Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Based on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KciRaANKmo When applicable, the C G Bb chord changes occur on the last three strums of the above patterns. This song is really played using Open G tuning, however if you just want to strum the chords, the chord fingerings below, which are used in this song, are exactly the same if you use standard tuning or Open G tuning. Chords: Bb XX333X (Really a Bb/F) C XX555X (Really a C/G) G XX000X (Really a G/D)
Intro: | G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G C G Bb| |G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G C G Bb| Verse: G Now on the day I was born, the nurses all gathered 'round G And they gazed in wide wonder, at the joy they had found G The head nurse spoke up, said "Leave this one alone." G G C G Bb She could tell right away, that I was bad to the bone Chorus: G G C G Bb Bad to the bone G G C G Bb Bad to the bone G G C G Bb B-B-B-B-Bad G G C G Bb B-B-B-B-Bad G G C G Bb B-B-B-B-Bad G G C G Bb Bad to the bone Verse: G I broke a thousand hearts, before I met you G I'll break a thousand more baby, before I am through G I wanna be yours pretty baby, yours and yours alone G G C G Bb G G C G Bb I'm here to tell ya honey, that I'm bad to the bone Chorus: G G C G Bb Bad to the bone G G C G Bb B-B-B-Bad G G C G Bb B-B-B-Bad G G C G Bb B-B-B-Bad G G C G Bb Bad to the bone Guitar Solo: |G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G C G Bb| |G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G C G Bb| |G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G C G Bb| |G C G Bb| Verse: G N.C. G I make a rich woman beg, I'll make a good woman steal G I'll make an old woman blush, and make a young girl squeal G I wanna be yours pretty baby, yours and yours alone G G C G Bb G G C G Bb I'm here to tell ya honey, that I'm bad to the bone Chorus: G G C G Bb B-B-B-B-Bad G G C G Bb B-B-B-B-Bad G G C G Bb B-B-B-B-Bad G G C G Bb Bad to the bone Sax Solo: |G |G |G |G | |G |G |G |G | |G |G |G |G | Guitar Solo: |G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G C G Bb| |G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G C G Bb| |G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G C G Bb| |G C G Bb| Verse 4: G Now when I walk the streets, kings and queens step aside G Every woman I meet, they all stay satisfied G I wanna tell ya pretty baby, what I see I make my own G G C G Bb G G C G Bb And I'm here to tell ya honey, that I'm bad to the bone Chorus: G G C G Bb Bad to the bone G G C G Bb B-B-B-B-Bad G G C G Bb B-B-B-B-Bad G G C G Bb B-B-B-B-Bad G G C G Bb Woah bad to the bone Outro: |G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G C G Bb| |G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G C G Bb| |G C G Bb|G C G Bb|G |G |
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Bad To The Bone by George Thorogood & The Destroyers