Bad to Be Good chords by
Poison

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Key: Eb major

Verse 1
D D 
 
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
Dm Dm 
 
There's an al
D D 
 
ley cat slowly
Dm Dm 
 
walkin' down a dirty street
D D 
 
Watching a cop on the take march
Dm Dm 
 
ing to his city beat
D D 
 
You got Five-fingers  Johnny Johnny
stealing everything in sight
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
You gotta be bad to be good
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
in the dead of the night

Interlude 1

Kick it

Verse 2
G G 
 
You're dancing in fire, baby
F F 
 
D D 
 
When you're takin' it to the streets, yeah,
F F 
 
to the streets
G G 
 
Better watch your back, baby
F F 
 
D D 
 
Better be fast on your feet,
yes, on your feet
Dm Dm 
 
'Cause they're

Verse 3

wheelin',

dealin', cheatin', stealin'

Child, you're gonna learn

You gotta be

Verse 4
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
bad to be good
F F 
 
D D 
 
If you know what I'm talkin' about
What's that?
G G 
 
So say it again
F F 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
You gotta be bad to be good
F F 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
In the dead of the night

Verse 5
G G 
 
When you got nothin', baby
F F 
 
D D 
 
You got nothin' to lose,
F F 
 
nothin' to lose
G G 
 
It's an eye for an eye, baby
F F 
 
D D 
 
And a tooth for a tooth, ain't it the truth?

Verse 6

If you got nine lives,

you might survive

'Cause nothing's free on the other side

Verse 7
D D 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Bad to be good
F F 
 
D D 
 
If you know what I'm talkin' about
What's that?
G G 
 
F F 
 
So say it again
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
You gotta be bad to be good
F F 
 
D D 
 
If you know what I'm talkin' about
C C 
 
G G 
 
Now what's that?
F F 
 
C C 
 
Oh, na-na, say say it again

Verse 8

Wheelin', dealin', cheatin', stealin'

Just to stay alive

Interlude 2

Verse 9
I got love for sale, yes, for sale
F F 
 
D D 
 
F F 
 
On the New York subway line
G G 
 
Watch the working girls hanging out
F F 
 
D D 
 
Turning tricks  underneath the lights,
oh the lights

Verse 10

One step from Hell,

the poor men sell their soul

For a taste of wine

You gotta be

Verse 11
D D 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
bad to be good
F F 
 
D D 
 
If you know what I'm talkin' about
What's that?
G G 
 
F F 
 
So say it again
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
You gotta be bad to be good
F F 
 
D D 
 
If you know what I'm talkin' about
C C 
 
G G 
 
Now what's that?
F F 
 
C C 
 
Oh, na-na, say say it again
D D 
 
Bad to be good
B-b-b-bad, b-b-b-bad
G G 
 
F F 
 
E E 
 
You You You You You You You gotta
D D 
 
be bad to be good
G G 
 
F F 
 
Em Em 
 
B-b-b-b-bad, oh oh oh oh oh yeah
D D 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
Bad to be good
C C 
 
D D 
 
You gotta be bad to be good
G G 
 
F F 
 
What's that? So say it again
C C 
 
When it's

Verse 12

said and done

and you're on the run

The only law comes under the gun

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