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Bad To The Bone chords by George Thorogood & The Destroyers (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C
G
G7/B
C#9
G/D
F9
F#9
G9

Intro 1
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 

Verse 1
G 
On the day I was born
C 
G 
The nurses all gathered 'round
C 
G 
And they gazed in wide wonder
C 
G 
At the joy they had found
C 
G 
The head nurse spoke up
C 
G 
Said, "Leave this one alone"
C 
G 
She could tell right away
C 
G 
That I was bad to the bone
C 

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Chorus 1

G

Bad to the bone

C

G

Bad to the bone

C

G

B-b-b-b-b-b-b-bad

C

G

B-b-b-b-b-b-b-bad

C

G

B-b-b-b-b-b-b-bad

C

G

Bad to the bone

C

Verse 2
G 
I broke a thousand hearts
C 
G 
Before I met you
C 
G 
I'll break a thousand more, baby
C 
G 
Before I am through
C 
G 
I wanna be yours pretty baby
C 
G 
Yours and yours alone
C 
G 
I'm here to tell ya honey
C 
G 
That I'm bad to the bone
C 

Chorus 2
G 
Bad to the bone
C 
G 
B-b-b-b-b-b-b-bad
C 
G 
B-b-b-b-b-b-b-bad
C 
G 
B-b-b-b-b-b-b-bad
C 
G 
Bad to the bone
C 

Solo 1
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 

Verse 3
G 
I'll make a rich woman beg
C 
G 
And I'll make a good woman steal
C 
G 
I'll make an old woman blush
C 
G 
And I'll make a young girl squeal
C 
G 
I wanna be yours pretty baby
C 
G 
Yours and yours alone
C 
G 
I'm here to tell ya honey
C 
G 
That I'm bad to the bone
C 

Chorus 3
G 
B-b-b-b-b-b-b-bad
C 
G 
B-b-b-b-b-b-b-bad
C 
G 
B-b-b-b-b-b-b-bad
C 
G 
Bad to the bone
C 

Solo 2
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 

Solo 3
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 

Verse 4
G 
Now, when I walk the streets
C 
G 
Kings and Queens step aside
C 
G 
Every woman I meet, haha
C 
G 
They all stay satisfied
C 
G 
I wanna tell ya pretty baby
C 
G 
What I see I make my own
C 
G 
And I'm here to tell ya honey
C 
G 
That I'm bad to the bone
C 

Chorus 4
G 
Bad to the bone
C 
G 
B-b-b-b-b-b-b-bad
C 
G 
B-b-b-b-b-b-b-bad
C 
G 
B-b-b-b-b-b-b-bad
C 
G 
Woo! Bad to the bone
C 

Outro 1
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
G7/B 
C 
C#9 
G/D 
F9 
F#9 
G9 

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C
G
G7/B
C#9
G/D
F9
F#9
G9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: G majorBPM: 150

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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
G7/B: x-2-3-0-3-x
C#9: x-4-3-4-4-x
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3
F9: 1-3-1-2-1-3
F#9: 2-4-2-3-2-4
G9: 3-5-3-4-3-5

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This is the definitive original version of Bad To The Bone by George Thorogood & The Destroyers, 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 George Thorogood & The Destroyers's performance.

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