Bad Is Bad
Huey Lewis & The News
Sports
Transcribed by: Steven P.
A7 575655 or x02020
D7 x57575 or xx0212
E7 x79797 or 020130
A7 D7 A7 E7 D7 A7
Verse 1
A7
Went uptown to see my cousin
Plays guitar, sounds like a chainsaw buzzin'
In the crowd, I see his mom and dad
I said "Hey, hey, Uncle, man your son is bad"
Chorus
D7 A7
But sometimes, sometimes bad is bad
E7 D7 A7
I said “Cool is a rule, but, sometimes, bad is bad.”
Verse 2
A7
Across the street, a neon sign
All you can eat for a dollar ninety nine
“Our soul stew is the baddest in the land.”
But one dollar's worth was all that I could stand
Chorus
Solo
A7 D7 A7 E7 D7 A7
Verse 3
A7
Back uptown to see Marie
Nobody home, I opened the door with my key
"I love you, Huey" was the note I read
But there's a strange pair of shoes underneath the bed
chorus
This is my interpretation of the song and is what I hear. Since
U-G doesn't always include the correct chord voicings, I have
included all of them in this transcription. Please feel free to
experiment with your own chord voicings.
Two versions of chords listed at the top of this song. Chords
shown at left are standard, while alternate chords shown at
right are jazz voicings. Play the one which sounds best to you,
or use your own.
