Bad Times Chords by Tavares

Tempo:
93.55 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

C

A

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tavares-Bad Times chords
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[A] .
[F] [Dm] [A] [Eb] .
[Dm] [Bbm] .
[Em] [B] [A] .
[Dm] [G] [Dm] .
[Em] .
[C] [E] .
[Bb] [Am] .
[Em] [G] [C] [E] .
[Bb] And [Am] .
[Em] once left [C] behind don't make [E] you what you were.
[Am] [Bb] Blue collar pride breathing [Am] that soft air .
[Em] Play every prize can't keep [E] that dollar bill.
[Bb] Ain't much desire [E] when you done lost the will.
Talking [G] about bad [Gb] times.
Hearing [C] these bad [Bm] times .
[B] [Em] Too old [C] to try ain't young [E] enough to [C] split.
[Bb] Stop what you can't get [Am] yourself over it.
[G] That [Am] borderline don't [E] really bother [Am] me.
[Bb] It ain't what you are it's what [E] you got to be.
Talking [Em] about bad [D] times .
Hearing [C] these [Em] bad [C] times.
[D] .
[F] [Dm] That's just a one-man [G] band nothing to [E] come.
[G] Time for a break [A] let's go have a talk.
[C] Talking about bad times and the bad [Bb] times can you dig it .
[Am] Talking about bad times and the bad [G] times gonna get you old.
[C] Talking about bad times and [Bb] the bad times.
[Dbm] [Am] Bad times and the bad [Bm] times gonna get you [G] old.
Don't .
[Em] pay enough to [E] stand in line and [Am] wait.
[Bb] Stand here too long [Am] before we get far too late.
That ain't too bad don't [Ab] burn no candlelight.
[Bb] Ain't better bitch you got to get [E] old to die.
[C] Talking about bad [Em].
[C] times.
[D] [C] Hearing these bad .
[Bm] times Oh yeah.
[Am] That's just a one [G]-man band nothing to [A] come.
Time for a break let's go have a talk.
[C] Talking about bad times and the bad [Bb] times can you dig it.
[C] Talking about bad times and the bad times [G] gonna get you old.
[Am] Talking about bad times and the [Bb] bad times.
Bad times and [C] the bad times [G] gonna get you [A] old .
[D] [A] [G] .
[Em] [Db] [Dm] [Db] .
[E] [Dbm] [Am] I'm going to sing a song [Dm] about [G] .
[F] [Em] [E] [A] .
[C] [E] .
[Am] [Bb] [Am] .
[Gm] [Am] .
[Bb] [E].
bad times.
[Am] Talking about bad [Bm] times.
[Em] Doing bad times.
[D] [Gb] .
[C] That's just some fun bad dream.
[G] Nothing [A] good.
Back on the break.
That don't have a clue.
[Am] Bad times, bad [Bb] times.
Can you take it?.
Yeah, yeah.
[C] Talking about bad times.
And bad [G] times gonna get you old.
[Am] Talking about bad times.
[Bb] Bad times.
Yeah, [C] yeah.
Bad [Am] times.
And bad [D] times gonna get you [Am] old.
[Bb] You're going to be [C] in these sad, [G] sad times.
[Am] Talking about bad times.
And bad [Bb] times.
Can you take it?.
Yeah, yeah.
[C] Talking about bad times.
And bad [G] times gonna get you old.
[Am] Talking about bad times.
[Bb] Bad times.
[Ab] Yeah, [Am] yeah.
Bad times.
And bad [D] times gonna get you old.
.
[Eb] [Ab] .
[A] [E] [A] [D] .
[A] [Cm] [D] .
[A] [Bm] .
[A] [G] [Ab] [A] [Bb] .
[C] [A] .
[F] [G] .
[D] .
[A] [Dm] [G] .
[D] [A] [Bm] Can .
[A] [D] .
[G] you [Bm] take it?.
[D] Yeah, yeah.
[Ab] That's [G] how we do it.
[G]
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
A
1231
Bb
12341111
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
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To learn Tavares - Bad Times chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: E, Am, Bb, C, G, Bb, E, C and Am. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 46 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 94 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of A Minor.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [A] _ _ [Eb] _ _ .
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ .
[Em] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ .
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
_ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [E] _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ And [Am] _ _ _ .
_ [Em] once left [C] behind don't make [E] you what you were.
[Am] _ [Bb] Blue collar pride breathing [Am] that soft air _ .
_ [Em] Play every prize can't keep [E] that dollar bill.
[Bb] Ain't much desire [E] when you done lost the will.
Talking [G] about bad _ [Gb] _ _ times.
Hearing [C] these bad _ [Bm] times _ _ .
[B] [Em] Too old [C] to try ain't young [E] enough to [C] split.
_ [Bb] Stop what you can't get [Am] yourself over it.
[G] _ That [Am] borderline don't [E] really bother [Am] me.
_ [Bb] It ain't what you are it's what [E] you got to be.
Talking [Em] about bad [D] times _ _ .
Hearing [C] these [Em] bad [C] times.
[D] _ _ _ .
[F] _ [Dm] That's just a one-man [G] band nothing to [E] come.
[G] Time for a break [A] let's go have a talk.
[C] Talking about bad times and the bad [Bb] times can you dig it _ .
[Am] Talking about bad times and the bad [G] times gonna get you old.
[C] Talking about bad times and [Bb] the bad times.
[Dbm] [Am] Bad times and the bad [Bm] times gonna get you [G] _ old.
Don't _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ pay enough to [E] stand in line and [Am] wait.
[Bb] Stand here too long [Am] before we get far too late.
_ That ain't too bad don't [Ab] burn no candlelight.
_ [Bb] Ain't better bitch you got to get [E] old to die.
[C] Talking about bad [Em].
[C] times.
[D] _ _ _ [C] Hearing these bad _ .
_ [Bm] times Oh yeah.
_ [Am] That's just a one [G]-man band nothing to [A] come.
Time for a break let's go have a talk.
[C] Talking about bad times and the bad [Bb] times can you dig it.
_ [C] Talking about bad times and the bad times [G] gonna get you old.
[Am] Talking about bad times and the [Bb] bad times.
Bad times and [C] the bad _ _ times [G] gonna get you [A] old _ _ .
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ .
[Em] _ [Db] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ .
_ [E] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ [Am] I'm going to sing a song [Dm] about _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
[F] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ .
[Gm] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E].
bad times.
[Am] Talking about bad _ _ [Bm] _ times.
[Em] Doing bad times.
[D] _ _ _ [Gb] _ .
_ [C] _ That's just some fun bad dream.
[G] Nothing [A] good.
Back on the break.
That don't have a clue.
[Am] Bad times, bad [Bb] times.
Can you take it?.
Yeah, yeah.
[C] Talking about bad times.
And bad [G] times gonna get you old.
[Am] Talking about bad times.
_ [Bb] Bad times.
Yeah, [C] yeah.
Bad [Am] times.
And bad [D] times gonna get you [Am] old.
_ _ _ [Bb] You're going to be [C] _ in these sad, [G] sad _ times.
[Am] Talking about bad times.
And bad [Bb] times.
Can you take it?.
Yeah, yeah.
[C] Talking about bad times.
And bad [G] times gonna get you old.
[Am] Talking about bad times.
_ [Bb] Bad times.
[Ab] Yeah, [Am] yeah.
Bad times.
And bad [D] times gonna get you old.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ .
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ .
_ [A] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] Can _ .
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ you [Bm] _ _ _ take it?.
[D] Yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ yeah.
[Ab] That's [G] how we do it.
[G] _ _

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