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Chord/Tab for: Bad News Beat
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Chords/Tabulature for
Bad News Beat

Submitted by: Matt Mohler (mattmohler@hotmail.com)

Notes about this song:

  • Playing Csus4 as x33010 works as a nice alternative.
  • Tuning: Standard (EADGBE).
Chords:
  C     x32010
  Csus4 x32011 or x33010
  F     133211
  F/G   3x3211
  Am    x02210
  Am7   x02010


Intro:
C / / / Csus4 / / / C / / / Csus4 / / /
C / / / Csus4 / / / C / / / Csus4 / / /

Verse:
         C              Csus4
Have you heard the news?
                   C          Csus4
I lost my baby to another man.
        C                 Csus4
I gotta bulletin of blues,
                           C            Csus4
Late breakin' story that I don't understand.
         C                F
Should I call her up late,
         F/G             C            F
Should I ask her how she really feels?
         C                  F
Should I try to make a date,
      F/G              C
For a time when we can touch?
         F
And feel?

Chorus:
Am    Am7   F      
She's so on fire.
Am    Am7  F
She's my desire.

(Repeat Intro)

Verse:
             C             F
I've got the bad news beat,
         F/G        C              F
And my reception is loud and clear.
           C                 F
I've gotta man in the street,
        F/G           C       F
Tellin' me what I don't wanna hear.
            C              F
I've got an eye in the sky,
       F/G             C               F
Takin' pictures that I don't wanna see.
            C             F
She's gotta brand new guy,
           F/G
Looks like she's never comin' back.
      F
To me.

Chorus:
Am    Am7   F      
She's so on fire.
Am    Am7  F
She's my desire.

(Repeat Intro)

Ending:
            C              F  F/G
I've got an eye in the sky.
           C                 F
I've gotta man on the street.
             C             F  F/G
I've got the bad news beat.
             C             F
I've got the bad news beat.

(Repeat to fade...)