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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Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes  - Bad Luck (Official Soul Train Video) chords
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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
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E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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To start learning Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - (Part 1) Bad Luck chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - A, D, F#m, A, E, B, E, D and A in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 58 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 117 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: A Major.

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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 _ _ _

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