Bad Medicine Waltz chords by The Cult

Chords with lyrics

(There are 3 picking patterns used throughout the song, as follows)

[Verse]
   A minorAm           E minorEm
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---|
G+G|-------2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------|
D MajorD|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
A augmentedA|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
   E minorEm     A minorAm     D MajorD      E minorEm
e|---------0~~---------0~~---------2~~---------0~~-----|
BB|-----0---0~~-----1---1~~-----3---3~~-----0---0~~-----|
G+G|-------0-0~~-------2-2~~-------2-2~~-------0-0~~-----|
D MajorD|---2-----2~~---2-----2~~---0-----0~~---2-----2~~-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|

[Post-Chorus]
(This is slightly different than it appears on record: the recorded version just features the bass notes on
the A minorAm chord before picking the Em, but I like to pick the A minorAm too)
   A minorAm           E minorEm
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---|
G+G|-------2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------|
D MajorD|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
A augmentedA|---0-----------------------2-----2-----2-----2-------|
E MajorE|---------3-----2-----0-------------------------------|

(These are often accompanied by slow upstrokes of the chords from a second guitar, particularly in the Verse
and Post-Chorus sections. Now let's set them to the lyrics)

[Verse]
   A minorAm         E minorEm
It's funny how people stare
     A minorAm         E minorEm
When your back's against the wall
   A minorAm         E minorEm
It's funny how people stare
      A minorAm         E minorEm
When your back's against the wall
 A minorAm
I reach out my hand
 E minorEm
I reach out my hand
A minorAm      E minorEm
For that bad medicine

[Chorus]
   E minorEm    A minorAm   D MajorD  E minorEm
The clocks are full of heroes
E minorEm       A minorAm       D MajorD   E minorEm
Propping up the bar with their empty ghosts
   E minorEm       A minorAm
It's dirty and it's raining
    D MajorD       E minorEm
And the porno burns my eyes
E minorEm      A minorAm
Wipe away the tear
     D MajorD      E minorEm
With the skin from my hide

[Post-Chorus]
A minorAm    E minorEm       A minorAm
Don't you give into that bad medicine
E minorEm
Keep on smiling

[Verse]
   A minorAm         E minorEm
It's funny how people stare
     A minorAm         E minorEm
When your back's against the wall
   A minorAm         E minorEm
It's funny how people stare
      A minorAm         E minorEm
When your back's against the wall

[Chorus]
   E minorEm    A minorAm   D MajorD         E minorEm
I've heard about this new world you're building
  E minorEm      A minorAm    D MajorD   E minorEm
But will there be room for me?
   E minorEm       A minorAm
It's dirty and it's raining
    D MajorD       E minorEm
And the porno burns my eyes
E minorEm      A minorAm
Wipe away the tear
     D MajorD      E minorEm
With the skin from my hide
E minorEm  A minorAm      D MajorD  E minorEm
Reach out for that bad medicine
   E minorEm         A minorAm
Ooh, feel your skin burn
D MajorD       E minorEm
Feel your soul turn

[Post-Chorus]
A minorAm    E minorEm
Don't you give into
A minorAm    E minorEm       A minorAm      E minorEm
Don't you give into that bad medicine
A minorAm      E minorEm
Bad medicine

[Chorus]
E minorEm    A minorAm  D MajorD   E minorEm
Smile, it may take a while
     E minorEm     A minorAm   D MajorD       E minorEm
But it's better than being nailed to the floor
E minorEm       A minorAm      D MajorD         E minorEm
Spit in their face if they stare while you're down
E minorEm              A minorAm
Don't reach out for that bad medicine
D MajorD            E minorEm
Don't reach out for that bad medicine
E minorEm  A minorAm     D MajorD    E minorEm
Try smiling or smile or smile
E minorEm            A minorAm
Bad medicine get hold of
D MajorD            E minorEm
Bad medicine get hold of you#
E minorEm       A minorAm
Wipe away the tears
     D MajorD      E minorEm
With the skin from my hide
E minorEm       A minorAm
Wipe away the tears
     D MajorD      E minorEm
With the skin from my hide

[Verse]
   A minorAm        E minorEm
It's funny how people stare
     A minorAm         E minorEm
When your back's against the wall
   A minorAm        E minorEm
It's funny how people stare
     A minorAm         E minorEm
When your back's against the wall
 A minorAm
I reach out my hand
  E minorEm        A minorAm      E minorEm
I reach out my hand for that bad medicine
A minorAm    E minorEm
Don't you give into
A minorAm    E minorEm       A minorAm      E minorEm
Don't you give into that bad medicine
   A minorAm      E minorEm
That bad medicine
A minorAm
Mmmm, bad medicine
E minorEm