Bad Bohemian Chords
Bad Bohemian by British Sea Power is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, C#m and F#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
E A E C#m A
E A E C#m A
Verse
E C#m A
You said the world was losing all its lustre
E C#m A
You realised each day you're growing old
E A
And the future stretches out there between us
E A
And we decide if we want it to be cold
A
But don't be a bad bohemian
E A E C#m
Don't be a bad bohemian
A E A E C#m
Don't be a bad bohemian
A
Don't be a bad bohemian
Verse
E C#m A
It's sad now how the glass looks rather empty
E C#m A
The formulation of the elements makes you yearn
E A
What's done is done, and there'll be no redemption
E A
Just periodic tables to be learned
A
But don't be a bad bohemian
E C#m
Don't be a bad bohemian
A E C#m
Don't be a bad bohemian
A
Don't be a bad bohemian
A
E
Oh, don't let us die
C#m A
While we are still alive
E
Oh, don't let us die
C#m A
While we are still alive
C#m F#m A
While we are still alive
Bridge
A
Search every default payoff
A
Search out there looking chaos
A
We'll do it fast, we'll do it clean and true
A
Because you're bad, you're bad, you're bad
A
You know it, and you're bad, you're bad
E
Don't be a bad bohemian
Chorus 2
E
Oh, don't let us die
C#m A
While we are still alive
E
Oh, don't let us die
C#m A
While we are still alive
Outro
E C#m A
Don't be a bad bohemian
E C#m A
Don't be a bad bohemian
C#m
Don't be a bad bohemian
A C#m
Don't be a bad bohemian
F#m A E
Don't be a bad bohemian