Bad News Chords
by Status Quo
Bad News by Status Quo is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords A, D, C, C#5, E5, F#5, G5, G#5, E, G, F, F# and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Bad News
Status Quo
In Search Of The Fourth Chord 2007
Greg Harper [email protected]
Crotchet=135 (approx.)
(chords relative to capo).
E|-----------------------------------|
B|---2---2---3---3---5---5---3-5-3---|
G|---2---2---2---2---0---0---2-2-2---|
D|---2---2---4---4---5---5---4-5-4---|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------0-|
E|-----------------------------------|and so on
A
I was born in the middle of nowhere
Found me in a sack
I never knew no love or affection
D
So I never let it held me back
A
Now the time has moved along
And I'm wiser as I'm older
Well balanced? That I am
C
I've got a chip on each of my shoulders
C#5 D
I'm on a mission to spread the word
E5 F#5 G5 G#5 A
Of the meaning of the blues
E
So watch out now, here's Johnny!
G A
Believe I'm bad news
E F F# G
Oh yes I am
A
Oh yes I am
Solo 1 (No Capo)
E|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------10b-10b~~-10-8-10p8---8-----|
G|-(9b)-rb-7---------------------9---9p7-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/12-12-12-12-10----12-12-12-12-12p10----12p10----12p10----15b-15-12~-|
G|-----------------11-------------------11-------11-------11------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Slow Movement (With Capo):
A7
E|---------------------------------------|
B|----2----------3----------3--5-3-------|
G|---0----------0----------2-------5p4-2-|
D|--2----------4----------4--------------|
A|-0----------0----------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Thanks to Freddie Edwards for the slow movement progression.
Forgive the last bit of the tab. I did it early this morning.
e-mail me with comments or corrections.
Man I'm tired. Goodnight.