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Bad as Me – Tom Waits
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Tom Waits
Bad as Me (2011)
(Tom Waits/ Kathleen Brennan)
From: "Bad as Me"
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Fm 1-3-3-1-1-1 or: x-8-10-109-8
C7 x-3-2-3-1-0 or: 8-10-8-9-8-8
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or easier (without barree chords):
Transpose this tab -1 and play
Em 0-2-2-0-0-0
B7 x-2-1-2-0-2
Put on a capo 1st fret to match the key of the original.
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INTRO
| N.C. |
(drums)
| Fm | % | % |
VERSE
Fm
You’re the head on the spear
Fm
You’re the nail on the cross
Fm
You’re the fly in my beer
C7
You’re the key that got lost
VERSE
Fm
You’re the letter from Jesus
Fm
On the bathroom wall
Fm
You’re mother superior
C7
With only a bra
CHORUS
C7 C7 C7
You’re the same, you’re the same, you’re the same
| Fm |
Kind of bad as me (RIFF)
C7 | Fm | % | % |
You’re the same kind of bad as me (RIFF)
VERSE (variation)
Fm
I’m the hat on the bed
Fm
I’m the coffee instead
C7
I’m the fish or cut bait
C7
I’m the detective up late
VERSE (variation)
Fm
I’m the blood on the floor
Fm
The thunder and the roar
C7
I’m the boat that won’t sink
C7
I just won’t sleep a wink
CHORUS (variation)
C7 | Fm |
You’re the same kind of bad as me (RIFF)
C7 | Fm |
You’re the same kind of bad as me (RIFF)
C7 | Fm |
You’re the same kind of bad as me (RIFF)
C7 | Fm | C7 C7 C7
You’re the same kind of bad as me (breaks)
No good you say?
INTERLUDE (spoken)
| Fm | % | % | % |
Ha, ha, ha - Well that’s good enough for me
VERSE
Fm
You’re the wreath that caught fire
Fm
You’re the preach to the choir
Fm
You bite down on the sheet
C7
But your teeth have been wired
VERSE
Fm
You skid in the rain
Fm
You’re trying to shift
Fm
You’re grinding the gears
C7
You’re trying to shift
CHORUS (variation)
Fm | Fm |
You’re the same kind of bad as me (RIFF)
C7 | Fm |
You’re the same kind of bad as me (RIFF)
Fm | Fm |
You’re the same kind of bad as me (RIFF)
C7 | Fm |
You’re the same kind of bad as me (RIFF)
INTERLUDE
| Fm | % | % | C7 C7 C7
(breaks)
MIDDLE 8 (drums only, lyrics spoken)
They told me you were no good
| N.C. | % | % | % |
I know you’ll take care of all my needs
You’re the same kind of bad as me
VERSE (variation 2)
Fm
I’m the mattress in the back
Fm
I’m the old gunnysack
C7
I’m the one with the gun
C7 Fm
Most likely to run
C7
I’m the car in the weeds
Fm
If you cut me I’ll bleed
CHORUS (+ coda)
C7 | Fm |
You’re the same kind of bad as me
C7 | Fm | % |
You’re the same kind of bad as me
C7 | Fm |
The same kind of bad as me
Fm | Fm |
You’re the same kind of bad as me
Fm | Fm |
You’re the same kind of bad as me
| Fm | % | C7 | C7
Uno, dos, tres, quatro
| Fm | % |
C7 C7 C7 C7
The same kind of bad as me (breaks)
