Bad Advice chords by Penelope Scott (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C
G
B7
Em
F#dim
D7
Gmaj7
D/F#
G6
Am

Verse 1
C 
G 
C 
G 
 (C major) Life is  (G major) long and  (C major) God is  (G major) mean
C 
G 
B7 
Em 
 (C major) Suffer (G major) ing in  (B7) every (E minor) thing
F#dim 
Em 
C 
G 
 (F sharpdim) Music    is  (E minor) bad and  (C major) movies are  (G major) too
C 
G 
B7 
Em 
 (C major) Bugs are  (G major) trapped in (B7) side my room  (E minor) 
C 
D7 
Gmaj7 
G 
So pick  (C major) anybody other  (D7) than me  (G minoraj7)  (G major) 

Verse 2
Em 
B7 
C 
G 
 (E minor) I'm so  (B7) sick of  (C major) telling  (G major) lies
Em 
B7 
C 
 (E minor) I'm so  (B7) sick of  (C major) smiling 'til
G 
B7 
Em 
B7 
 (G major) I   (B7) can  (E minor) go  home and  (B7) cry
C 
G 
Say  (C major) sad girls are  (G major) hot
C 
D7 
But it  (C major) doesn't even  (D7) matter
G 
D/F# 
Em 
If you  (G major) want me  (D/F#) or not  (E minor) 
C 
G 
B7 
Em 
'Cause  (C major) I'm so  (G major) tired,  (B7) I'm so low  (E minor) 
C 
G 
B7 
Em 
 (C major) I've got  (G major) nowhere  (B7) left to go  (E minor) 

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Interlude 1

Verse 3
C 
G 
C 
G 
 (C major) Leaves change  (G major) color,  (C major) babies  (G major) cry
C 
G 
B7 
Em 
 (C major) All I  (G major) want to  (B7) do  is die  (E minor) 
C 
G 
C 
G 
 (C major) Cut two  (G major) holes out  (C major) of a  (G major) sheet
C 
G 
B7 
Em 
 (C major) Give me  (G major) something  (B7) good to eat  (E minor) 
C 
Trick or treat  (C major) 
D7 
Gmaj7 
 (D7) What's it gonna be?  (G minoraj7) 

Verse 4
Em 
B7 
I wish could  (E minor) lose the  (B7) weight
C 
G 
and  (C major) look the  (G major) part
C 
G 
B7 
Em 
 (C major) Exor (G major) cise my  (B7) fat old heart  (E minor) 
B7 
C 
G 
Wedding dress  (B7) and  (C major) smokey eyes  (G major) 
C 
G 
B7 
Em 
 (C major) That look  (G major) better  (B7) after I  (E minor) cry
C 
D7 
G 
D/F# 
Em 
It's  (C major) noth (D7) ing to me  (G major)  (D/F#) these  (E minor) days
C 
D7 
G 
 (C major) Halloween is  (D7) nothing to me  (G major) 

Verse 5
And the worst part is
C 
G 
C 
G 
 (C major) I  have  (G major) no de (C major) sire to be  (G major) thin
C 
G 
B7 
Em 
 (C major) I  don't  (G major) need to  (B7) let them  (E minor) win
C 
G 
But  (C major) I  would give  (G major) anything
B7 
Em 
To  (B7) look the  (E minor) way that
C 
D7 
G 
 (C major) Sick people are supposed to  (D7) look  (G major) 

Outro 1

Why can't I just finally die

Why can't I just fail and try

I know exactly where my blood is

If I try I will not miss

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GuitarPianoUkulele

C
G
B7
Em
F#dim
D7
Gmaj7
D/F#
G6
Am

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: G majorBPM: 218

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
F#dim: x-x-4-5-x-5
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
Gmaj7: 3-x-0-0-0-2
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
G6: 3-2-0-0-0-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Bad Advice by Penelope Scott, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Penelope Scott's performance.