A Bad Reputation
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Intro: C x4
D x8
verse 1:
D
Long long time ago I saw
G
this dick outside a punk
D
rock show He sized me up
G
from head to toe I think
he wants to kill me
D
His girlfriend looked
like some big piece of
G
shit and started drooling
C G
I think she wants to do me
D
So if at first you don't
G
succeed you try and try
D
again I told her you're
not my type I'm just here
G
to slam I've seen Agression
D
I'll Repute just started
G
playing the last song
that they're playing
Em G
Cherokee people
Chorus 1:
C
Cherokee nation
G
What comes around
D
will go around
C
What they said to me
G
will the good times
D
be all you forget
C G
Oh What comes around
D
will go around What
Em
they said to me
G
will the good times
C D C D G D G D C D C D
be all you regret
verse 2:
D
So here we are again we're
G
right back where we started
D
at This asshole is right
up in my face I guess
G
that's how he likes to
D
act A broken bottle in
his teeth I think his
G
smile is kind of sweet
Em G
He won't be fucking with
D
me So when I'm seen out at
G
a show they step aside and
D
let me go It's such a joke
G
I'm really not that tough
There is no moral to my
D
story Hit him first and
G
I took his glory which
Em
was worse I guess
G
that's just what
Chorus 2:
C
worked for me
G
What comes around
D
will go around
C
What they said to me
G
will the good times
D
be all you forget
C G
Oh What comes around
D
will go around What
Em
they said to me
G
will the good times
C D C D G D G D C D C D D x2
be all you regret
Interlude: D x4
Chorus 3:
C G
Oh What comes around
D
will go around
C
What they said to me
G
will the good times
D
be all you forget
C G
Oh What comes around
D
will go around What
Em
they said to me
G
will the good times
D
be all you regret
Em
what they said to me
G
will the good times
C D C D C D D
be all you regret
How to play A Bad Reputation
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.