Bad News
Status Quo
In Search Of The Fourth Chord 2007
Crotchet=135 (approx.)
Capo on 2nd fret (chords relative to capo).
E|-----------------------------------|
B|---2---2---3---3---5---5---3-5-3---|
G|---2---2---2---2---0---0---2-2-2---|
D|---2---2---4---4---5---5---4-5-4---|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------0-|
E|-----------------------------------|and so on
A
I was born in the middle of nowhere
Found me in a sack
I never knew no love or affection
D
So I never let it held me back
A
Now the time has moved along
And I'm wiser as I'm older
Well balanced? That I am
C
I've got a chip on each of my shoulders
C#5 D
I'm on a mission to spread the word
E5 F#5 G5 G#5 A
Of the meaning of the blues
E
So watch out now, here's Johnny!
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/status_quo/bad_news_tab.html ]
G A
Believe I'm bad news
E F F# G
Oh yes I am
A
Oh yes I am
Solo 1 (No Capo)
E|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------10b-10b~~-10-8-10p8---8-----|
G|-(9b)-rb-7---------------------9---9p7-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/12-12-12-12-10----12-12-12-12-12p10----12p10----12p10----15b-15-12~-|
G|-----------------11-------------------11-------11-------11------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Slow Movement (With Capo):
A7
E|---------------------------------------|
B|----2----------3----------3--5-3-------|
G|---0----------0----------2-------5p4-2-|
D|--2----------4----------4--------------|
A|-0----------0----------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Thanks to Freddie Edwards for the slow movement progression.
Forgive the last bit of the tab. I did it early this morning.
