Bad To The Bone Chords & Tabs
Tabbed by Todd Christense
"Bad to the Bone" George Thorogood and the Destroyers 100 BPM
C harp Guitar tuning Open G D-G-D-G-B-D
Riff
e/---------------------| BASS
B/---------------------| or or
G/---0--0--5--0--3--0--| G/-------------------0-0-5-0-3-0----0-5-3-0-00-00-00-|
D/---0--0--5--0--3--0--| D/---------------------------------------------------|
A/---------------------| A/---3-1---------------------------------------------|
E/---------------------| E/-3-----3--33-33-33---------------------------------|
Intro (Riff) 4x
On the day I was born, the nurses all gathered 'round
And they gazed in wide wonder, at the joy they had found
The head nurse spoke up, she said leave this one alone
She could tell right away, that I was bad to the bone (Riff)
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Bad to the bone(Riff) Bad to the bone(Riff)
B-B-B-B-Bad (Riff) B-B-B-B-Bad(Riff)
B-B-B-B-Bad(Riff) Bad to the bone(Riff)
I broke a thousand hearts, before I met you
I'll break a thousand more baby, before I am through
I wanna be yours pretty baby, yours and yours alone
I'm here to tell ya honey,(Riff) that I'm bad to the bone
Bad to the bone(Riff) B-B-B-Bad(Riff)
B-B-B-Bad(Riff) B-B-B-Bad(Riff)
Bad to the bone(Riff)
Solo
I make a rich woman beg, I'll make a good woman steal
I'll make an old woman blush, and make a young girl squeal
I wanna be yours pretty baby, yours and yours alone
I'm here to tell ya honey, (Riff) that I'm bad to the bone
B-B-B-B-Bad(Riff) B-B-B-B-Bad(Riff)
B-B-B-B-Bad(Riff) Bad to the bone(Riff)
Solo(Optional)
Now when I walk the streets Kings and Queens step aside
Every woman I meet They all stay satisfied
I wanna tell ya pretty baby Well Ya see I make my own
I'm here to tell ya honey(Riff) That I'm bad to the bone(Riff)
Bad to the bone(Riff) B-B-B-B-Bad(Riff)
B-B-B-Bad(Riff) B-B-B-Bad(Riff)
(Whoo…)Bad to the bone(Riff)
Outro