Bad News chords by Bash And Pop

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: G+G

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
G/C G/BG/B G+G  A minorAm    C majorC    G+G


Verse 1:
G/C  G/BG/B  G+G
Gotta get a break from all this sadness
   A minorAm
This winter's gone bust
    C majorC
Lickin' stamps for all these bills
       G+G
Before I get another paper cut
G/C  G/BG/B  G+G
Time to throw out this dirty laundry
     A minorAm
It's been piling up for years
  C majorC
Oh, pull up your bootstraps honey
    G+G
Talk is cheap, pour a couple beers

Chorus 1:
          G/C   G/BG/B  A minorAm
Time to trade this bad news
  G/C  G/BG/B     A minorAm
You know I think I could
   G/C   G/BG/B    A minorAm      G+G
It's time to trade this bad news for good
G+G  A minorAm  C majorC  G+G


Verse 2:
G/C   G/BG/B  G+G
Tryin' to turn back these hands of time
    A minorAm
With a scalpel and a string
    C majorC
You'll do much better with a little duct tape
     G+G
For your phony wedding ring
  G/C   G/BG/B G+G
And talk to old Reg if you're unsure
    A minorAm
Of your purpose here, my dear
    C majorC
Say, I ain't got time for your shit, you know
    G+G
I'll be seventy-four this year

Chorus 2:
          G/C   G/BG/B  A minorAm
Time to trade this bad news
     G/C  G/BG/B     A minorAm
Slap the monkey to the wood
   G/C   G/BG/B    A minorAm      G+G
It's time to trade this bad news for good
G+G         G/C   G/BG/B  A minorAm
Time to trade this bad news
     G/C G/BG/B     A minorAm
Grab the bull by the hood
   G/C   G/BG/B    A minorAm      G+G
It's time to trade this bad news for good


Strum chords over guitar solo:
G+G  A minorAm  C majorC  G+G
G MajorG  A minorAm  C majorC  G+G


Verse 3:
G/C  G/BG/B  G+G
Gotta get a break from all this madness
    A minorAm
I don't know which way to go
   C majorC
Maybe Hell froze over and I don't know if I
        G+G
Should flip the monkey or fling some snow


Chorus 3:
          G/C   G/BG/B  A minorAm
Time to trade this bad news
     G/C  G/BG/B     A minorAm
Slap the monkey to the wood
   G/C   G/BG/B    A minorAm      G+G
It's time to trade this bad news for good
G+G         G/C   G/BG/B  A minorAm
Time to trade this bad news
  G/C  G/BG/B     A minorAm
You know I think I could
   G/C   G/BG/B    A minorAm      FF   G+G
It's time to trade this bad news for good