From: “Michael Jackson / Bad”

Bad
by

MICHAEL JACKSON

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 BAD
Written and Composed by
MICHAEL JACKSON
Medium Dance Groove
* A5 B5 C 5 D5
xo xx x xx x xx x xx
4 5

N.C.

Your

N.C.

butt is mine, gon - na tell you right. Just

giv - ing you on count of three to

* These chords contain no 3rds.

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show your face in broad day - light. I’m

show your stuff or let it be. I’m

tell - ing you, on how I feel. Gon - na

tell - ing you, just watch your mouth. I

1.

hurt your mind, don’t shoot to kill. Come on,

know your game, what

come on, lay it on me. All right...

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2.

I’m you’re a - bout. Well, they

F m7 G m7
4

1.2. say the sky’s the lim - it and to

3. change the world to - mor - row, this could

F m7
F m7 G m7 G m7
4 4

But my friend,
me that’s real - ly true. you have seen noth - in’. Just
And my friends,
be a bet - ter place. If you don’t like what I’m say - in’ then

B7( 9)
x x

wait `til I get through...

be - cause I’m
won’t you slap my face...

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Em7 A9 Em7 A9 Em7 A9
o o o xo o o o xo o o o xo

Michael:

bad, I’m bad, come on. You know I’m bad, I’m bad, you
Chorus:

(Bad, bad, real - ly, real - ly, bad.) (Bad, bad,

To Coda
Em7 A9 Em7 A9 Em7 A9
o o o xo o o o xo o o o xo

come on.
know it. You know I’m bad, I’m bad, You know. And the
you know it,

real - ly, real - ly, bad.) (Bad, bad, real - ly, real - ly, bad.) *(And the

Em7 A9 Em7 A9
o o o xo o o o xo

whole world has to an - swer right now just to tell you once a - gain. Who’s bad...

whole world has to an - swer right now just to tell you once a - gain) *

* Sing the lyrics hetween the asterisks 2nd time only.

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N.C.

Em7 A9
o o o xo

(Michael)

The word is out, you’re

2. (Instrumental solo)

Em7 A9 Em7 A9
o o o xo o o o xo

do - in’ wrong. Gon - na lock you up be - fore

Em7 A9 Em7 A9
o o o
o o o xo xo

too long. Your ly - in’ eyes gon - na

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o o o xo o o o xo

tell you right. So lis - ten up don’t

1. Em7 A9 Em7 A9
o o o xo o o o xo

make a fight. Your talk is cheap, you’re

Em7 A9 Em7 A9
o o o xo o o o xo

not a man. You’re throw - in’ stones, to hide

2.
Em7 A9 Em7 A9
o o o xo o o o xo

D.S. al Coda

your hands. But they (End solo) We can

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Coda Em7 A9 Em7 A9
o o o xo
o o o xo

know it, you know, Woo! Woo!

real - ly, real - ly, bad.) (And the whole world has to an - swer right now, just to

Em7 A9 Em7 A9 Em7 A9

o o o xo o o o xo o o o xo

Woo! You know I’m bad, I’m bad, come on. You know I’m

tell you once a - gain.) (Bad, bad, real - ly, real - ly bad.)

Em7 A9 Em7 A9 Em7 A9

o o o xo o o o xo o o o xo

bad, I’m bad, you know it, you know it, you know, you know, you

(Bad, bad, real - ly, real - ly bad.) (Bad, bad,

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Em7 A9 Em7 A9
o o o xo o o o xo

know, come on. And the whole world has to an - swer right now, just to

real - ly real - ly bad...) (And the whole world has to an - swer right now, just to

1.2.3. 4.
Em7 A9 Em7 A9
o o o xo o o o xo

tell you. You know I’m tell you once a - gain. Who’s bad?

tell you. once a - gain...) tell you once a - gain...)

Additional Lyrics
(For repeat)

You know I’m smooth-I’m You know I’m bad, I’m bad-
bad-you know it you know it
(Bad bad-really, really bad) (Bad bad-really, really bad)
You know I’m bad-I’m You know I’m bad-you know-hoo!
bad baby (Bad bad-really, really bad)
(Bad bad-really, really bad) You know I’m bad-I’m bad-
You know, you know, you you know it, you know
know it-come on (Bad bad-really, really bad)
(Bad bad-really, really bad) And the whole world has to
And the whole world has to answer right now
answer right now (And the whole world has to
(And the whole world has to answer right now)
answer right now) Just to tell you once again...
Woo! (Just to tell you once
(Just to tell you once again) again...)
Who’s bad?

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