Bad News Blues Chords by Lucinda Williams, Tom Overby

Tempo:
108.25 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

F#m

A

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bad News Blues chords
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[F#]
[B] [F#]
Bad news on my TV screen, bad news in the magazines, bad news in the newspaper, bad
news in the elevator, bad news in the street, bad news in my car, bad news under my feet,
bad news at the bar, all over my clothes, under my hat, on the radio, in the laundromat,
hanging in [E] the [F#] air, [F#m] laying on the [F#] ground, walking up [E] the [F#] stairs, bad news all around,
[Bm] [A] no matter where I go, I can't get away [F#] from it, [F#m] [F#]
[B] don't you know I bleed [F#] deep in it, [B] [F#]
[B] who's
gonna believe liars and [F#m] lunatics, [F#]
[B] fools and thieves and clowns and [A] [F#] hypocrites,
[B] blood and
greed and that ain't the worst of it, [F#]
[C#] all the news you can read, all the news that's
fit [F#] to print, yeah,
[B]
[F#m] [F#]
[B] [F#m]
[F#]
[B] [A]
[F#]
[B] [F#m]
[F#]
[F#m] [B] [A]
[F#] [A#] [A] [G#m]
[F#m] [F#] bad news on my left, [B] bad news on [E] my [F#] right, bad news in the morning,
bad news at night, [A#] in my refrigerator, bad news on my [F#] sink, on my typewriter, bad news
in my drink, bad news in the walls, [F#m] all over the floor, [F#] down the hall, knocking at the
[B] door, [D#]
bad [D#m] news in the [F#m] mail, follow me home, bad [F#] news on my trail, bad news on my phone,
[B] no matter where I go, I can't seem to get away [F#] from it, [F#m] [F#] [C#m] [B] don't you know, don't you know
I bleed [F#] deep in it, [B] who's gonna believe liars and [A] [F#]
lunatics, [B]
fools and thieves and clowns
and [F#] hypocrites, [B] blood and [A] greed and [D#m] that ain't [F#m] the worst of [F#]
it, [F#m] all [C#] the news you can read,
all the news that's fit to [B] print.
[A] [F#] [C#m] [F#]
[F#] [C#]
[C] [C#m] [D#m]
[E] [B]
[F#]
[B] [F#m]
[F#] [A] [F#]
Key:  
F#
134211112
B
12341112
F#m
123111112
A
1231
E
2311
F#
134211112
B
12341112
F#m
123111112
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Let's start jamming Lucinda Williams, Tom Overby - Bad News Blues chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - B, F#, B, F#m, F#, A, F#, B and A in sequence. For best results, commence at 54 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 108. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F# Major.

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[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Bad news on my TV screen, bad news in the magazines, bad news in the newspaper, bad
news in the elevator, bad news in the street, bad news in my car, bad news under my feet,
bad news at the bar, all over my clothes, under my hat, on the radio, _ in the laundromat,
hanging in [E] the [F#] air, [F#m] laying on the [F#] ground, walking up [E] the [F#] stairs, bad news all around,
[Bm] [A] no matter where I go, I can't get away [F#] from it, _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [B] don't you know I _ bleed [F#] deep in it, _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _
_ [B] who's
gonna believe liars and [F#m] lunatics, _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [B] fools and thieves and clowns and [A] _ [F#] hypocrites, _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] blood and
greed and that ain't the worst of it, [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] all the news you can read, all the news that's
fit [F#] to print, _ _ yeah, _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [A#] _ [A] _ [G#m] _ _
[F#m] _ [F#] bad news on my left, [B] bad news on [E] my [F#] right, bad news in the morning,
bad news at night, [A#] in my refrigerator, bad news on my [F#] sink, on my typewriter, bad news
in my drink, bad news in the walls, [F#m] all over the floor, [F#] down the hall, _ knocking at the
[B] door, [D#]
bad [D#m] news in the [F#m] mail, follow me home, bad [F#] news on my trail, bad news on my phone,
[B] no matter where I go, I can't seem to get away [F#] from it, _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ [B] don't you know, don't you know
I bleed [F#] deep in it, _ _ _ _ _ [B] who's gonna believe _ liars and [A] _ [F#]
lunatics, _ _ _ _ _ _ [B]
fools and thieves and clowns
and [F#] hypocrites, _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] blood and [A] greed and [D#m] that ain't [F#m] the worst of [F#] _
_ _ _ _ it, [F#m] all [C#] the news you can read,
all the news that's fit to [B] print.
[A] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[C] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#m] _
[E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Good Souls Better Angels album.