Bad Man chords by
Loudon Wainwright Iii

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Key: G major•

Verse 1

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G

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Hey, everybody, we're having a war

C

C

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G

G

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Bigger and better than the

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D

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G

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C

C

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one before

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D

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G

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Remember that

Panamanian strongman

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C

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G

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Yeah, we took him to

Miami and we locked him

in the can

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C

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In

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Am

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Panama

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City, they're living in tents

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Am

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War is hell and it don't make sense

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Am

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C

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Still some folks can't

Am

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understand

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D

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And why we kill good people

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G

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C

C

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just to get a bad man

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C

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Hey everybody we're having a war

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G

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So far I haven't shown a

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C

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whole lot of gore

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Yellow ribbons and

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American flags

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Am

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So far not a lot of body bags

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Am

Am

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Support the troops,

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Sodom sucks

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Am

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Bumper sticker t -shirt,

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G

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earn a few bucks

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Am

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C

C

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Still some folks can't understand

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D

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Why we kill good people just to

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G

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C

C

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get a bad man

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Not a mustang

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Am

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An d hey everybody,

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we're having a war

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G

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C

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When will it end, and what is it for?

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G

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Two weeks, six months,

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C

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maybe a year

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G

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D

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We're gonna win,

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C

C

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but when's not clear

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Am

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We're fighting on foreign sandy soil

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For our way of life, we want their oil

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D

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C

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Still some folks can't understand

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D

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Why we kill good people for a way of life

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Am

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G

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C

C

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G

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And to get a bad man

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C

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Yeah

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G

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C

C

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C

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Now the cruel hoax

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Am

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G

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Hey everybody we're having a war

Gm

Gm

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C

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We got news coverage galore

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G

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Glued to the tube on the

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C

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CNN

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Showing that videotape again

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But after a while it's no big deal

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C

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You flip over to the

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G

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Simpsons, it seems more real

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C

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Still some folks can't understand

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D

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Why we kill good people just to

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G

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C

C

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get a bad man

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G

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D

D

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Now hey everybody,

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we're having a war

Now we're knockin' on

Sodom's door

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Let's get one thing understood

That

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Saddam is no damn good

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C

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You went in there and you raped

Kuwait

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G

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We want him but now it's too late

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We're gonna take out the buildings,

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bridges and the roads

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Concrete, flesh and bone explodes

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And if good people have

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That's just the way war is, that's why

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Still some folks can't understand

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D

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why we kill good people

A whole lot of people!

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Chords

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C
D
Am
Gm

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Bad Man by Loudon Wainwright III is G major.

The primary chords used in Bad Man are G, C, D, Am, Gm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, C, D, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Bad Man is approximately 94 beats per minute.

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