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Bad Days

The Flaming Lips
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 It's a bass note walk down from G to F while the horns play
D-----------|---------|---------|---------|
A-----------|---------|---------|---------|
E---3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|
e-----------|---------|---------|---------|-0-
B-----------|---------|---------|---------|-2-
G-----------|---------|---------|---------|-2-
D-----------|---------|---------|---------|-2-
A-----------|---------|---------|---------|-0-
E---3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-|---
 Then the first two verses have a country style alternate bass note thing
You're  sorta stuck where you are
 But in your dreams you can buy  expensive cars
 Or live on mars and have it your  way
 And you hate your boss at your job
 But in your dreams you can blow his head off
 In your dreams show no mercy
And  all your bad  days will end
And  all your bad  days will end
  (Kick in distortion and a rock beat)
You  have to sleep  late when you can
And  all your bad  days will end
--Bass changes up to:
A
D-------------|--0-0-------|-------------|------------|
A---0-0-------|------0-2-0-|--0-0--------|-0-0--------|
E-------0-2-0-|------------|------0-2-0--|------0-2-0-|
 Keep this going over the chorus progression. I usually strum the whole
 chord on the first two notes of each measure to combine the bass line
 with the chords. Play around with it and use a similar bass line for the E
 Repeat chorus and intro and fin
 Enjoy and rock on to save the world

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Readable chord sheet for Bad Days by The Flaming Lips

It's a bass note walk down from G to F while the horns play

D-----------|---------|---------|---------|
A-----------|---------|---------|---------|
E---3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|

e-----------|---------|---------|---------|-0-
B-----------|---------|---------|---------|-2-
G-----------|---------|---------|---------|-2-
D-----------|---------|---------|---------|-2-
A-----------|---------|---------|---------|-0-
E---3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-|---

Then the first two verses have a country style alternate bass note thing

[A]You're sorta stuck where you are
But in your dreams you can [E]buy expensive cars
Or live on mars and have it [A]your way

And you hate your boss at your job
But in your dreams you can blow his head off
In your dreams show no mercy

[A]And all your [D]bad days will [A]end
[A]And all your [D]bad days will [A]end
    (Kick in distortion and a rock beat)
[D]You have to [E]sleep late when you [D]can
[D]And all your [E]bad days will [A]end

--Bass changes up to:
    [A]            [D]            [A]            [A]
D-------------|--0-0-------|-------------|------------|
A---0-0-------|------0-2-0-|--0-0--------|-0-0--------|
E-------0-2-0-|------------|------0-2-0--|------0-2-0-|

Keep this going over the chorus progression. I usually strum the whole
chord on the first two notes of each measure to combine the bass line
with the chords. Play around with it and use a similar bass line for the E

Repeat chorus and intro and fin

Enjoy and rock on to save the world

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