Bad Day Chords

by R.E.M.
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: 3rd fret
Author acade365 [a] 1,712.
1 contributor total, last edit on Jul 17, 2016
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Chords

D
F
A
C
G
Bb
Em
Gm
Bm
Dm
F#m
Am

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Standard Tuning - Capo 3.
 
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Capo 3.              No Capo.
 
 
D  (x00232)          F (133211)
A  (x02220)          C (032010)
G  (320003)          Bb(113331)
Em (022000)          Gm(355333)
Bm (224432)          Dm(x00231)
F#m(244222)          Am(x02210)
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
  D               A                       G
A public service announcement followed me home the other day.
  D            A    Em
I paid it nevermind. Go Away.
D                        A                         G
Shits so thick you could stir it with a stick-free Teflon whitewashed presidency.
D                   A              Em
We're sick of being jerked around, wear that on your sleeve.
 
 
[Bridge]
 
A                             Bm           G                A
Broadcast me a joyful noise unto the times, lord, count your blessings.
                    Bm     G        F#m      A
We're sick of being jerked around we all fall down.
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
         D             A         G
Have you ever seen the televised St. vitus subcommittee prize
  D           A            Em
Investigation dance? Those ants in pants glances.
     D               A            G
Well,look behind the eyes. It's a hallowed hollow anesthetized
D                 A                 Em
"save my own ass, screw these guys" smoke and mirror lock down.
 
 
[Bridge]
 
A                             Bm            G                A
Broadcast me a joyful noise unto the times, lord, count your blessings.
                    Bm     G         F#m        A
The Papers wouldn't lie! I sigh, Not one more.
 
 
[Chorus] (x2)
 
            D
It's been a bad day.
A            Em
Please don't take a picture.
            D
It's been a bad day.
A      Em
Please.
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
      D               A                   G
We're dug in deep the price is steep. The auctioneer is such a creep.
    D                    A              Em
The lights went out, the oil ran dry we blamed it on the other guy.
D                 A              G
Sure, all men are created equal. Heres the church, heres the steeple.
D                    A              Em
Please stay tuned-we cut to sequel. Ashes, ashes, we all fall down.
 
 
[Bridge]
 
A                             Bm           G                A
Broadcast me a joyful noise unto the times, lord, count your blessings.
                  Bm        G          F#m
Ignore the law of fear. Ugh, this means war.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
     A      D
It's been a bad day.
A            Em
Please don't take a picture.
            D
It's been a bad day.
A      Em
Please.
 
 
[Bridge]
 
A                             Bm            G                A
Broadcast me a joyful noise unto the times, lord, count your blessings.
                    Bm      G        F#m      A
We're sick of being jerked around we all fall down.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
            D
It's been a bad day.
A            Em
Please don't take a picture.
            D
It's been a bad day.
A      Em
Please.
 
 
[Outro]
 
(Chorus chords)
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7 comments
Creative-Noise
If you play in the key of D while capo'd on 3 you are playing in F.
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SirGrotius
Awesome job. The penultimate chorus has an superfluous A thrown in at the beginning, but otherwise perfect.
+1
marcbeekmans
this is the fastest strumming i ever had to do.(I use this tab since months...)
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