Bad Actors tab by The Menzingers

Tabs

Intro:

Play these in the strumming pattern you hear. This will be the original strumming pattern
e|-------|
BB|-4-5-9-|
G+G|-4-6-9-|
D MajorD|-4-6-9-|
A augmentedA|-2-4-7-|
E MajorE|-----0-| (X2)

LEAD

e|--------------------------------------|
BB|------4---4-5-4-----------4---4-5-4---|
G+G|-4-4-6-6-6-----4-----4-4-6-6-6--------|
D MajorD|----------------6-4-------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|

Verse 1:
Strum once, let ring.
e|-------|
BB|-4-5-9-|
G+G|-4-6-9-|
D MajorD|-4-6-9-|
A augmentedA|-2-4-7-|
E MajorE|-----0-| (X2)

then play the original pattern

e|-------|
BB|-4-5-9-|
G+G|-4-6-9-|
D MajorD|-4-6-9-|
A augmentedA|-2-4-7-|
E MajorE|-----0-| (X2)

Chorus:
continue with original strumming pattern
e|-0---2-0---2-------------|
BB|-0-4-2-0-4-2-4-5-9-4-5-9-|
G+G|-1-4-5-1-4-5-4-6-9-4-6-9-|
D MajorD|-2-4-4-2-4-4-4-6-9-4-6-9-|
A augmentedA|-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-4-7-2-4-7-|
E MajorE|-0---2-0---2-----0-----0-|
        ^ enter lead

LEAD:

e|--------------------------------------|
BB|------4---4-5-4-----------4---4-5-4---|
G+G|-4-4-6-6-6-----4-----4-4-6-6-6--------|
D MajorD|----------------6-4-------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|

Verse 2:
orignial strumming pattern for the whole second verse
e|-------|    e|-----2-|
BB|-4-5-9-|    BB|-4-5-2-|
G+G|-4-6-9-|    G+G|-4-6-5-|
D MajorD|-4-6-9-|    D MajorD|-4-6-4-|
A augmentedA|-2-4-7-|    A augmentedA|-2-4-4-|
E MajorE|-----0-| (X3) E MajorE|-----2-| (x1)

Chorus:
continue with original strumming pattern
e|-0---2-0---2-------------|
BB|-0-4-2-0-4-2-4-5-9-4-5-9-|
G+G|-1-4-5-1-4-5-4-6-9-4-6-9-|
D MajorD|-2-4-4-2-4-4-4-6-9-4-6-9-|
A augmentedA|-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-4-7-2-4-7-|
E MajorE|-0---2-0---2-----0-----0-|
        ^ enter lead

LEAD:

e|--------------------------------------|
BB|------4---4-5-4-----------4---4-5-4---|
G+G|-4-4-6-6-6-----4-----4-4-6-6-6--------|
D MajorD|----------------6-4-------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|


Bridge:
continue with original strumming pattern
e|4-2-0---2---|
BB|4-2-0-4-2-4-|
G+G|4-5-1-4-5-4-|
D MajorD|6-4-2-4-4-4-|
A augmentedA|6-4-2-2-4-2-|
E MajorE|4-2-0---2---| (x2)

Strum once, let ring
e|-----------0-|
BB|-4-5-9-4-5-0-|
G+G|-4-6-9-4-6-2-|
D MajorD|-4-6-9-4-6-2-|
A augmentedA|-2-4-7-2-4-1-|
E MajorE|-----0-----0-|
       ^ Strum lots leading into chorus

Chorus:
continue with original strumming pattern
e|-0---2-0---2-------------|
BB|-0-4-2-0-4-2-4-5-9-4-5-9-|
G+G|-1-4-5-1-4-5-4-6-9-4-6-9-|
D MajorD|-2-4-4-2-4-4-4-6-9-4-6-9-|
A augmentedA|-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-4-7-2-4-7-|
E MajorE|-0---2-0---2-----0-----0-|
             ^ Let last note ring out
        ^ Enter lead

LEAD:

e|--------------------------------------|
BB|------4---4-5-4-----------4---4-5-4---|
G+G|-4-4-6-6-6-----4-----4-4-6-6-6--------|
D MajorD|----------------6-4-------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|


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