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He's A Bad Boy by Carole King

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: C

Difficulty: Novice

HE'S A BAD BOY - Carole King

Written by: Gerry Goffin and Carole King
©1963 Screen Gems-EMI Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QJvMnyd6B8

Tempo: 148 BPM
Capo: 2nd fret
Note: The F G  F  G F: parts can/should be played as single notes on the low E string.
      The C at the end of the chorus has the 5th as the high note and 'walks'
      down to the root again to start the verse.

Chords:
  C    C(5) Dm   F    G
e|0----3----1------------|
B|1----1----3------------|
G|0----0----2------------|
D|2----2----0------------|
A|---------------3----5--|
E|---------------1----3--|

Intro:
C       Dm      C

F G  F  G F  F G  F  G F

C

Verse:
C
Mama doesn't like him 'cause he never cuts his hair
Dm
Daddy doesn't like him 'cause he says he heard him swear

Chorus:
F G  F  G F  F G  F  G F
He's a bad boy
C
But I don't care

Verse:
C
He's not happy working, he's got no use for school
Dm
Never feels the least bit sorry when he treats me cruel

Chorus:
F G  F  G F  F G  F  G F
He's a bad boy
C
But I'm a fool

Verse:
C
Don't it kinda break your heart now, don't it make you sad
Dm
When the boy you love so much turns out to be so bad

Chorus:
F G  F  G F  F G  F  G F
He's a bad boy
C
A bad boy, oh yeah

Break:
C       Dm      C

F G  F  G F  F G  F  G F

F G  F  G F  F G  F  G F

C

Verse:
C
Don't it kinda break your heart now, don't it make you sad
Dm
When the boy you love so much turns out to be so bad

Outro:
F G  F  G F  F G  F  G F
He's a bad boy
F G  F  G F  F G  F  G F
He's a bad boy
F G  F  G F  F G  F  G F
He's a bad boy
C
Oh yeah