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Bad

U2
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Intro}
{section: Verse 1}
if you twist and turn away
{section: Verse 2}
if i could throw this lifeless
{section: Verse 3}
if i could through myself
{section: Bridge 1}
to let it go and so to fade away
{section: Chorus 1}
i'm wide awake, i'm wide awake
{section: Link}
{section: Verse 4}
if you should ask then maybe
{section: Middle}
this desperation, dislocation, separation
{section: Chorus 2}
i'm wide awake, i'm wide awake
{section: Outro}
(fade out or finish on A)

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Arrangement source for Bad by U2

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
                            [Asus4]
                                [A]
                            [Dsus2]
                                [D]
                            [Gsus2]

{section: Intro}
  [Asus4]  [A]      [Asus4]  [A]      [Dsus2]  [D]      [Dsus2]  [D]

                  [Asus4]  [A]      [Asus4]  [A]      [Dsus2]  [D]      [Dsus2]  [D]

                [Asus4]   [A]   [Asus4]   [A]   [Dsus2]   [D]   [Dsus2]   [D]

{section: Verse 1}
if      you twist   and turn   away
                [Asusf]if      [A]you [Asus4]tear    your[A]self in [Dsus2]two     [D]again[Dsus2]        [D]
                [Asus4]if i    [A]could [Asus4]yes i   [A]would
                if [Dsus2]i       [D]could [Dsus2]i  would[D]
                let it [Asus4]go      [A]          [Asus4]                  [A]
                sur[Dsus2]ren  -  [D]der [Dsus2]        [D] dislo[Asus4]cate

                |{[Asus4]) [A]    | [Asus4]  [A]    | [Dsus2]  [D]    | [Dsus2]  [D]     |

                [Asus4]   [A]       [Asus4]      [A]

{section: Verse 2}
if      i could throw this lifeless
                [Dsus2]life  -  [D]line to the wi[Dsus2]nd    Le[D]ave this
                [Asus4]heart of [A]clay, [Asus4]see you [A]walk, w[Dsus2]alk    a[D]way [Dsus2]
                [D]into the [A]night and through the [D]rain
                into the [A]half-light and through the [D]flame[Dsus2]         [D]

                [Asus4]   [A]       [Asus4]     [A]

{section: Verse 3}
if      i could through myself
                [Dsus2]set  you[D]r spirit [Dsus2]free
                i'd [D]lead your [Asus4]heart  a[A]way
                [Asus4]see you [A]break, b[Dsus2]reak   a[D]way [Dsus2]
                [D]into the [Asus4]li   -   [A]ight[Asus4]
                [A]and to the [Dsus2]day     [D]         [Dsus2]                 [D]
                [A] hoo hoo, hoo hoo, [D]hoo hoo
                [A] hoo hoo, hoo hoo, [D]hoo hoo

                          [A]            [D]

{section: Bridge 1}
to let it go and so to fade away
                to let it [A]go and so to [D]fade away

                          [A]               [D]

{section: Chorus 1}
i'm wide awake, i'm wide awake
                wide a[Gsus2]wa  -  [D]ake, i'm not[Asus4] slee - [A]ping[Asus4]        [A]
                oh, n[Dsus2]o,      [D]no, no[Dsus2]        [D]

{section: Link}
  [Asus4]  [A]      [Asus4]  [A]      [Dsus2]  [D]      [Dsus2]  [D]

                  [Asus4]  [A]      [Asus4]  [A]      [Dsus2]  [D]      [Dsus2]  [D]

                [Asus4]   [A]          [Asus4]    [A]

{section: Verse 4}
if      you should ask then maybe
                [Dsus2]they'd tell [D]you what [Dsus2]i would [D]say
                true [Asus4]colors  [A]fly in [Asus4]blue and [A]black
                bruised [Dsus2]silken  [D]sky and [Dsus2]burning [D]flag
                [A]Colours crash, collide in blood shot [D]eyes
                [A] hoo hoo, hoo hoo, [D]hoo hoo
                [A]if i could you know i would
                if [D]i could i would let it [A]go

                          [D]            [A]           [D]

{section: Middle}
this desperation, dislocation, separation
                condemnation, reve[A]lation, in temptation
                iso[D]lation, desolation

BRIFGE 2:         let i[A]t go and s[D]o fade away
                to let it [A]go, oh yeah, and so [D]fade away
                to let it [A]go, oh lord, and so to [D]fade away

                          [A]               [D]

{section: Chorus 2}
i'm wide awake, i'm wide awake
                wide a[Gsus2]wa  -  [D]ake, i'm not[Asus4] slee - [A]ping[Asus4]        [A]
                oh, n[Dsus2]o,      [D]no, no[Dsus2]        [D]

{section: Outro}
  [Asus4]  [A]      [Asus4]  [A]      [Dsus2]  [D]      [Dsus2]  [D]

                (fade out or finish on A)

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