Chords for Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - No Bad News
Tempo:
106.65 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
E
B
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Trouble, more trouble, can you get any more?
Slow bubble boiling on [A] the bedroom [D] floor.
[Em] Lonely ain't lonely, someone calling at the door.
Someone lovely [D] and she's bringing [Em] bad news.
[E] She [D] clenches and she cries and [E] 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 [D] here and be bringing [E] bad news.
Well [D] something bad happens and [Am] a lot [Em] of people go bad [D] themselves.
That's how awful [Em] it is.
[D] Turning half the heart [Am] into [Em] 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.
[Em] Keep your face near the earth and your heart beat high.
And you may transcend the bad news.
[E] [D] Well something bad happens and a [Em] lot of people go [D] bad themselves.
That's how awful [Em] it is.
[D] Turning half the heart [Am] into something [Em] hard and dark.
[G] And she had to bring [Em] here this.
[D] For all [Em] hammers and [E] nails.
[A] For all [G] movies and games.
[Am] For all [B] love ambitions.
[F#] And enemies [E] and friends.
[D]
[Am]
[E] [A] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[Em]
[E]
[B]
[D] [Em]
[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 [Bm] will never again deliver bad [Em] news.
[D] Something bad happens and [E] a lot of people go [D] bad themselves.
That's how awful [Em] it is.
[D] Turning half the heart into something hard and dark.
And she had to bring here [Em] 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.
Thank you [F#] for not letting go of me.
[B]
Slow bubble boiling on [A] the bedroom [D] floor.
[Em] Lonely ain't lonely, someone calling at the door.
Someone lovely [D] and she's bringing [Em] bad news.
[E] She [D] clenches and she cries and [E] 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 [D] here and be bringing [E] bad news.
Well [D] something bad happens and [Am] a lot [Em] of people go bad [D] themselves.
That's how awful [Em] it is.
[D] Turning half the heart [Am] into [Em] 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.
[Em] Keep your face near the earth and your heart beat high.
And you may transcend the bad news.
[E] [D] Well something bad happens and a [Em] lot of people go [D] bad themselves.
That's how awful [Em] it is.
[D] Turning half the heart [Am] into something [Em] hard and dark.
[G] And she had to bring [Em] here this.
[D] For all [Em] hammers and [E] nails.
[A] For all [G] movies and games.
[Am] For all [B] love ambitions.
[F#] And enemies [E] and friends.
[D]
[Am]
[E] [A] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[Em]
[E]
[B]
[D] [Em]
[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 [Bm] will never again deliver bad [Em] news.
[D] Something bad happens and [E] a lot of people go [D] bad themselves.
That's how awful [Em] it is.
[D] Turning half the heart into something hard and dark.
And she had to bring here [Em] 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.
Thank you [F#] for not letting go of me.
[B]
Key:
Em
D
E
B
Am
Em
D
E
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Trouble, more trouble, can you get any more?
Slow bubble boiling on [A] the bedroom [D] floor.
[Em] Lonely ain't lonely, someone calling at the door.
Someone lovely [D] and she's bringing [Em] bad news.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ She [D] clenches and she cries and [E] 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 [D] here and be bringing [E] bad news. _ _ _
_ _ Well [D] something bad happens and [Am] a lot [Em] of people go bad [D] themselves.
That's how awful [Em] it is.
_ _ [D] Turning half the heart [Am] into [Em] 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.
[Em] Keep your face near the earth and your heart beat high.
And you may transcend the bad news. _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] Well something bad happens and a [Em] lot of people go [D] bad themselves.
That's how awful [Em] it is.
_ _ [D] Turning half the heart [Am] into something [Em] hard and dark.
[G] And she had to bring [Em] here this. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] For all [Em] hammers and [E] nails.
[A] For _ all [G] movies and games.
[Am] For all [B] love ambitions.
_ _ [F#] _ And enemies [E] and friends.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[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 [Bm] will never again deliver bad [Em] news. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Something bad happens and [E] a lot of people go [D] bad themselves.
That's how awful [Em] it is. _
[D] Turning half the heart into something hard and dark.
And she had to bring here [Em] 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. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you [F#] for not letting go of me.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Trouble, more trouble, can you get any more?
Slow bubble boiling on [A] the bedroom [D] floor.
[Em] Lonely ain't lonely, someone calling at the door.
Someone lovely [D] and she's bringing [Em] bad news.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ She [D] clenches and she cries and [E] 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 [D] here and be bringing [E] bad news. _ _ _
_ _ Well [D] something bad happens and [Am] a lot [Em] of people go bad [D] themselves.
That's how awful [Em] it is.
_ _ [D] Turning half the heart [Am] into [Em] 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.
[Em] Keep your face near the earth and your heart beat high.
And you may transcend the bad news. _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] Well something bad happens and a [Em] lot of people go [D] bad themselves.
That's how awful [Em] it is.
_ _ [D] Turning half the heart [Am] into something [Em] hard and dark.
[G] And she had to bring [Em] here this. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] For all [Em] hammers and [E] nails.
[A] For _ all [G] movies and games.
[Am] For all [B] love ambitions.
_ _ [F#] _ And enemies [E] and friends.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[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 [Bm] will never again deliver bad [Em] news. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Something bad happens and [E] a lot of people go [D] bad themselves.
That's how awful [Em] it is. _
[D] Turning half the heart into something hard and dark.
And she had to bring here [Em] 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. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you [F#] for not letting go of me.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _