Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - No Bad News Chords
Tempo:
106.6 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
E
B
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Trouble, more trouble, can you get any more?
Slow bubble boiling [A] on the bedroom [G#] floor.
[Em] Lonely ain't lonely, someone calling at the door.
Someone lovely [A] and she's bringing [Em] bad news.
[E] [D] She clenches and [E] she cries and lays on the stairs.
Pounding on the [D] earth and yanking at her hairs.
[Em] And showing such fear at being found unawares.
To be [G] here [A] and be bringing [E] bad news.
[D] Well something bad happens and [Em] a lot of people go bad [D] themselves.
That's how awful [Em] it is.
[D] Turning half the heart [Em] into something hard and dark.
[D] And she had to bring [Em] here this.
[E]
Well she's told hold your buttons and look at the sky.
[Em] Someone will fix [D] things if you let your face dry.
[G] Keep [Em] your face near the earth and your heart beat high.
And you may [D] transcend [Em] the bad news.
[E] [D] Well something bad happens and [Em] a lot of people go [D] bad themselves.
That's how [Em] awful it is.
[D] Turning half the [Am] heart into something [Em] hard and dark.
[G] And [D] she had to bring [Em] here this.
[D] For all [Em] hammers and nails.
[A] For all [D] knees and limbs.
[Am] For all [B] love ambitions.
[F#] And [E] enemies and friends.
[D]
[Am]
[E] [A]
[E] [Em] [C#m]
[E] [Em] [E]
[Em] [E] [Em]
[B]
[D] [E]
She shakes her face so fiercely that all her features go.
She lays like a monkey [D] unclothed in the snow.
[E] And her voice it decays and before it does she goes.
I [G] will never [D] again deliver [Em] bad news.
[D] Something bad happens and [E] a lot of people go [D] bad themselves.
That's [B] how awful [Em] it is.
[D]
Turning half the heart [C] into something [Em] hard and dark.
[D] And she had to bring [Em] here this.
[F#] [B]
Hey little bird.
Hey little bird.
Thank [F#] you for not letting go of me when I let [B] go of you.
Hey little bird.
Hey little bird.
Thank [F#] you for not letting go of me when I [B] let go of you.
[F#] Thank you for not letting go of me.
[B]
Slow bubble boiling [A] on the bedroom [G#] floor.
[Em] Lonely ain't lonely, someone calling at the door.
Someone lovely [A] and she's bringing [Em] bad news.
[E] [D] She clenches and [E] she cries and lays on the stairs.
Pounding on the [D] earth and yanking at her hairs.
[Em] And showing such fear at being found unawares.
To be [G] here [A] and be bringing [E] bad news.
[D] Well something bad happens and [Em] a lot of people go bad [D] themselves.
That's how awful [Em] it is.
[D] Turning half the heart [Em] into something hard and dark.
[D] And she had to bring [Em] here this.
[E]
Well she's told hold your buttons and look at the sky.
[Em] Someone will fix [D] things if you let your face dry.
[G] Keep [Em] your face near the earth and your heart beat high.
And you may [D] transcend [Em] the bad news.
[E] [D] Well something bad happens and [Em] a lot of people go [D] bad themselves.
That's how [Em] awful it is.
[D] Turning half the [Am] heart into something [Em] hard and dark.
[G] And [D] she had to bring [Em] here this.
[D] For all [Em] hammers and nails.
[A] For all [D] knees and limbs.
[Am] For all [B] love ambitions.
[F#] And [E] enemies and friends.
[D]
[Am]
[E] [A]
[E] [Em] [C#m]
[E] [Em] [E]
[Em] [E] [Em]
[B]
[D] [E]
She shakes her face so fiercely that all her features go.
She lays like a monkey [D] unclothed in the snow.
[E] And her voice it decays and before it does she goes.
I [G] will never [D] again deliver [Em] bad news.
[D] Something bad happens and [E] a lot of people go [D] bad themselves.
That's [B] how awful [Em] it is.
[D]
Turning half the heart [C] into something [Em] hard and dark.
[D] And she had to bring [Em] here this.
[F#] [B]
Hey little bird.
Hey little bird.
Thank [F#] you for not letting go of me when I let [B] go of you.
