Tab Realm

Bad Days by Flaming Lips



 


                       Bad Days 





 
Intro:
It's a bass note walk down from G to F while the horns play

D-----------|---------|---------|---------|
A-----------|---------|---------|---------|
E---3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|

e-----------|---------|---------|---------|-0-
B-----------|---------|---------|---------|-2-
G-----------|---------|---------|---------|-2-
D-----------|---------|---------|---------|-2-
A-----------|---------|---------|---------|-0-
E---3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-|---

Then the first two verses have a country style alternate bass note thing 

Verse:
A                         
You're sorta stuck where you are 
                           E     
But in your dreams you can buy expensive cars
                            A
Or live on mars and have it your way

And you hate your boss at your job
But in your dreams you can blow his head off
In your dreams show no mercy

Chorus:
A            D             A
And all your bad days will end
A            D             A
And all your bad days will end  
    (Kick in distortion and a rock beat)
D           E                   D
You have to sleep late when you can
D            E             A
And all your bad days will end

--Bass changes up to:
    A            D            A            A
D-------------|--0-0-------|-------------|------------|
A---0-0-------|------0-2-0-|--0-0--------|-0-0--------|
E-------0-2-0-|------------|------0-2-0--|------0-2-0-|

Keep this going over the chorus progression. I usually strum the whole 
chord on the first two notes of each measure to combine the bass line 
with the chords. Play around with it and use a similar bass line for the E

Repeat chorus and intro and fin









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version 2







start with a little shuffle back and forth between A and E.  Continue for most of the verse...


A      E     A               E       A
You're sorta stuck where you are 
    E        A      E     Bm              E
But in your dreams you can buy expensive cars
Bm         E                A
Or live on mars and have it your way

And you hate your boss at your job
But in your dreams you can blow his head off
In your dreams show no mercy

A            D             A
And all your bad days will end
A            D             A
And all your bad days will end
D           E                   A
You have to sleep late when you can
D            E             A
And all your bad days will end


solo to chorus chords, rinse, repeat









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