-3-3-|-----3-3-|-----1----|      Am  x0221x
G|------------------|-----2-2-|-----4-4--|    G|------------------|---------|-------2--|  or  F   1332xx
D|------------------|---------|----------|x3  D|--0-0-------------|---------|----------|      G   32000x
A|--0-0-------------|---------|----------|    A|------------------|---------|----------|      Dm  xx023x
E|------------------|-1-1-----|-3-3------|    E|------------------|-1-1-----|-3-3------|
Capo 6th fret
[Intro]
Am  F  G
Am  F  G
[Verse 1]
Am              F  G
I been outta sight
Am                        F     G
I been worried 'bout you lately
Am              F  G
Runnin' outta time
Dm                          F
Wishin' you would come and save me
[Pre-Chorus 1]
       G             Am                    F
'Cause I don't wanna roll with it (yeah, yeah)
G            Am                  F
Tryna get control of it (yeah, yeah)
G               Am                 F   G
Why can't I let go of it? (yeah, yeah)
Dm                   F     G
Gotta find somebody quickly (mmm, yeah)
[Chorus 1]
Am         F    G
   I got a bad idea
Am                     F             G
   How 'bout we take a little bit of time away?
Am         F    G
   I got a bad idea
Dm                                     E                       Am
   Forget about it, yeah, forget about him, yeah, forget about me (Ari-chan)
        F    G       Am
I got a bad idea (ah-huh)
                    F            G         Am
Get him to call you over here to numb the pain (Ari-chan)
        F    G       Dm
I got a bad idea (ah-huh)
                                    E                       Am
Forget about it, yeah, forget about him, yeah, forget about me
[Verse 2]
                          F            G                 Am
Even though we shouldn't, baby boy, we will (you know we will)
                     F               G
Need somebody, gimme something I can feel (yeah)
Am                                      F               G
   But boy don't trip (don't trip), you know this isn't real
Dm                       F
You should know I'm temporary
[Pre-Chorus 2]
       G             Am                    F
'Cause I don't wanna roll with it (yeah, yeah)
G            Am                  F
Tryna get control of it (yeah, yeah)
G               Am                 F   G
Why can't I let go of it? (yeah, yeah)
Dm                   F    G
Gotta find somebody quickly (yeah)
[Chorus 2]
Am         F    G
   I got a bad idea
Am                     F             G
   How 'bout we take a little bit of time away?
Am         F    G
   I got a bad idea
Dm                                     E                       Am
   Forget about it, yeah, forget about him, yeah, forget about me (Ari-chan)
        F    G       Am
I got a bad idea (ah-huh)
                    F            G         Am
Get him to call you over here to numb the pain (Ari-chan)
        F    G       Dm
I got a bad idea (ah-huh)
                                    E                       Am
Forget about it, yeah, forget about him, yeah, forget about me
[Bridge]
F  G            Am
   Gotta get control of it
F   G              Am        F  G
   Why can't I let go of it?
Dm                          F
Wishin' you would come and save me
         Am   F   G
Mmm-mm yeah
        Am   F   G
Ahh ahh-ahh
      Am     F   G
Ha-ha ha-haa
    Dm       F
Ha-haaa ha-haaa
[Chorus 3]
N.C.
   I got a bad idea
Am                     F             G      Am
   How 'bout we take a little bit of time away? (Ari-chan)
        F    G
I got a bad idea
Dm                                     E                       Am
   Forget about it, yeah, forget about him, yeah, forget about me (Ari-chan)
        F    G       Am
I got a bad idea (ah-huh)
                    F            G         Am
Get him to call you over here to numb the pain (Ari-chan)
        F    G       Dm
I got a bad idea (ah-huh)
                                    E                       Am
Forget about it, yeah, forget about him, yeah, forget about me (Ari-chan)
F     G    Am
  Yeah (uh-huh)
                          F              G                  Am
Forget about it, yeah, forget about him, yeah, forget about me (Ari-chan)
F     G    Dm
       (uh-huh)
                                    E                       Am
Forget about it, yeah, forget about him, yeah, forget about me

Bad Idea chords and lyrics

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

Capo 6th fret
[Intro]
Am  F  G
Am  F  G
[Verse 1]
[Pre-Chorus 1]
[Chorus 1]
[Verse 2]
[Pre-Chorus 2]
[Chorus 2]
[Bridge]
[Chorus 3]
N.C.
   I got a bad idea

Bad Idea Chords by Ariana Grande

Learn how to play Bad Idea by Ariana Grande with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Bad Idea chords”, “Bad Idea guitar chords”, or “Ariana Grande Bad Idea 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 Bad Idea chords and for experienced players who want accurate Bad Idea lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Am, F, G, Dm, B, D.

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