Bad Ritual
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Transcript for piano, but can be play with guitar.
Em/B Am/C D Bm x4
Em/B Am/C D Bm
Thereâ??s a hair on the bed, clock has stopped ticking
Em/B Am/C D Bm
And nothing remotely romantic has been said
Em/B Am/C D Bm
Letâ??s not pass on the steps, Letâ??s take the season very easy
Em/B Am/C D Bm
Letâ??s take pills, salt water, letâ??s keep looking ahead
G Em/G
Oh, Oh, itâ??s a bad, bad ritual
G Em/G
Oh, Oh, but it calms me down x2
Em/B Am/C D Bm
There is a history in pictures, There is evidence in boxes
Em/B Am/C D Bm
There is proof of your love for him, long after it's dead
Em/B Am/C D Bm
And every creak, a trigger, I will think of you with others
Em/B Am/C D Bm
I could not smother out that fire in my head
Em/B Am/C D Bm
And I saw your levitating chair, I found your long blondhairs
Em/B Am/C D Bm
I felt your poltergeist presence, in the frame of the bed
Em/B Am/C D Bm
every creak, is a trigger, I will think of you with other
Em/B Am/C D Bm
I found depravity convinced me, I may no longer care
G Em/G
Oh, Oh, itâ??s a bad, bad ritual
G Em/G
Oh, Oh, but it calms me down x4
How to play Bad Ritual
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em/B. 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.