Bad Medicine Waltz chords by The Cult

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

[Verse]
   Am           Em
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|-------2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
A|---0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
   Em     Am     D      Em
e|---------0~~---------0~~---------2~~---------0~~-----|
B|-----0---0~~-----1---1~~-----3---3~~-----0---0~~-----|
G|-------0-0~~-------2-2~~-------2-2~~-------0-0~~-----|
D|---2-----2~~---2-----2~~---0-----0~~---2-----2~~-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

[Post-Chorus]
(This is slightly different than it appears on record: the recorded version just features the bass notes on
the Am chord before picking the Em, but I like to pick the Am too)
   Am           Em
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|-------2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
A|---0-----------------------2-----2-----2-----2-------|
E|---------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]
   Am         Em
It's funny how people stare
     Am         Em
When your back's against the wall
   Am         Em
It's funny how people stare
      Am         Em
When your back's against the wall
 Am
I reach out my hand
 Em
I reach out my hand
Am      Em
For that bad medicine

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

[Post-Chorus]
Am    Em       Am
Don't you give into that bad medicine
Em
Keep on smiling

[Verse]
   Am         Em
It's funny how people stare
     Am         Em
When your back's against the wall
   Am         Em
It's funny how people stare
      Am         Em
When your back's against the wall

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

[Post-Chorus]
Am    Em
Don't you give into
Am    Em       Am      Em
Don't you give into that bad medicine
Am      Em
Bad medicine

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

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