Chords for Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Bad Luck (1975)
Tempo:
119.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
A
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [F#m] [E]
[A] [D] [E]
[D] [E]
[F#m] Well, [E]
well, [D] now I'm hearted [E] and [D] confused.
They call it blaming, [E] using, starting to lose.
[C#m] Losing [F#m] out on [D] everything I try to do.
[A] Bad luck fell, it's [D] got to hold on [Bm] you.
Losing money, [E] about to lose your whole.
[D] Done lost a woman [E] and everything's wrong.
[C#m] My [F#m] marriage play [D] mistakes, their chances go around.
And if you want to know [A] the truth [D] about it, I'll tell you what's pulling you down.
[A] Bad luck, [D] yes sir.
[A] [F#m] Bad luck, yes sir.
[A] Bad [D] luck, yes sir.
Bad luck, bad luck, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Made a number, [E] called up, that number's hot as [D] hell.
What the book, sketchy, [E] whatever sense you got.
[C#m] Walk [F#m] around in a [D] day with your pockets packed.
Gonna [A] see a woman, [D] she ain't even there.
Thing is about, [E] no you'll track your time.
[D] More things about it, I [E] think you're about to lose your mind.
[C#m] Some [F#m] people call it things, [D] some say it ain't my day.
And if you want [F#m] to know the truth about [D] it, I'll tell you what's pulling you way down.
[A] [F#m] Bad luck, yes sir.
[A] Bad luck, [D] yes sir.
[A]
Bad luck, yes sir.
[D] Bad luck, bad luck, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad.
[E] No, no, [Bm] no.
[E] Bad luck,
[Bm] yeah.
[E]
[Bm] Bad luck.
[E] One more thing, [C#m] more about [F#m] it, blame mistakes, [D] their chances go out.
But if you [A] want to know the truth [Bm] about it, I'll tell you what's pulling you down.
[A] [D]
Bad luck, yes sir.
Bad luck, bad luck, [A] bad luck.
[D]
[A] [D] [E]
[D] [E]
[F#m] Well, [E]
well, [D] now I'm hearted [E] and [D] confused.
They call it blaming, [E] using, starting to lose.
[C#m] Losing [F#m] out on [D] everything I try to do.
[A] Bad luck fell, it's [D] got to hold on [Bm] you.
Losing money, [E] about to lose your whole.
[D] Done lost a woman [E] and everything's wrong.
[C#m] My [F#m] marriage play [D] mistakes, their chances go around.
And if you want to know [A] the truth [D] about it, I'll tell you what's pulling you down.
[A] Bad luck, [D] yes sir.
[A] [F#m] Bad luck, yes sir.
[A] Bad [D] luck, yes sir.
Bad luck, bad luck, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Made a number, [E] called up, that number's hot as [D] hell.
What the book, sketchy, [E] whatever sense you got.
[C#m] Walk [F#m] around in a [D] day with your pockets packed.
Gonna [A] see a woman, [D] she ain't even there.
Thing is about, [E] no you'll track your time.
[D] More things about it, I [E] think you're about to lose your mind.
[C#m] Some [F#m] people call it things, [D] some say it ain't my day.
And if you want [F#m] to know the truth about [D] it, I'll tell you what's pulling you way down.
[A] [F#m] Bad luck, yes sir.
[A] Bad luck, [D] yes sir.
[A]
Bad luck, yes sir.
[D] Bad luck, bad luck, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad.
[E] No, no, [Bm] no.
[E] Bad luck,
[Bm] yeah.
[E]
[Bm] Bad luck.
[E] One more thing, [C#m] more about [F#m] it, blame mistakes, [D] their chances go out.
But if you [A] want to know the truth [Bm] about it, I'll tell you what's pulling you down.
[A] [D]
Bad luck, yes sir.
Bad luck, bad luck, [A] bad luck.
