BAD Chords
BAD by Michael Jackson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, D7, Bm7, C#m7 and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am D7 Am D7 Am D7 Am D7
Am D7 Am D7
1. Your butt is mine, gonna tell you right,
Am D7 Am D7
just show your face in broad daylight.
Am D7 Am D7
I'm telling you oh, how I feel,
Am D7 Am D7
gonna hurt your mind, don't shoot to kill .
Am D7 Am D7 Am D7 Am D7
Come on, come on, lay it on me, all right.
Am D7 Am D7
2. I'm giving you, on count of three,
Am D7 Am D7
to show your stuff, or let it be.
Am D7 Am D7
I'm telling you just watch your mouth,
Am D7 Am D7
I know your game, what you're about.
Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 C#m7
Well, they say, the sky's the limit, and to me that's really true,
Bm7 C#m7 G
but, my friend, you have seen nothin', just wait 'til I get through.
Am D7 Am D7
Because I'm bad, I'm bad, come on !
Am D7 Am D7
You know I'm bad, I'm bad, you know it.
Am D7 Am D7
You know I'm bad, I'm bad, come on, you know.
Am D7
And the whole world has to answer right now,
Am D7 Am D7 Am D7 Am D7 Am D7
just to tell you once again, who's bad.
Am D7 Am D7
3. The word is out, you're doin' wrong,
Am D7 Am D7
gonna lock you up before too long.
Am D7 Am D7
Your lyin' eyes gonna tell you right,
Am D7 Am D7
so listen up, don't make a fight.
Am D7 Am D7
Your talk is cheap, you're not a man,
Am D7 Am D7
you're throwin' stones, to hide your hands.
Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 C#m7
Well, they say, the sky's the limit, and to me that's really true,
Bm7 C#m7 G
but, my friend, you have seen nothin', just wait 'til I get through.
Am D7 Am D7
Because I'm bad, I'm bad, come on !
Am D7 Am D7
You know I'm bad, I'm bad, you know it.
Am D7 Am D7
You know I'm bad, I'm bad, come on, you know.
Am D7
And the whole world has to answer right now,
Am D7 Am D7 Am D7 Am D7 Am D7
just to tell you once again, who's bad.
Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 C#m7
We can change the world tomorrow, this could be a better place,
Bm7 C#m7 G
if you don't like what I'm sayin', then won't you slap my face.
Am D7 Am D7
Because I'm bad, I'm bad, come on !
Am D7 Am D7
You know I'm bad, I'm bad, you know it.
Am D7 Am D7
You know I'm bad, I'm bad, come on, you know.
Am D7
And the whole world has to answer right now,
Am D7 Am D7 Am D7 Am D7 Am D7
just to tell you once again, who's bad.