Bad News
Bastille
RockMedium for beginners6 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Am
F
G
Dm
C
E
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: Am Am Ah oooh ooooh oooooh F Ah oooh ooooh oooooh F G Ah oooh ooooh Am Oooh oooh, ooh oooh ooooh Am Ah oooh ooooh oooooh F Ah oooh ooooh oooooh F G Ah oooh ooooh Am Oooh oooh, ooh oooh ooooh Am F Bad news like a sucker punch, what do you sa - ay F G Am Air knocked out my lungs, want you to sta - ay Am F When you hear something difficult, don?t back awa ? ay F G Am Some people say nothing, good ones enga - age Am F Don?t turn your back on me, don?t bury your head deep F G Am Just cuz you don?t know what to sa - ay Am F Don?t turn your back on me, don?t bury your head deep F G Am Just cuz you don?t know what to sa - ay F Am It?s tru - ue Dm Am That it kicks you in the teeth G C When you are least expecting F Am Bad ne - ews, Dm Am Oh it beats you black and blue G C Before you see it coming Am F Bad news like a sucker punch, blew me awa - ay F G Am People fill the streets like nothing has cha - anged Am F Clock hands think you?re lonely, nothing to sa - ay F G Am Planes fly overhead like any old da - ay Am F Don?t turn your back on me, don?t bury your head deep F G Am Just cuz you don?t know what to sa - ay Am F Don?t turn your back on me, don?t bury your head deep F G Am Just cuz you don?t know what to sa - ay F Am It?s tru - ue Dm Am That it kicks you in the teeth G C When you are least expecting F Am Bad ne - ews, Dm Am Oh it beats you black and blue G C Before you see it coming Dm Am G C Maybe I just want some words of distraction F C G I feel like I?m being consumed Dm Am G C Maybe I?m expecting the perfect reaction F To pull me back F Ah oooh ooooh oooooh Am/E Ah oooh ooooh oooooh F Am Ah oooh ooooh G Am Oooh oooh ooh F Am It?s tru - ue Dm Am That it kicks you in the teeth G C When you are least expecting F Am Bad ne - ews, Dm Am Oh it beats you black and blue G C Before you see it coming F Am It?s tru - ue Dm Am That it kicks you in the teeth G C When you are least expecting F Am Bad ne - ews, Dm Am Oh it beats you black and blue G C Before you see it coming Am Ah oooh ooooh oooooh F Ah oooh ooooh oooooh F G Ah oooh ooooh Am Oooh oooh, ooh oooh ooooh Am Ah oooh ooooh oooooh F Ah oooh ooooh oooooh F G Ah oooh ooooh Am Oooh oooh, ooh oooh ooooh
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Chord set
Am · F · G · Dm · C · E
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.