[D]
Key:
D
E
A
F#m
C#m
D
E
A
[D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ Well, [E] _ _
well, [D] _ now I'm hearted [E] _ and [D] confused.
They call it blaming, [E] using, starting to lose.
[C#m] Losing [F#m] out on [D] everything I try to do.
_ [A] Bad luck fell, it's [D] got to hold on [Bm] you.
Losing money, [E] about to lose your whole.
[D] Done lost a woman [E] and _ everything's wrong.
[C#m] My [F#m] marriage play [D] mistakes, their chances go around.
And if you want to know [A] the truth [D] about it, I'll tell you what's pulling you down.
_ _ [A] Bad luck, [D] _ _ yes sir.
[A] _ [F#m] Bad luck, _ yes sir.
[A] Bad [D] luck, _ yes sir.
Bad luck, bad luck, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Made a number, [E] called up, that number's hot as [D] hell.
What the book, sketchy, [E] whatever sense you got.
[C#m] Walk [F#m] around in a [D] day with your pockets packed.
Gonna [A] see a woman, [D] she ain't even there.
Thing is about, [E] no you'll track your time.
[D] More things about it, I [E] think you're about to lose your mind.
[C#m] Some [F#m] people call it things, [D] some say it ain't my day.
And if you want [F#m] to know the truth about [D] it, I'll tell you what's pulling you way _ down.
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ Bad luck, yes sir.
[A] Bad luck, [D] yes sir.
[A] _ _
_ Bad luck, yes sir. _ _
_ [D] Bad luck, bad luck, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ No, no, [Bm] no.
_ _ _ [E] Bad luck, _
_ [Bm] _ yeah.
[E] _ _ _
[Bm] Bad luck.
_ [E] _ One more thing, [C#m] more about [F#m] it, blame mistakes, [D] their chances go out.
But if you [A] want to know the truth [Bm] about it, I'll tell you what's pulling you down. _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D]
Bad luck, yes sir.
Bad luck, bad luck, [A] bad luck.
_ [D] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ Well, [E] _ _
well, [D] _ now I'm hearted [E] _ and [D] confused.
They call it blaming, [E] using, starting to lose.
[C#m] Losing [F#m] out on [D] everything I try to do.
_ [A] Bad luck fell, it's [D] got to hold on [Bm] you.
Losing money, [E] about to lose your whole.
[D] Done lost a woman [E] and _ everything's wrong.
[C#m] My [F#m] marriage play [D] mistakes, their chances go around.
And if you want to know [A] the truth [D] about it, I'll tell you what's pulling you down.
_ _ [A] Bad luck, [D] _ _ yes sir.
[A] _ [F#m] Bad luck, _ yes sir.
[A] Bad [D] luck, _ yes sir.
Bad luck, bad luck, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Made a number, [E] called up, that number's hot as [D] hell.
What the book, sketchy, [E] whatever sense you got.
[C#m] Walk [F#m] around in a [D] day with your pockets packed.
Gonna [A] see a woman, [D] she ain't even there.
Thing is about, [E] no you'll track your time.
[D] More things about it, I [E] think you're about to lose your mind.
[C#m] Some [F#m] people call it things, [D] some say it ain't my day.
And if you want [F#m] to know the truth about [D] it, I'll tell you what's pulling you way _ down.
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ Bad luck, yes sir.
[A] Bad luck, [D] yes sir.
[A] _ _
_ Bad luck, yes sir. _ _
_ [D] Bad luck, bad luck, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ No, no, [Bm] no.
_ _ _ [E] Bad luck, _
_ [Bm] _ yeah.
[E] _ _ _
[Bm] Bad luck.
_ [E] _ One more thing, [C#m] more about [F#m] it, blame mistakes, [D] their chances go out.
But if you [A] want to know the truth [Bm] about it, I'll tell you what's pulling you down. _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D]
Bad luck, yes sir.
Bad luck, bad luck, [A] bad luck.
_ [D] _