Bad Is Bad Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

A7 575655 or x02020

D7 x57575 or xx0212

E7 x79797 or 020130

A7 D7 A7 E7 D7 A7

Verse 1

A7Went uptown to see my cousin

Plays guitar, sounds like a chainsaw buzzin'

In the crowd, I see his mom and dad

I said "Hey, hey, Uncle, man your son is bad"

Chorus

But D7sometimes, sometimes bad is A7bad

I said “E7Cool is a rule, but, D7sometimes, bad is A7bad.”

Verse 2

A7Across the street, a neon sign

All you can eat for a dollar ninety nine

“Our soul stew is the baddest in the land.”

But one dollar's worth was all that I could stand

Chorus

Solo

A7 D7 A7 E7 D7 A7

Verse 3

A7Back uptown to see Marie

Nobody home, I opened the door with my key

"I love you, Huey" was the note I read

But there's a strange pair of shoes underneath the bed

Chorus

This is my interpretation of the song and is what I hear. Since

U-G doesn't always include the correct chord voicings, I have

included all of them in this transcription. Please feel free to

experiment with your own chord voicings.

Two versions of chords listed at the top of this song. Chords

shown at left are standard, while alternate chords shown at

right are jazz voicings. Play the one which sounds best to you,

or use your own.