Badlands chords by The Dirt Band

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Fresh  (E minor) scrub baby,
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mama's  (D major) kiss on his cheek
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Steps  (C major)  (A minor) off the greyhound,
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money for a  (E minor) week
Take a wide -eyed innocent
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who  (D major) knows no  (Esus4) fear
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 (D major) It  (A minor) takes more than heroes
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to sur (A major) vive down  (B minor) here
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In the  (D major) Badland (C major)  (E minor) s    (E major)  (D major) Bad (C major) 
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lands  (D major) Bad (C major) lands  (E minor) 
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You've  (C major) got the  (D major) bullets  (E major) 
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They'll  (E minor) re (C major) member your
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 (D major) name  (E minor) down here  (E major)  (E minor) 
Can't drink the water,
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can't  (D major) breathe the air
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They  (E minor)  (A minor) said it was ex (E minor) citing,
never said it was fair
You're just another singer
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in a  (D major) pilgrim suit
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Chased  (C major)  (A minor) by  the lions
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till you learn  (A major) to shoot  (B minor) 
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In the  (D major) Badland (C major) s  (E major)  (D major) 
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Badlands  (C major)  (D major)  (C major) Badlands  (E minor) 
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If you've  (C major) got those black  (D major) dollars,  (E major) 
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they'll  (E minor) re (C major) member your name  (D major)  (E minor) down there  (E major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor) 
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 (D major)  (E minor)  (C major)  (E minor) 
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 (D major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (B minor) 
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 (D major)  (C major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (C major)  (D major) 
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Well,  (C major)  (E major)  (E minor)  (C major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor)  (C major) 
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 (D major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
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 (C major) there's always a  (D major) faster hand  (E minor) in the West
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Room  (C major) around town  (D major) for only  (E minor) the be (E major) st
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One  (E minor)  (C major) false  (D major) step and you'll  (E minor) be  cut down
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For  (C major) some it's paradise,  (D major) for  (A major) others it's  (B major) hell
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In the  (D major) Badlands  (C major)  (E major)  (D major) Badlands  (C major)  (D major) 
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Badlands  (C major)  (E minor)  (D major) Badland (C major) s
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Gonna need  (E major) some protection
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You  (D major)  (C major) better make  (E minor) your connection  (D major) 
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Pat  (C major) all your dog (E minor) s  (D major) 
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You  (C major) straight ain't  (E minor) got
nothin' to do with it
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You  (C major) got the  (D major) bullets  (E minor)  (E major) 
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They'll  (E minor) re (C major) member your name  (D major)  (E minor) down there
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 (E major) They'll  (E minor) re (C major) member
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your name  (D major)  (E minor) down there
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 (E major) They'll  (E minor) re (C major) member your
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 (D major) name  (E minor) down there  (E major)  (E minor) 
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 (G major) Oh  (D major)  (E minor) 