Hey little bird.
Hey little bird.
Thank [F#] you for not letting go of me when I [B] let go of you.
[F#] Thank you for not letting go of me.
[B]
Key:
Em
D
E
B
A
Em
D
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Trouble, more trouble, can you get any more?
Slow bubble boiling [A] on the bedroom [G#] floor.
[Em] Lonely ain't lonely, someone calling at the door.
Someone lovely [A] and she's bringing [Em] bad news.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] She clenches and [E] she cries and lays on the stairs.
Pounding on the [D] earth and yanking at her hairs.
[Em] And showing such fear at being found unawares.
To be [G] here [A] and be bringing [E] bad news. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Well something bad happens and [Em] a lot of people go bad [D] themselves.
That's how awful [Em] it is.
_ _ [D] Turning half the heart [Em] into something hard and dark.
[D] And she had to bring [Em] here this.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
Well she's told hold your buttons and look at the sky.
[Em] Someone will fix [D] things if you let your face dry.
[G] Keep [Em] your face near the earth and your heart beat high.
And you may [D] transcend [Em] the bad news. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] Well something bad happens and [Em] a lot of people go [D] bad themselves.
That's how [Em] awful it is.
_ _ [D] Turning half the [Am] heart into something [Em] hard and dark.
[G] And [D] she had to bring [Em] here this. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] For all [Em] hammers and nails.
_ [A] For all [D] knees and limbs.
_ [Am] For all [B] love ambitions.
_ _ [F#] _ And [E] enemies and friends.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ She shakes her face so fiercely that all her features go.
She lays like a monkey [D] unclothed in the snow.
[E] And her voice it decays and before it does she goes.
I [G] will never [D] again deliver [Em] bad news. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Something bad happens and [E] a lot of people go [D] bad themselves.
That's [B] how awful [Em] it is.
_ [D]
Turning half the heart [C] into something [Em] hard and dark.
[D] And she had to bring [Em] here this. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Hey _ little bird.
_ _ Hey _ little bird.
Thank [F#] you for not letting go of me when I let [B] go of you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hey little bird.
Hey _ _ _ little bird.
Thank [F#] you for not letting go of me when I [B] let go of you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] Thank you for not letting go of me.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Trouble, more trouble, can you get any more?
Slow bubble boiling [A] on the bedroom [G#] floor.
[Em] Lonely ain't lonely, someone calling at the door.
Someone lovely [A] and she's bringing [Em] bad news.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] She clenches and [E] she cries and lays on the stairs.
Pounding on the [D] earth and yanking at her hairs.
[Em] And showing such fear at being found unawares.
To be [G] here [A] and be bringing [E] bad news. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Well something bad happens and [Em] a lot of people go bad [D] themselves.
That's how awful [Em] it is.
_ _ [D] Turning half the heart [Em] into something hard and dark.
[D] And she had to bring [Em] here this.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
Well she's told hold your buttons and look at the sky.
[Em] Someone will fix [D] things if you let your face dry.
[G] Keep [Em] your face near the earth and your heart beat high.
And you may [D] transcend [Em] the bad news. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] Well something bad happens and [Em] a lot of people go [D] bad themselves.
That's how [Em] awful it is.
_ _ [D] Turning half the [Am] heart into something [Em] hard and dark.
[G] And [D] she had to bring [Em] here this. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] For all [Em] hammers and nails.
_ [A] For all [D] knees and limbs.
_ [Am] For all [B] love ambitions.
_ _ [F#] _ And [E] enemies and friends.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ She shakes her face so fiercely that all her features go.
She lays like a monkey [D] unclothed in the snow.
[E] And her voice it decays and before it does she goes.
I [G] will never [D] again deliver [Em] bad news. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Something bad happens and [E] a lot of people go [D] bad themselves.
That's [B] how awful [Em] it is.
_ [D]
Turning half the heart [C] into something [Em] hard and dark.
[D] And she had to bring [Em] here this. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Hey _ little bird.
_ _ Hey _ little bird.
Thank [F#] you for not letting go of me when I let [B] go of you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hey little bird.
Hey _ _ _ little bird.
Thank [F#] you for not letting go of me when I [B] let go of you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] Thank you for not letting go of me.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _