Bad Wisdom chords by
Suzanne Vega

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Key: B major•

Intro 1

G

G

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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G

G

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Verse 1

G

G

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Bb

Bb

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Mother the doctor

C

C

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G

G

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knows something is wrong

Bb

Bb

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Cause my body has strange

C

C

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G

G

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information

Bb

Bb

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He's looked in my eyes

C

C

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G

G

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and knows I'm not a child

Bb

Bb

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But he doesn't dare ask

C

C

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G

G

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the right question

Verse 2

G

G

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Bb

Bb

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Mother my friends are no

C

C

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G

G

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longer my friends

Bb

Bb

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And the games we once played

C

C

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G

G

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have no meaning

Bb

Bb

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I've gone serious and shy

C

C

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and they can't figure why

G

G

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Bb

Bb

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So they've left me to my

C

C

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G

G

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own daydreaming

Verse 3

C

C

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What price to pay

Cm

Cm

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For bad wisdom

C

C

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What price to pay

Cm

Cm

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For bad wisdom

C

C

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Too young to know

Cm

Cm

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Too much too soon

Bad wisdom

G

G

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Bb

Bb

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Bad wisdom

C

C

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G

G

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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G

G

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Verse 4

G

G

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Bb

Bb

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Mother you've taught

C

C

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G

G

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me the laws are so fine

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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G

G

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If I'm good that I will be protected

Bb

Bb

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I've fallen through the crack and

C

C

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G

G

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there's no getting back

Bb

Bb

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And I'll never trust whoever

C

C

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G

G

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gets elected

Verse 5

G

G

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Bb

Bb

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Mother your eyes have gone

C

C

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G

G

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suddenly cold

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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And it wasn't what I was expecting

G

G

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Bb

Bb

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Once I did think that I'd

C

C

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find comfort there

G

G

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Bb

Bb

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And instead you've gone

C

C

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G

G

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hard and suspecting

Verse 6

C

C

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What price to pay

Cm

Cm

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For bad wisdom

C

C

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What price to pay

Cm

Cm

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For bad wisdom

Too young to know

C

C

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Too much too soon

Cm

Cm

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Bad wisdom

Gm

Gm

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Bb

Bb

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Bad wisdom

Interlude 1

C

C

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G

G

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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G

G

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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G

G

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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G

G

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Verse 7

G

G

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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Mother I'm cut at the root like a weed

Bb

Bb

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Cause there's no one

C

C

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G

G

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to hear my small story

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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G

G

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Just like a woman who walks in the street

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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G

G

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I will pay for my life with my body

Verse 8

C

C

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Cm

Cm

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C

C

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What price to pay

Cm

Cm

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For bad wisdom

C

C

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Cm

Cm

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C

C

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What price to pay

Cm

Cm

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For bad wisdom

Too young to know

C

C

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Too much too soon

Cm

Cm

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Bad wisdom

G

G

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Bb

Bb

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Bad wisdom

Outro 1

C

C

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G

G

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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G

G

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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G

G

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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G

G

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

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E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

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C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

G
Bb
C
Cm
Gm

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Bad Wisdom by Suzanne Vega is B major.

The primary chords used in Bad Wisdom are B, D, E, Em, Bm.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like B, D, E, Em, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Bad Wisdom is approximately 91 beats per minute.

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