Chords for Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Bad Luck (Official Soul Train Video)
Tempo:
117.35 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Bm] [E]
[A] Wow, [E] wow,
[B] you're downhearted and confused
[E] Because lately you've been starting to lose
[C#m] Losing out [F#m] on everything [Bm] you might [D] try to do
[Bm] Sad [C#m] luck's bound to come [E] to hold on you
[B] Losing money, [E] losing your home
[B] Dumb lost woman [E] and everything wrong
[C#m] Mother [F#m] is way [Bm] mistaken, chances go around
If you [F#m] want to know the truth [D] about it
I'll tell you most of what I knew
Down, yeah
[A] You got bad luck
[F#m] You [A] got bad [D] luck
You [F#m] [A] got bad [D] luck
[A] You got bad [Bm] luck, bad [E] luck, yeah, [D] yeah, [E] yeah
You play the number cause that number's hot, [B] yeah
But it's getting at you [E] for every cent you've got
[C#m] Walk [F#m] around in a [Bm] day with your pockets packed
Don't see your woman, [E] she ain't even there
Losing wisdom, you know you're trapped in time, [B] baby
More things about it [E] I think you're bound to lose your [C#m] mind
Some [F#m] people call you [Bm] shame, some say it ain't my day
If you want to know the truth [E] about it
I'll tell you most of what I knew Way down
[A] [F#m] You got
[A] bad [D] luck
You [F#m] got
[A] bad [D] luck
[A]
You got bad [Bm] luck
You got bad luck, bad luck, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[B] [E] Don't go on [B] me
[E] Well, [B] ha
[E]
[B] Well
[E] Well
Well, there ain't no [C#m] pain
Well, there is [F#m] pain that states that [Bm] chances go around
If you want to [C#m] know the truth about [B] it
I'll tell you most of what you [Bm] know
Know, know, [A] know Way down
[D] [A] You got bad luck
[D] [F#m] You [A] got bad luck
[D] You got [B] bad luck, bad luck, [F#] yeah, yeah, [Bm] yeah
Hey, hey, [A] hey, hey, hey
[A] Wow, [E] wow,
[B] you're downhearted and confused
[E] Because lately you've been starting to lose
[C#m] Losing out [F#m] on everything [Bm] you might [D] try to do
[Bm] Sad [C#m] luck's bound to come [E] to hold on you
[B] Losing money, [E] losing your home
[B] Dumb lost woman [E] and everything wrong
[C#m] Mother [F#m] is way [Bm] mistaken, chances go around
If you [F#m] want to know the truth [D] about it
I'll tell you most of what I knew
Down, yeah
[A] You got bad luck
[F#m] You [A] got bad [D] luck
You [F#m] [A] got bad [D] luck
[A] You got bad [Bm] luck, bad [E] luck, yeah, [D] yeah, [E] yeah
You play the number cause that number's hot, [B] yeah
But it's getting at you [E] for every cent you've got
[C#m] Walk [F#m] around in a [Bm] day with your pockets packed
Don't see your woman, [E] she ain't even there
Losing wisdom, you know you're trapped in time, [B] baby
More things about it [E] I think you're bound to lose your [C#m] mind
Some [F#m] people call you [Bm] shame, some say it ain't my day
If you want to know the truth [E] about it
I'll tell you most of what I knew Way down
[A] [F#m] You got
[A] bad [D] luck
You [F#m] got
[A] bad [D] luck
[A]
You got bad [Bm] luck
You got bad luck, bad luck, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[B] [E] Don't go on [B] me
[E] Well, [B] ha
[E]
[B] Well
[E] Well
Well, there ain't no [C#m] pain
Well, there is [F#m] pain that states that [Bm] chances go around
If you want to [C#m] know the truth about [B] it
I'll tell you most of what you [Bm] know
Know, know, [A] know Way down
[D] [A] You got bad luck
[D] [F#m] You [A] got bad luck
[D] You got [B] bad luck, bad luck, [F#] yeah, yeah, [Bm] yeah
Hey, hey, [A] hey, hey, hey
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[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ Wow, [E] _ _ wow, _
[B] you're downhearted and confused
