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Bad by U2
Bad
First Part:
e-----------------12-12--------------------12-12----------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----12-12-11---------------12-12-11---------------------------------------|
A------0--0--0----------------0--0--0---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Alternate Between that and
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------10-10-----------------------10------10--------------|
G----9-9-7------------------------9-9-7----------7-------7------7-----------|
D----0-0-0------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then Play
D
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------3---3---3----------------3---3---3---------------------------|
G------------2---2---2----------------2---2---2-----------------------------|
D----------0------------------------0---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Alternating with
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------2---2---2----------------------2---2---2--------------------|
D-------------2---2---2----------------------2---2---2----------------------|
A-----------0------------------------------0--------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
If you twist and turn away
If you tear yourself in two again
If I could, yes I would
If I could, I would
Let it go
Surrender
Dislocate
If I could throw this lifeless lifeline to the wind
Leave this heart of clay
See you walk, walk away
Into the night
And through the rain
Into the half-light
And through the flame
If I could through myself
Set your spirit free, I'd lead your heart away
See you break, break away
Into the light
And to the day
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
To let it go
And so to fade away
To let it go
And so, fade away
Wide awake
I'm wide awake
Wide awake
I'm not sleeping
Oh, no, no, no
If you should ask then maybe they'd
Tell you what I would say
True colors fly in blue and black
Bruised silken sky and burning flag
Colors crash, collide in bloodshot eyes
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
If I could, you know I would, if I could, I would
Let it go
This desperation
Dislocation
Separation, condemnation
Revelation in temptation
Isolation, desolation
Let it go
And so fade away
To let it go
And so fade away
To let it go
Oh now, and so to fade away
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
Wide awake
I'm not sleeping
Oh, no, no, no
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version 2
This is how I play the main riff and it could be wrong but here goes:
E|--------------------12-12--------------------12-12-|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-12-12-12--11----------12-12-12-12--11---------|
A|--0---0--0--0---0----------0---0--0--0---0---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------10-10------------10---10-------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-7---------9-9-9-9-7----7----7-----------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0---------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
This is played repeatedly throughout the song.
If you twist and turn away
If you tear yourself in two again
If I could, yes I would
If I could, I would
Let it go
Surrender
Dislocate
If I could throw this lifeless lifeline to the wind
Leave this heart of clay
See you walk, walk away
Into the night
And through the rain
Into the half-light
And through the flame
If I could through myself
Set your spirit free, I'd lead your heart away
See you break, break away
Into the light
And to the day
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
To let it go
And so to fade away
To let it go
And so, fade away
Wide awake
I'm wide awake
Wide awake
I'm not sleeping
Oh, no, no, no
If you should ask then maybe they'd
Tell you what I would say
True colors fly in blue and black
Bruised silken sky and burning flag
Colors crash, collide in bloodshot eyes
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
If I could, you know I would, if I could, I would
Let it go
This desperation
Dislocation
Separation, condemnation
Revelation in temptation
Isolation, desolation
Let it go
And so fade away
To let it go
And so fade away
To let it go
Oh now, and so to fade away
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
Wide awake
I'm not sleeping
Oh, no, no, no
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version 3
INTRO: (and also MAIN riff Edge plays, simplefied a little)
Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6----9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|
D----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The second guitar plays this, with an echo device also:
E-----------------12-12---------------12-12-------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------10-10------10-10-10-10-|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Now, the chords appear below the words. I suggest you use tab riff as shown
above for the main verse, but you can always try it with the chord
formations at the end of this file to get a more acoustic feel.
If you twist and turn away.
Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
If you tear yourself in two again.
Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
If I could, yes I would
Asus4 A Asus4 A
If I could, I would let it go.
Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
Surren - der, dislocate.
Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
If I could throw this lifeless
ASus4 A Asus4 A
Life- line to the wind.
Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
Leave this heart of clay,
Dsus D Asus4 A
See you walk, walk away,
Asus4 A Dsus2 D
Into the night.
Dsus D Asus4 A
And through the rain.
Asus4 A Dsus2 D
Into the half-light,
Dsus D Asus4 A
And through the flame.
Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
If I could throw myself,
set your spirit free.
I'd lead your heart away,
See you break, break away
Into the light.
And to the day.
(Here, suggested start jamming with regular A and D chords)
Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo.
A D
Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo.
A D
To let it go,
A
And so to fade away.
D
To let it go,
A
And so fade away.
D
I'm wide awake.
A
I'm wide awake. wide awake,
G E (Now switch back to chords from intro)
I'm not sleeping.
Dsus2 Asus4 A
Oh, no, no.
If you should ask then maybe
They tell you what I would say.
True colors fly in blue and black,
Bruised silken skies and burning flag.
Colors crash, collide in blood shot eyes.
A D (Once again, regular chords now)
Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo.
A D
If I could, you know I would.
If I could, I would let it go.
This desparation.
Dislocation.
Separation.
Condemnation.
Revelation.
Temptation.
Isolation.
Desolation.
Let it go,
And so to fade away.
To let it go,
And so fade away.
Oh, no
I'm wide awake.
I'm wide awake.
I'm not sleeping.
Oh, no no
CHORD FORMATIONS:
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Asus4 x 0 2 2 3 x
A x 0 2 2 2 x
Dsus2 x x 0 2 3 x
D x x 0 2 3 2
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version 4
Asus4 A Asus4 A
-------------12-12-------------12-12----------|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
-12-12-12-11-------12-12-12-11----------------|
--0--0--0--0--------0--0--0--0----------------|
----------------------------------------------|
Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
E--------------------------------------------------|
B----------10-10-----------------10-10-------------|
G-9-9-9-7------------9-9-9-9-7---------------------|
D-0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0---------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
The intro Ds to each verse have this small difference:
Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------10-10-----------------10---10-------------|
G-9-9-9-7------------9-9-9-9-7-----7----7------------|
D-0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
Live Aid and Wide Awake in America lick at the ending jam:
Asus4 A Asus4 A
E----9--12--9-12--9--12--9-12-------9-9---|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
>
Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
E----9--10--9-10--9--10--9-10------9------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
Chords (c/o Scott Yanoff):
If you twist and turn away.
Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
If you tear yourself in two again.
Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
If I could, yes I would
Asus4 A Asus4 A
If I could, I would let it go.
Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
Surren - der, dislocate.
Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
If I could throw this lifeless
ASus4 A Asus4 A
Life- line to the wind.
Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
Leave this heart of clay,
Dsus D Asus4 A
See you walk, walk away,
Asus4 A Dsus2 D
Into the night.
Dsus D Asus4 A
And through the rain.
Asus4 A Dsus2 D
Into the half-light,
Dsus D Asus4 A
And through the flame.
Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
If I could throw myself,
set your spirit free.
I'd lead your heart away,
See you break, break away
Into the light.
And to the day.
(Here, suggested start jamming with regular A and D chords)
/*Note fom Pete: I bar (barre) them on the 5th fret here*/
Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo.
A D
Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo.
A D
To let it go,
A
And so to fade away.
D
To let it go,
A
And so fade away.
D
I'm wide awake.
A
/*Note fom Pete: I play open chords here until the
main riff starts again.*/
I'm wide awake. wide awake,
G E (Now switch back to chords from intro)
I'm not sleeping.
Dsus2 Asus4 A
Oh, no, no.
If you should ask then maybe
They tell you what I would say.
True colors fly in blue and black,
Bruised silken skies and burning flag.
Colors crash, collide in blood shot eyes.
A D (Once again, regular chords now)
/*See notes above.*/
Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo Hoo, hoo.
A D
If I could, you know I would.
If I could, I would let it go.
This desparation.
Dislocation.
Separation.
Condemnation.
Revelation.
Temptation.
Isolation.
Desolation.
Let it go,
And so to fade away.
To let it go,
And so fade away.
Oh, no
I'm wide awake.
I'm wide awake.
I'm not sleeping.
Oh, no no
BTW, the versions on Live Aid and Wide Awake In America are moved down
a 1/2 step. I find that most of their live stuff is
Tuned down like that.
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version 5
Asus4 (x02230)
A (x02220)
Dsus2 (xx0230)
D (xx0232)
Gsus2 (320233)
INTRO: | Asus4 A | Asus4 A | Dsus2 D | Dsus2 D |
| Asus4 A | Asus4 A | Dsus2 D | Dsus2 D |
Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
VERSE 1: if you twist and turn away
Asusf A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
if you tear yourself in two again
Asus4 A Asus4 A
if i could yes i would
Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
if i could i would
Asus4 A Asus4 A
let it go
Dsus2 D Dsus2 D (Asus4)
surren - der dislocate
|{Asus4) A | Asus4 A | Dsus2 D | Dsus2 D |
Asus4 A Asus4 A
VERSE 2: if i could throw this lifeless
Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
life - line to the wind Leave this
Asus4 A Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2
heart of clay, see you walk, walk away
D A D
into the night and through the rain
A D Dsus2 D
into the half-light and through the flame
Asus4 A Asus4 A
VERSE 3: if i could through myself
Dsus2 D Dsus2
set your spirit free
D Asus4 A
i'd lead your heart away
Asus4 A Dsus2 D Dsus2
see you break, break away
D Asus4 A Asus4
into the li - ight
A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
and to the day
A D
hoo hoo, hoo hoo, hoo hoo
A D
hoo hoo, hoo hoo, hoo hoo
A D
BRIDGE 1: to let it go and so to fade away
A D
to let it go and so to fade away
A D
CHORUS 1: i'm wide awake, i'm wide awake
Gsus2 D Asus4 A Asus4 A
wide awa - ake, i'm not slee - ping
Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
oh, no, no, no
LINK: | Asus4 A | Asus4 A | Dsus2 D | Dsus2 D |
| Asus4 A | Asus4 A | Dsus2 D | Dsus2 D |
Asus4 A Asus4 A
VERSE 4: if you should ask then maybe
Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
they'd tell you what i would say
Asus4 A Asus4 A
true colors fly in blue and black
Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
bruised silken sky and burning flag
A D
Colours crash, collide in blood shot eyes
A D
hoo hoo, hoo hoo, hoo hoo
A
if i could you know i would
D A
if i could i would let it go
D A D
MIDDLE: this desperation, dislocation, separation
A
condemnation, revelation, in temptation
D
isolation, desolation
A D
BRIFGE 2: let it go and so fade away
A D
to let it go, oh yeah, and so fade away
A D
to let it go, oh lord, and so to fade away
A D
CHORUS 2: i'm wide awake, i'm wide awake
Gsus2 D Asus4 A Asus4 A
wide awa - ake, i'm not slee - ping
Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
oh, no, no, no
OUTRO: | Asus4 A | Asus4 A | Dsus2 D | Dsus2 D |
(fade out or finish on A)
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