Rate for accuracy
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π Intro:
e|-2-2---2-2-2-0-0---3-2-2------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
B|-3-3---3-3-3-2-2---3-3-3------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---0-2-2------|--2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-------|
D|-------------1-1---0----------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------2-2----------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3----------|------------------------------|
π Verse 1:
i see, the bad moon a-risin
e|-2-2---2-2-2-0-0---3-2-2------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
B|-3-3---3-3-3-2-2---3-3-3------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---0-2-2------|--2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-------|
D|-------------1-1---0----------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------2-2----------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3----------|------------------------------|
i see, trouble on the way
e|-2-2---2-2-2-0-0---3-2-2------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
B|-3-3---3-3-3-2-2---3-3-3------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---0-2-2------|--2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-------|
D|-------------1-1---0----------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------2-2----------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3----------|------------------------------|
i see, earthquakes and lightnin'
e|-2-2---2-2-2-0-0---3-2-2------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
B|-3-3---3-3-3-2-2---3-3-3------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---0-2-2------|--2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-------|
D|-------------1-1---0----------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------2-2----------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3----------|------------------------------|
i see, bad time today
e|-2-2---2-2-2-0-0---3-2-2------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
B|-3-3---3-3-3-2-2---3-3-3------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---0-2-2------|--2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-------|
D|-------------1-1---0----------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------2-2----------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3----------|------------------------------|
π Chorus:
dont go 'round tonight
e|-3-3-3-3-------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------|
well it's bound toake your life
e|-2-2-2-2-------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
theres, a bad moon on the rise
e|---3-2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1-3-3---------------------------------------------------------------------| strum these of course
G|-2-0-2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
π Verse 2:
i hear, hurricans a blowin'
e|-2-2---2-2-2-0-0---3-2-2------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
B|-3-3---3-3-3-2-2---3-3-3------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---0-2-2------|--2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-------|
D|-------------1-1---0----------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------2-2----------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3----------|------------------------------|
i know, the end is comin soon
e|-2-2---2-2-2-0-0---3-2-2------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
B|-3-3---3-3-3-2-2---3-3-3------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---0-2-2------|--2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-------|
D|-------------1-1---0----------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------2-2----------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3----------|------------------------------|
i fear, rivers overflowin'
e|-2-2---2-2-2-0-0---3-2-2------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
B|-3-3---3-3-3-2-2---3-3-3------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---0-2-2------|--2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-------|
D|-------------1-1---0----------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------2-2----------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3----------|------------------------------|
i hear, the voice of rage and ruin
e|-2-2---2-2-2-0-0---3-2-2------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
B|-3-3---3-3-3-2-2---3-3-3------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---0-2-2------|--2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-------|
D|-------------1-1---0----------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------2-2----------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3----------|------------------------------|
π Chorus:
dont go 'round tonight
e|-3-3-3-3-------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------|
well it's bound toake your life
e|-2-2-2-2-------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
theres, a bad moon on the rise
e|---3-2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1-3-3---------------------------------------------------------------------| again, strum these of course
G|-2-0-2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
π Verse 3:
hope you, got your things together
e|-2-2---2-2-2-0-0---3-2-2------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
B|-3-3---3-3-3-2-2---3-3-3------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---0-2-2------|--2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-------|
D|-------------1-1---0----------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------2-2----------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3----------|------------------------------|
hope you're, quite prepared to die
e|-2-2---2-2-2-0-0---3-2-2------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
B|-3-3---3-3-3-2-2---3-3-3------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---0-2-2------|--2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-------|
D|-------------1-1---0----------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------2-2----------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3----------|------------------------------|
looks like, we're in for nasty weather
e|-2-2---2-2-2-0-0---3-2-2------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
B|-3-3---3-3-3-2-2---3-3-3------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---0-2-2------|--2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-------|
D|-------------1-1---0----------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------2-2----------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3----------|------------------------------|
one eye, is taken for an eye
e|-2-2---2-2-2-0-0---3-2-2------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
B|-3-3---3-3-3-2-2---3-3-3------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---0-2-2------|--2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-------|
D|-------------1-1---0----------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------2-2----------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3----------|------------------------------|
π Chorus:
dont go 'round tonight
e|-3-3-3-3-------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------|
well it's bound toake your life
e|-2-2-2-2-------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
theres, a bad moon on the rise
e|---3-2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1-3-3---------------------------------------------------------------------| again, strum these of course
G|-2-0-2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
π Outro:
dont go 'round tonight
e|-3-3-3-3-------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------|
well it's bound toake your life
e|-2-2-2-2-------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
theres, a bad moon on the rise
e|---3-2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1-3-3---------------------------------------------------------------------| again, strum these of course
G|-2-0-2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
fade out
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Bad Moon Rising (Bass)
- Bad Moon Rising (Chords)
- Bad Moon Rising (Ver2) (Chords)
- Bad Moon Rising (Tabs)
- Bad Moon Rising (Ver3) (Chords)
- Bad Moon Rising (Ver2) (Tabs)
Song History
Published: May 18, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025