Bad Idea
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
C
[Verse]
C G Bb A Dm
so say: come and spark up the forest
C G Bb A Dm
outlay the twilight her glow
C G Bb A Dm
make way for the dark to set us under
Bb A Dm
our city by the ashes overthrown
[Chorus]
F C Bb A Dm
oh it’s a bad idea
[Verse]
C G Bb A Dm
back then it was only but a sentence
C G Bb A Dm
shadow-borne in the falling of an oak
C G Bb A Dm
how quick we falsified the promise
Bb A Dm
take tomorrow out on loan
[Chorus]
F C Bb A Dm
oh it’s a bad idea
F C Am Dm
oh it’s a bad idea
F C Bb A Dm
oh it’s a bad idea
Bb C F
and it’s all catching up to us now
[Bridge]
Bb F
but we hand you the matches
Eb Bb
and we thumb-flick the light
Eb G
and we gather up the kindling
Eb A
for our first fire-fight
[Interlude]
Dm Am7 Bb Eb Dm
F C Bb A Dm
Dm Am Gm C Dm
Eb A
[Chorus]
F C Bb A Dm
oh poor california
F C Am Dm
our lady of the isle
F C Bb A Dm
as the leaves they do catch fire
Bb A
we watch on the roof as the flames
[Outro]
Dm
lick higher
C G Bb A Dm
so said come and spark up the forest
How to play Bad Idea
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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.