Bad News Chords by George Thorogood
Tempo:
92 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
Well, bad news travels like wildfire, good news travels slow.
They all call me wildfire, cause everybody knows [G] I'm bad news.
Everywhere [D] I go, [A] always getting in trouble [G] and leaving little girls that sure hate to
[D] see me go.
They tried to hang me in Tucson and they did in El Paso, but I wouldn't choke.
I broke the rope, they had to let me go, [G] cause I'm bad news.
Everywhere I [D] go, [A]
always getting in trouble [G] and leaving little girls that sure [A] hate to
see [D] me go.
Now from north to south, east to west, the story is the same.
From one state to another, I had to change my [G] name, cause I'm bad news.
Everywhere [D] I go, [G] [A] always getting in trouble [Em] and leaving [G] little girls that sure hate [D] to
see me go.
[G]
[D] I'm bad news.
[A] Well [G]
[E] [D]
now I picked peaches in Georgia, a lumberjack in Maine.
I've been hired, fired and jailed in any town you can name, [G] cause I'm bad news.
Everywhere I [D] go, [G] [A] always getting in trouble [G] and leaving little girls that sure [D] hate to
see me go.
[A] Yes, always getting in trouble [G] and leaving little girls that [D] sure hate to see me go.
They hate me.
I'm bad news.
Born to be bad news.
[N]
Well, bad news travels like wildfire, good news travels slow.
They all call me wildfire, cause everybody knows [G] I'm bad news.
Everywhere [D] I go, [A] always getting in trouble [G] and leaving little girls that sure hate to
[D] see me go.
They tried to hang me in Tucson and they did in El Paso, but I wouldn't choke.
I broke the rope, they had to let me go, [G] cause I'm bad news.
Everywhere I [D] go, [A]
always getting in trouble [G] and leaving little girls that sure [A] hate to
see [D] me go.
Now from north to south, east to west, the story is the same.
From one state to another, I had to change my [G] name, cause I'm bad news.
Everywhere [D] I go, [G] [A] always getting in trouble [Em] and leaving [G] little girls that sure hate [D] to
see me go.
[G]
[D] I'm bad news.
[A] Well [G]
[E] [D]
now I picked peaches in Georgia, a lumberjack in Maine.
I've been hired, fired and jailed in any town you can name, [G] cause I'm bad news.
Everywhere I [D] go, [G] [A] always getting in trouble [G] and leaving little girls that sure [D] hate to
see me go.
[A] Yes, always getting in trouble [G] and leaving little girls that [D] sure hate to see me go.
They hate me.
I'm bad news.
Born to be bad news.
[N]
Key:
G
D
A
Em
E
G
D
A
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, bad news travels like wildfire, good news travels slow.
They all call me wildfire, cause everybody knows [G] I'm bad news.
_ _ Everywhere [D] I go, _ _ [A] always getting in trouble [G] and leaving little girls that sure hate to
[D] see me go. _ _ _
_ _ _ They tried to hang me in Tucson and they did in El Paso, but I wouldn't choke.
I broke the rope, they had to let me go, [G] cause I'm bad news. _ _
_ Everywhere I [D] go, _ _ _ [A]
always getting in trouble [G] and leaving little girls that sure [A] hate to
see [D] me go.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now from north to south, east to west, the story is the same.
From one state to another, I had to change my [G] name, cause I'm bad news.
_ _ Everywhere [D] I go, _ _ [G] [A] always getting in trouble [Em] and leaving [G] little girls that sure hate [D] to
see me go. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ I'm bad news. _
_ _ _ _ [A] Well _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ now I picked peaches in Georgia, a lumberjack in Maine.
_ I've been hired, fired and jailed in any town you can name, [G] cause I'm bad news. _ _
_ Everywhere I [D] go, _ _ [G] [A] always getting in trouble [G] and leaving little girls that sure [D] hate to
see me go.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Yes, always getting in trouble [G] and leaving little girls that [D] sure hate to see me go.
_ _ _ _ They hate me.
_ _ _ I'm bad news. _ _
_ Born to be bad news. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, bad news travels like wildfire, good news travels slow.
They all call me wildfire, cause everybody knows [G] I'm bad news.
_ _ Everywhere [D] I go, _ _ [A] always getting in trouble [G] and leaving little girls that sure hate to
[D] see me go. _ _ _
_ _ _ They tried to hang me in Tucson and they did in El Paso, but I wouldn't choke.
I broke the rope, they had to let me go, [G] cause I'm bad news. _ _
_ Everywhere I [D] go, _ _ _ [A]
always getting in trouble [G] and leaving little girls that sure [A] hate to
see [D] me go.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now from north to south, east to west, the story is the same.
From one state to another, I had to change my [G] name, cause I'm bad news.
_ _ Everywhere [D] I go, _ _ [G] [A] always getting in trouble [Em] and leaving [G] little girls that sure hate [D] to
see me go. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ I'm bad news. _
_ _ _ _ [A] Well _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ now I picked peaches in Georgia, a lumberjack in Maine.
_ I've been hired, fired and jailed in any town you can name, [G] cause I'm bad news. _ _
_ Everywhere I [D] go, _ _ [G] [A] always getting in trouble [G] and leaving little girls that sure [D] hate to
see me go.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Yes, always getting in trouble [G] and leaving little girls that [D] sure hate to see me go.
_ _ _ _ They hate me.
_ _ _ I'm bad news. _ _
_ Born to be bad news. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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