Bad Luck
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Intro
[Refrão]Chorus
D
Woke a dog from a running dream And that's bad luck (Bad luck)
Em
Ate a black fly in the cream And that's bad luck (Bad, bad luck)
D
Chipped my tooth on an engagement ring And that's bad luck (Bad luck)
Em
Could have stopped any one of these things But that would have been
D
bad luck
verse 1
D
Are you tired of things going right?
F#m
Things going wrong?
A
Tired of trying to make everyone happy?
D
Too tired to sing your own songs
verse 2
D
Do you wish you could stop everything
F#m
And take back your love?
A
Say you're sorry that you gave it up so easy
D
And cry like you're trying to be born?
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D
Woke a dog from a running dream And that's bad luck (Bad luck)
Em
Ate a black fly in the cream And that's bad luck (Bad, bad luck)
D
Chipped my tooth on an engagement ring And that's bad luck (Bad luck)
Em
Could have stopped any one of these things But that would have been
D
bad luck
Bridge
D
So I died and went to work
So I died and went to work
Bm
It's not as bad as I thought it would be
D
But it's still pretty bad luck
Bm
It's not as bad as I thought it would be
D
But it's still pretty bad luck
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D
Woke a dog from a running dream And that's bad luck (Bad luck)
Em
Ate a black fly in the cream And that's bad luck (Bad, bad luck)
D
Chipped my tooth on an engagement ring And that's bad luck (Bad luck)
Em
Could have stopped any one of these things But that would have been
D
bad luck
verse 3
D A
And love, the most contrary asset of them all
A
Dragging in on nature's coattails
A
Acting like it wrote the moon
A
Trying to pass riddles as poetry
A D
Embargo is love's waiting room
verse 4
D
And meantime
A
Right here in human time
F#m
My heart could break for a one-legged seagull
Bm Bm/A Gmaj7 D
And still afford nothing to you (That's bad luck)
Verse 5
D
Are you tired of things going right?
F#m
Things going wrong?
A
Tired of trying to make everyone happy?
D
Too tired to sing your own songs
[Refrão]Chorus
D
Woke a dog from a running dream And that's bad luck (Bad luck)
Em
Ate a black fly in the cream And that's bad luck (Bad, bad luck)
D
Chipped my tooth on an engagement ring And that's bad luck (Bad luck)
Em
Could have stopped any one of these things But that would have been
D
bad luck
Outro
D
So I died and went to work
D
So I died and went to work
D
So I died and went to work
D
So I died and went to work
How to play Bad Luck
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.