Chords for Ronnie Baker's bass line to "Bad Luck" (Harold Melvin/MFSB) - Jason Long

Tempo:
112.5 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

C#m

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ronnie Baker's bass line to "Bad Luck" (Harold Melvin/MFSB) - Jason Long chords
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[D] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[D] [E]
[A] [D] [E]
[D] Now [A] I'm hearted [E] and [Bm] confused
Because lately [E] you've been starting to lose
[C#m] [F#m] Losing out on [Bm] everything [A] you might [D] try to do
[C#m] Bad luck fell and [D] got to hold on to [A]
you
[D] Losing [E] money, about to lose your home
[D]
You're a lost woman [E] and everything's [C#m] wrong
[F#m] All that is blame is [Bm] facing the [A] chance to [D] go around
And if [A] you want to know the truth [D] about it, I'll tell you what you want to know Down, [A] yeah
Bad luck
[F#m]
Yes sir [A] Bad luck
[F#m]
[A] Bad luck
[F#m] 10 bucks you got, 10 bucks you got
[D] Bad luck, bad luck Yeah
Made a number, [E] caught a number
Got a number, popped it [D] up
Put the book in the sketch and
[E] Ever since you got
[C#m] Walk [F#m] around in a daze
[Bm] With [A] your [D] pockets packed
[Bm]
You'll see [A] a woman
[D] And she ain't even there
You'll see a woman
[E] And you'll track her time
[D]
The more I think about [E] it
I think you're about to lose your [C#m] mind
[F#m] Some people call it a [Bm] case
Some [A] say it [D] ain't my day
And if [A] you want to know the truth [D] about it, I'll tell you what's going on
Down, [A] [C#m] [F#m] yeah [A] Bad [F#m] luck
Bad luck [A] Bad [F#m] luck
[D] Bad luck Bad luck
[A] No, [E] no, [Bm] wait
[A] [E]
[A] [E] Yeah
[Bm]
[A] One [E] more thing
[C#m]
[F#m] Long hours, way too much [Bm] space
The [C#m] chance to [D] go around
And if you [A] want to know the truth about [Bm] it
I'll tell you what's going on
Down, [A] [C#m] yeah
[A] Bad luck Bad luck
[F#m]
Bad [C#m] [A] luck
[D] Bad luck Bad luck
Bad [A] luck
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
Bad [E] [A]
[D] [Bm] [A] [E]
[F#m] luck
[A] [C#m] [D] [B] [A] [E]
[A] [B] [A] [C#m]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
C#m
13421114
F#m
123111112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To start learning Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Bad Luck chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: D, Bm, A, E, A, E and Bm. For best results, commence at 56 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 112. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: A Major.

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_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ Now [A] I'm hearted [E] and [Bm] confused
Because lately [E] you've been starting to lose
[C#m] [F#m] Losing out on [Bm] everything [A] you might [D] try to do _
[C#m] Bad luck fell and [D] got to hold on to [A]
you
[D] Losing [E] money, about to lose your home
[D]
You're a lost woman [E] and _ everything's [C#m] wrong
[F#m] All that is blame is [Bm] facing the [A] chance to [D] go around
And if [A] you want to know the truth [D] about it, I'll tell you what you want to know Down, [A] yeah
Bad luck
_ [F#m] _
Yes sir [A] Bad luck
[F#m] _ _
_ [A] _ Bad luck
[F#m] 10 bucks you got, 10 bucks you got
[D] Bad luck, bad luck Yeah _
_ Made a number, [E] caught a number
Got a number, popped it [D] up
Put the book in the sketch and
[E] Ever since you got _
[C#m] Walk [F#m] around in a daze
[Bm] With [A] your [D] pockets packed
[Bm] _
You'll see [A] a woman
[D] And she ain't even there
You'll see a woman
[E] And you'll track her time
[D]
The more I think about [E] it
I think you're about to lose your [C#m] mind
[F#m] Some people call it a [Bm] case
Some [A] say it [D] ain't my day
And if [A] you want to know the truth [D] about it, I'll tell you what's going on
Down, _ _ [A] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _ yeah _ [A] Bad _ [F#m] luck
Bad luck [A] Bad _ [F#m] luck _ _
_ _ [D] _ Bad luck Bad luck _
_ [A] No, _ [E] _ _ no, [Bm] wait
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ Yeah
_ [Bm] _
[A] One [E] _ _ _ more thing
[C#m]
[F#m] Long hours, way too much [Bm] space
The [C#m] chance to [D] go around
And if you [A] want to know the truth about [Bm] it
I'll tell you what's going on
Down, _ _ _ [A] _ [C#m] yeah
_ [A] _ _ _ Bad luck Bad _ luck
[F#m] _ _
Bad [C#m] _ _ [A] luck _ _ _
[D] Bad luck Bad luck
Bad _ [A] luck
[C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Bad [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ [F#m] luck
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ [A] _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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