Michael Jackson – Bad


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BAD by Michael Jackson

from ‘Bad’ 1987

INTRO :

 
D5 
E5 
F#5 
G5 
e| | |
B| | |
G| | |
D| | |
A| 0 3 5 6 7 | 0 3 5 6 7 |
E| | | x2

VERSE :

1:

with Intro Riff:

Your butt is mine,

Gonna tell you right,
Just show your face,
In broad daylight
I’m telling you;
On how I feel,
Gonna hurt your mind,
Don’t shoot to kill
Come on, come on,
Lay it on me,
All right

VERSE :

2:

with Intro Riff:

I’m giving you,

On count of three,
To show your stuff,
Or let it be
I’m telling you;
Just watch your mouth,
I know your game,
What you’re about

BRIDGE :

1:

 
W
Bm7 
ell 
 
t
C#m7 
hey say the sky’s the limit,
 
A
Bm7 
nd 
 
to
C#m7 
me that’s really true
 
B
Bm7 
ut 
 
my
C#m7 
friend you have seen nothin’,
 
J
E7#9 
ust wait ’til I get through

CHORUS :

1:

 
B
Am7 
ecaus
D9 
e I’m bad, I’m bad,
 
 
Am7 
Reall
D9 
y, really bad
 
Y
Am7 
ou 
 
kn
D9 
ow I’m bad, I’m bad,
 
 
Am7 
Reall
D9 
y, really bad
 
B
Am7 
ecaus
D9 
e I’m bad, I’m bad,
 
 
Am7 
Reall
D9 
y, really bad
 
A
Am7 
nd the whole world,
 
H
D9 
as to answer right now,
 
J
Am7 
ust 
 
t
D9 
o tell you once a gain;
 
 
Ac 
Who’s 
 
bad

INT :

erlude:

e| | |

B| | |
G| | |
D| | |
A| 0 3 5 6 7 | 0 3 5 6 7 |
E| | | x2

VERSE :

3:

 
T
Am7 
he 
 
wo
D9 
rd is out,
 
Y
Am7 
ou’re
D9 
doin’ 
 
wrong,
 
G
Am7 
onna 
 
 
D9 
lock you up,
 
B
Am7 
 
for
D9 
e too long
 
Y
Am7 
our 
 
l
D9 
yin’ 
 
eyes,
 
G
Am7 
onna 
 
 
D9 
tell you right

VERSE :

4:

 
S
Am7 
 
lis
D9 
ten 
 
up,
 
D
Am7 
on’t 
 
 
D9 
make a fight,
 
Y
Am7 
our 
 
t
D9 
alk is cheap,
 
Y
Am7 
ou’re
D9 
not a man
 
Y
Am7 
ou’re
D9 
throwin’ 
 
stones,
 
T
Am7 
 
hid
D9 
e your hands

BRIDGE :

2:

 
W
Bm7 
ell 
 
t
C#m7 
hey say the sky’s the limit,
 
A
Bm7 
nd 
 
to
C#m7 
me that’s really true
 
B
Bm7 
ut 
 
my
C#m7 
friend you have seen nothin’,
 
J
E7#9 
ust wait ’til I get through

CHORUS :

2:

 
B
Am7 
ecaus
D9 
e I’m bad, I’m bad,
 
 
Am7 
Reall
D9 
y, really bad
 
Y
Am7 
ou 
 
kn
D9 
ow I’m bad, I’m bad,
 
 
Am7 
Reall
D9 
y, really bad
 
B
Am7 
ecaus
D9 
e I’m bad, I’m bad,
 
 
Am7 
Reall
D9 
y, really bad
 
A
Am7 
nd the whole world,
 
H
D9 
as to answer right now,
 
J
Am7 
ust 
 
t
D9 
o tell you once a gain;
 
 
Ac 
Who’s 
 
bad

BRIDGE :

3:

 
W
Bm7 
 
can
C#m7 
change the world to morrow,
 
T
Bm7 
his 
 
c
C#m7 
ould be a better place
 
I
Bm7 
 
you
C#m7 
don’t like what I’m sayin’;
 
T
E7#9 
hen won’t you slap my face?

CHORUS :

3:

 
B
Am7 
ecaus
D9 
e I’m bad, I’m bad,
 
 
Am7 
Reall
D9 
y, really bad
 
Y
Am7 
ou 
 
kn
D9 
ow I’m bad, I’m bad,
 
 
Am7 
Reall
D9 
y, really bad
 
B
Am7 
ecaus
D9 
e I’m bad, I’m bad,
 
 
Am7 
Reall
D9 
y, really bad
 
A
Am7 
nd the whole world,
 
H
D9 
as to answer right now,
 
J
Am7 
ust 
 
t
D9 
o tell you once a gain;

CHORUS :

4:

 
B
Am7 
ecaus
D9 
e I’m bad, I’m bad,
 
 
Am7 
Reall
D9 
y, really bad
 
Y
Am7 
ou 
 
kn
D9 
ow I’m bad, I’m bad,
 
 
Am7 
Reall
D9 
y, really bad
 
B
Am7 
ecaus
D9 
e I’m bad, I’m bad,
 
 
Am7 
Reall
D9 
y, really bad
 
A
Am7 
nd the whole world,
 
H
D9 
as to answer right now,
 
J
Am7 
ust 
 
t
D9 
o tell you once a gain;
 
 
Ac 
Who’s 
 
bad

Repeat to Fade

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

 
D5 
E5 
F#5 
G5 
C#m7 
 
 
E 
x
A 
5
D 
7
Gb 
7x
E 
x  
E 
0
A 
7
D 
9
Gb 
90
E 
0  
E 
x
A 
x
D 
2
Gb 
44
E 
x  
E 
x
A 
x
D 
3
Gb 
55
E 
x  
E 
x
A 
4
D 
6
Gb 
54
E 
4
 
Bm7 
E7#9 
Am7 
D7 
 
 
E 
x
A 
2
D 
4
Gb 
23
E 
2  
E 
0
A 
7
D 
6
Gb 
78
E 
x  
E 
x
A 
0
D 
2
Gb 
01
E 
3  
E 
x
A 
x
D 
0
Gb 
21
E 
2

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005

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