Bad Bad Things chords by AJJ (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Am 
Do you re (A minor) member me?
C 
I killed your  (C major) family
G 
F 
And  (G major) now I'm going to kill you  (F major) too
Am 
I made your  (A minor) brother bleed
C 
I made your  (C major) father scream
G 
And I  (G major) made your mother say
F 
those things that she  (F major) said to me

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Bridge 1
Am 
C 
She said, do  (A minor) with me what you  (C major) want
G 
F 
E 
but  (G major) please don't  (F major) hurt my  (E major) family
Don't hurt my family
Am 
C 
G 
Take my  (A minor) pride, take my  (C major) life, take my  (G major) body
F 
E 
but don't  (F major) take the ones that are  (E major) close to me
Am 
C 
Oh, do  (A minor) with me what you  (C major) want
G 
F 
E 
but  (G major) please don't  (F major) hurt my  (E major) family
Don't hurt my family
Am 
C 
G 
Take my  (A minor) pride, take my  (C major) life, take my  (G major) body
F 
E 
but don't  (F major) take the ones that I  (E major) love
Am 
G6 
And I continued without mercy  (A minor)  (G6) 
Am 
Am 
 (A minor)  (A minor) 

Verse 2
Am 
So I looked in (A minor) to  your eyes
C 
and I  (C major) saw the reflection
G 
Of a coward  (G major) 
F 
that you and I both hate very  (F major) much
Am 
And then I  (A minor) grabbed the knife
C 
And I let the  (C major) blood out of your throat
G 
And I  (G major) smashed those tiny mirrors
F 
inside of your skull  (F major) 
And I got to thinking

Outro 1
Am 
C 
G 
If  (A minor) I   don't go to  (C major) hell when I  (G major) die,
F 
E 
I  (F major) might go to  (E major) heaven
Am 
C 
G 
If  (A minor) I   don't go to  (C major) hell when I  (G major) die,
F 
E 
I  (F major) might go to  (E major) heaven
Am 
C 
G 
If  (A minor) I   don't go to  (C major) hell when I  (G major) die,
F 
E 
I  (F major) might go to  (E major) heaven
Am 
C 
G 
If  (A minor) I   don't go to  (C major) hell when I  (G major) die,
F 
E 
I  (F major) might go to  (E major) heaven
Am 
Might go to heaven, but probably not  (A minor) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: A minorBPM: 166

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

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G6: 3-2-0-0-0-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Bad Bad Things by AJJ, 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 A minor. It suits players who want to learn Bad Bad Things the way AJJ intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.