[E] Because lately you've been starting to lose
[C#m] Losing out [F#m] on everything [Bm] you might [D] try to do
[Bm] Sad [C#m] luck's bound to come [E] to hold on you
[B] Losing money, [E] losing your home
[B] Dumb lost woman [E] and everything wrong
[C#m] Mother [F#m] is way [Bm] mistaken, chances go around _
If you [F#m] want to know the truth [D] about it
I'll tell you most of what I knew
_ Down, yeah
[A] You got bad luck
[F#m] _ _ You [A] got bad _ [D] luck
You [F#m] _ [A] got bad [D] luck
[A] _ _ You got bad [Bm] luck, bad [E] luck, yeah, [D] yeah, [E] yeah
You play the number cause that number's hot, [B] yeah
But it's getting at you [E] for every cent you've got
[C#m] Walk [F#m] around in a [Bm] day with your pockets packed
_ Don't see your woman, [E] she ain't even there
Losing wisdom, you know you're trapped in time, [B] baby
More things about it [E] I think you're bound to lose your [C#m] mind
Some [F#m] people call you [Bm] shame, some say it ain't my day
If you want to know the truth [E] about it
I'll tell you most of what I knew Way down
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] You got _ _
[A] bad _ [D] luck
You [F#m] got _
[A] bad _ [D] luck
_ [A] _
You got bad [Bm] luck
You got bad luck, bad luck, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ Don't go on [B] me
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Well, [B] ha
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] Well
_ _ [E] _ Well
Well, there ain't no [C#m] pain
Well, there is [F#m] pain that states that [Bm] chances go around _
If you want to [C#m] know the truth about [B] it
I'll tell you most of what you [Bm] know
Know, know, [A] know Way down _ _
[D] _ [A] You got bad luck _
[D] _ [F#m] You [A] got bad luck
[D] You _ got [B] bad luck, bad luck, [F#] yeah, yeah, [Bm] yeah
Hey, hey, [A] hey, hey, hey _ _ _
[A] _ Wow, [E] _ _ wow, _
[B] you're downhearted and confused
[E] Because lately you've been starting to lose
[C#m] Losing out [F#m] on everything [Bm] you might [D] try to do
[Bm] Sad [C#m] luck's bound to come [E] to hold on you
[B] Losing money, [E] losing your home
[B] Dumb lost woman [E] and everything wrong
[C#m] Mother [F#m] is way [Bm] mistaken, chances go around _
If you [F#m] want to know the truth [D] about it
I'll tell you most of what I knew
_ Down, yeah
[A] You got bad luck
[F#m] _ _ You [A] got bad _ [D] luck
You [F#m] _ [A] got bad [D] luck
[A] _ _ You got bad [Bm] luck, bad [E] luck, yeah, [D] yeah, [E] yeah
You play the number cause that number's hot, [B] yeah
But it's getting at you [E] for every cent you've got
[C#m] Walk [F#m] around in a [Bm] day with your pockets packed
_ Don't see your woman, [E] she ain't even there
Losing wisdom, you know you're trapped in time, [B] baby
More things about it [E] I think you're bound to lose your [C#m] mind
Some [F#m] people call you [Bm] shame, some say it ain't my day
If you want to know the truth [E] about it
I'll tell you most of what I knew Way down
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] You got _ _
[A] bad _ [D] luck
You [F#m] got _
[A] bad _ [D] luck
_ [A] _
You got bad [Bm] luck
You got bad luck, bad luck, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ Don't go on [B] me
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Well, [B] ha
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] Well
_ _ [E] _ Well
Well, there ain't no [C#m] pain
Well, there is [F#m] pain that states that [Bm] chances go around _
If you want to [C#m] know the truth about [B] it
I'll tell you most of what you [Bm] know
Know, know, [A] know Way down _ _
[D] _ [A] You got bad luck _
[D] _ [F#m] You [A] got bad luck
[D] You _ got [B] bad luck, bad luck, [F#] yeah, yeah, [Bm] yeah
Hey, hey, [A] hey, hey, hey _ _ _