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In the Bad, Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me) chords by
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Key: C major•
Intro 1
C
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Am
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All right
Verse 1
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C
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In those bad, bad old days
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Before you loved me girl (loved me girl)
G
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I was just a lonely man
C
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In so many ways
F
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'Till you loved me girl (loved me girl)
G
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And I was your only man
Dm
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You came into my life
C
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E
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Am
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And ended misery
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Dm
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In those bad, bad old days

That used to be
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Bb
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Verse 2
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Everyday I say the fullest truth
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But one day I'm gonna make it girl
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Telling you
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The sun goes down, every night
Am
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To see your smiling face
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Dm
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And hold you tight
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I'm told that you'll be
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Waiting there for me
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But I can still recall
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What used to be, yeah
Verse 3
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In those bad, bad old days
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Before you loved me girl (loved me girl)
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I was just a lonely man
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In so many ways
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'Till you loved me girl (loved me girl)
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And I was your only man
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G
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You came into my life
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E
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Am
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And ended misery
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In those bad, bad old days

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Verse 4
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I shake a living
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Am
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Out of this old world

But I'll give you everything
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Believe me girl
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I'm gonna really make it
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To the top
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And nothing in this world
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Dm
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Is gonna make me stop
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Am
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You sure put a magic spell on me
D
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I'm nothing like the man
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I used to be, yeah
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Verse 5
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G
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Am
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I still remember (I still
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remember)

Just last September (last
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September)
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Verse 6
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C
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In those bad, bad old days
F
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Before you loved me girl (loved me girl)
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I was just a lonely man
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In so many ways
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'Till you loved me girl

(Loved me girl)
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And I was your only man
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You came into my life
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E
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Am
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And ended misery
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G
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In those bad, bad old days
Em
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In those sad, sad old days
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In those bad, bad old days

That used to be
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Verse 7
Ab
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Db
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In your bad, bad old days
F#
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Ab
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Before you loved me girl (loved me girl)
Db
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In so many ways
F#
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'Till you loved me girl
Verse 8

Thank you baby, thank you baby, yeah
Ab
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Thank you very much

I'll give you the world, yeah

Thank you honey

Thank you, thank you baby, yeah

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • Dm

  • F

  • E

  • G

  • Am

  • Bb

  • D

  • Em

  • Ab

    4

  • Db

    4

  • F#

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of In the Bad, Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me) by The Foundations is C major.

The primary chords used in In the Bad, Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me) are C, Dm, F, E, G, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, Dm, F, E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of In the Bad, Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me) is approximately 125 beats per minute.

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