Based on:
When applicable, the C G Bb chord changes
occur on the last
three strums of the above patterns. The
muted strums are all
lightly palm muted G chords.
This song is really played using Open G
tuning, however if you
just want to strum the chords, the chord
fingerings below, which
are used in this song (ignore the chord
charts above), are exactly
the same if you use standard tuning or Open
G tuning.
Chords:
Bb XX333X (Really a Bb/F)
C XX555X (Really a C/G)
G XX000X (Really a G/D)
[Intro]
G G C G BbG G G C G BbG G
G C G BbG G G C G Bb
G G C G BbG G C G BbG
G C G BbG G C G Bb
[Verse]
G G
Now on the day I was born, the nurses
all gathered 'round
G G
And they gazed in wide wonder, at the
joy they had found
G G
The head nurse spoke up, said "Leave
this one alone."
G G
She could tell right away, that I was
G C G Bb
bad to the bone
[Chorus]
G G C G Bb
Bad to the bone
G G C G Bb
Bad to the bone
G G C G Bb
B-B-B-B-Bad
G G C G Bb
B-B-B-B-Bad
G G C G Bb
B-B-B-B-Bad
G G C G Bb
Bad to the bone
[Verse]
G G
I broke a thousand hearts, before I
met you
G G
I'll break a thousand more baby, before
I am through
G G
I wanna be yours pretty baby, yours
and yours alone
G G C G Bb G
I'm here to tell ya honey,
G C G Bb
that I'm bad to the bone
[Chorus]
G G C G Bb
Bad to the bone
G G C G Bb
B-B-B-B-Bad
G G C G Bb
B-B-B-B-Bad
G G C G Bb
B-B-B-B-Bad
G G C G Bb
Bad to the bone
[Guitar Solo]
G G C G BbG G C G BbG
G C G BbG G C G Bb
G G C G BbG G C G BbG
G C G BbG G C G Bb
G G C G BbG G C G BbG
G C G BbG G C G Bb
G G C G Bb
[Verse]
G N.C. G
I make a rich woman beg, I'll make a
good woman steal
G G
I'll make an old woman blush, and make
a young girl squeal
G G
I wanna be yours pretty baby, yours
and yours alone
G G C G Bb G
I'm here to tell ya honey,
G C G Bb
that I'm bad to the bone
[Chorus]
G G C G Bb
B-B-B-B-Bad
G G C G Bb
B-B-B-B-Bad
G G C G Bb
B-B-B-B-Bad
G G C G Bb
Bad to the bone
[Sax Solo]
G G G
G
G G G
G
G G G
G
[Guitar Solo]
G G C G BbG G C G BbG
G C G BbG G C G Bb
G G C G BbG G C G BbG
G C G BbG G C G Bb
G G C G BbG G C G BbG
G C G BbG G C G Bb
G G C G Bb
[Verse 4]
G G
Now when I walk the streets, kings
and queens step aside
G G
Every woman I meet, they all
stay satisfied
G G
I wanna tell ya pretty baby, what I see
I make my own
G G C G Bb
And I'm here to tell ya honey,
G G C G Bb
that I'm bad to the bone
[Chorus]
G G C G Bb
Bad to the bone
G G C G Bb
B-B-B-B-Bad
G G C G Bb
B-B-B-B-Bad
G G C G Bb
B-B-B-B-Bad
G G C G Bb
Woah bad to the bone
[Outro]
G G C G BbG G C G BbG
G C G BbG G C G Bb
G G C G BbG G C G BbG
G C G BbG G C G Bb
G G C G BbG G C G BbG
G
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