Bad Boy
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
From the album "Baby Come Back" (1968)
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/b0kXVAOQDhg
Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/41re2BHtKdDTIuMe9lrdup?si=a38f402435d942d3
[Intro]
| D | A | E | E |
| D | A | E | E |
[Verse 1]
E E A A
I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a hook line
E E A A
Don't give a damn about yesterday and the bad guys
[Pre-Chorus]
B B
I've been away much too long
B B
Bad vibes they are gone
[Chorus]
D A E E
I've been a bad boy all along
D A E E
I've been a bad boy all along
[Verse 2]
E E A A
Destruction Jug is what the gang all calls me
E E A A
Revolution, man, you can't tie my hands, it don't bother me, no
[Pre-Chorus]
B B
Yeah, I've been away much too long
B B
Bad vibes they are gone
[Chorus]
D A E E
I've been a bad boy all along
D A E E
I've been a bad boy all along
[Solo]
| E | E | A | A |
| E | E | A | A |
[Pre-Chorus]
B B
I've been away much too long
B B
Bad vibes they are gone
[Chorus]
D A E E
I've been a bad boy all along
D A E E
I've been a bad boy all along
[Verse 3]
E E A A
Rebel blood is in my veins, then rearrange me
E E A A
And if you just sit and think, you'll never change me
[Pre-Chorus]
B B
I've been away much too long
B B
Bad vibes they are gone
[Chorus]
D A E E
I've been a bad boy all along
D A E E
I've been a bad boy all along
[Verse 4]
E E A A
I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a hook line (hook line, baby)
E E A A
Don't give a damn about yesterday and the bad guys (bad guys, baby)
[Pre-Chorus]
B B
I've been away much too long
B B
Bad vibes they are gone
[Chorus]
D A E E
I've been a bad boy all along (bad, bad, bad, bad boy)
D A E E
I've been a bad boy all along (bad, bad, bad, bad boy)
(repeat and fade)
How to play Bad Boy
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.