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Bad Time Tab by Alkaline Trio

Bad Time tab by Alkaline Trio

Guitar Tab 

Intro:

Guitar 1 3x - Lead Guitar (repeats until verse) Loop this and play rhythm over it
e|-----7---8---7---10---7---8---7---8----------------------------------------|
B|---8---8---8---8----8---8---8---8------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----7---8---7---8---7---8---7---8-----------------------------------------|
B|---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar 2x
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5---5-5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---5-5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3---3-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------5-5-5---------------------------------------|
D|---5/7-7-7---2--2-2--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------2--2-2------------3-3-3---------------------------------------|
E|---3/5-5-5---0--0-0--------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5---5-5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---5-5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3---3-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
           Thought you called me up that one time

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5/7-7-7-----------------2--2-2------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------2--2-2------------------------------------------|
E|---3/5-5-5-----------------0--0-0------------------------------------------|
       Thought that I heard gunfire

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------3-3-3----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       I stepped outside

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5---5-5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---5-5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3---3-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
           Left a message saying hi

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5/7-7-7-----------------2--2-2------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------2--2-2------------------------------------------|
E|---3/5-5-5-----------------0--0-0------------------------------------------|
       I answered from a firefight     Told you it's a bad time


Pre-Chorus:
             C   G                D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------555555555555555555555777777777777777777777----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   But I can talk, I really wanna talk to you

             C   G                             D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5555555555555555555555555555557777777777777777777777777777777---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I'm being stalked - by killer robots and I'm pretty sure they're bulletproof


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5---5-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5---5-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------3---3-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   It's a bad time


Intro Riff: 2x
e|-----7---8---7---10---7---8---7---8----------------------------------------|
B|---8---8---8---8----8---8---8---8------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----7---8---7---8---7---8---7---8-----------------------------------------|
B|---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar 2x
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5---5-5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---5-5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3---3-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------5-5-5---------------------------------------|
D|---5/7-7-7---2--2-2--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------2--2-2------------3-3-3---------------------------------------|
E|---3/5-5-5---0--0-0--------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 2:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     I thought to call you up so many times

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5/7/5/4--2--2-2-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------2--2-2-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3/5/3/2--0--0-0-------------------------------------------------------|
     I heard gunfire

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------3-3-3----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     In the dead of the night

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5---5-5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---5-5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3---3-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
           Left a message saying hi

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5/7-7-7-----------------2--2-2------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------2--2-2------------------------------------------|
E|---3/5-5-5-----------------0--0-0------------------------------------------|
       I answered from a drive-by     Told you it's a bad time


Pre-Chorus:
             C   G                D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------555555555555555555555777777777777777777777----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   But I can talk, I really wanna talk to you

             C   G                             D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5555555555555555555555555555557777777777777777777777777777777---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I'm being stalked - by Latin royalty and me and Bobby just ate shrooms


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5---5-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5---5-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------3---3-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   It's a bad time



Chorus:
    G                                       Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5----------------7-9--------------------2--------------------------------|
A|--5---------------------------------------2--------------------------------|
E|--3----------------5-7--------------------0--------------------------------|
  Whoa oh ohh oh oh    You're the only one that I can tell

    C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    That I can talk to

    G                                       Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5----------------7-9--------------------2--------------------------------|
A|--5---------------------------------------2--------------------------------|
E|--3----------------5-7--------------------0--------------------------------|
  Whoa oh ohh oh oh    I should be under your spell right now

    C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Your spell right now

    G                                Em            C       G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------9---------------------------------------|
D|--5---------7-9----------------------------------10------5-----------------|
A|--5--------------------------------7-------------10------5-----------------|
E|--3---------5-7----------------------------------8-------3-----------------|
 The way you move, it moves me       With no place left to go

    G                                Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------9---------------------------------------|
D|--5--------7-9-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------7---------------------------------------|
E|--3--------5-7-------------------------------------------------------------|
       Your sweet voice leaves me speechles

                        C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------5----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------5----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------3----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Like you will never know


Bridge:
   G                 D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------------7-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------------5-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     I really wanna talk to you

    F#/D C   G                  D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5----------------------7--------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-5---5------------------7--------------------------------------------|
A|-----5-3---5------------------5--------------------------------------------|
E|-----2-----3---------------------------------------------------------------|
             Oh I really wanna talk to you

   C                  G                    D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|
E|--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------|
      I really wanna talk, I really wanna talk to you

   C                  G                    D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|
E|--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------|
      I really wanna talk, I really wanna talk to you

Chorus:
    G                                       Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5----------------7-9--------------------2--------------------------------|
A|--5---------------------------------------2--------------------------------|
E|--3----------------5-7--------------------0--------------------------------|
  Whoa oh ohh oh oh    You're the only one that I can tell

    C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    That I can talk to

    G                                       Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5----------------7-9--------------------2--------------------------------|
A|--5---------------------------------------2--------------------------------|
E|--3----------------5-7--------------------0--------------------------------|
  Whoa oh ohh oh oh    I should be under your spell right now

    C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Your spell right now

    G                                Em            C       G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------9---------------------------------------|
D|--5---------7-9----------------------------------10------5-----------------|
A|--5--------------------------------7-------------10------5-----------------|
E|--3---------5-7----------------------------------8-------3-----------------|
 The way you move, it moves me       With no place left to go

    G                                Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------9---------------------------------------|
D|--5--------7-9-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------7---------------------------------------|
E|--3--------5-7-------------------------------------------------------------|
       Your sweet voice leaves me speechles

                        C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------5----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------5----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------3----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Like you will never know



Outro:
   G                  D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------7------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5------------------7------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5------------------5------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      I really wanna talk to you



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