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Bye Bye Badman Tab by The Stone Roses

Bye Bye Badman tab by The Stone Roses

Guitar Tab

Capo on 2nd
Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Intro:

   C
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| x4
E|-----------------|

Verse 1:
  C                         C
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  Soak    me to the     skin
will you

  C7                        C7
e|---8---------5-----------|------------8------------|
B|-----------------------8-|------8\6-5---6p5--------|
G|-5---------5---------5---|----5--------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  drown me   in   your  sea
submission

  F                         Fm
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------6p5---6p5---------|---8-----8--5--8p5-------|
G|---5-----------------5---|---------------------5---|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    ends              and      I                 be-

  C/E                        C/E
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---5----------------9-10-|-12----------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    gin.


Verse 2:
   C                         C
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   Choke me smoke the air
In this

  C7                        C7
e|---8---------5-----------|------------8------------|
B|-----------------------8-|------8\6-5---6p5--------|
G|-5---------5---------5---|----5--------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 citrus sucking sun-        shine, I don't

   F                        Fm
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------6p5---6p5---------|---8-----8--5--8p5-------|
G|---5-----------------5---|---------------------5---|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  care
you're              not   all

  C                          C
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---5----------------9-10-|-12----------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   there.

  F                          Fm
e|-------1-0---------------|-----0-----------0-------|
B|-----1-----------1---1---|---1-----1---------------|
G|---2---------------2-----|-------1-----------1-0---|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   Every backbone   and      heart you break  will

   C                         C
e|-------0-0-------0-0-0---|---0---0-0-------0-0-0---|
B|---0-1-1-1-------1-1-1---|---1---1-1-------1-1-1---|
G|---0---0-0-------0-0-0---|---0---0-0-------0-0-0---|
D|---2---------------------|---2---2-2-------2-2-2---|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    still come back for        more.          Sub-

   F                         Fm
e|---1---------------------|---1---------------------|
B|---1---------------------|---1---------------------|
G|---2---------------------|---1---------------------|
D|---3---------------------|---3---------------------|
A|---3---------------------|---3---------------------|
E|---1---------------------|---1---------------------|
  mission                     ends               it

  C                          C
e|---0---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---1---------------------|-------------------------|
G|---0----------------9-10-|-12----------------------|
D|---2---------------------|-------------------------|
A|---3---------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    all.

Chorus:
  C                                F
e|-------------------------------|---1--------------------------------|
B|-----1-----1-----1-----1-------|-1---------1---1-3/5-3\1-3p1--------|
G|-------0h2---0h2---0h2---2p0---|-----2h3-2-------------------3------|
D|-0h2-------------------------2-|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
   Here                  he         comes
got no

  C                                F
e|-------------------------------|-----1---------1--------------------|
B|-----1-----1-----1-----1-------|-----------1---1-----1-3p1----------|
G|-------0h2---0h2---0h2---2p0---|-------------2---0h2-------2--------|
D|-0h2-------------------------2-|-0h2--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
   questions
got no      love.

  C                                F
e|-------------------------------|-------1--------1-------------------|
B|-------------------------------|---------1--------------1-3p1-------|
G|------------------------0------|---0h2------0h2-----0h2-------2-----|
D|----2--2p0--------0--2---------|------------------------------------|
A|------------0--3---------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
  I'm throwing stones at you man
I want you black and blue and

  C                                F
e|-------------------------------|-1p0--------------------------------|
B|-----1-----1-------------------|-----0-----1------------------13-13-|
G|-------0h2---0-2-------0-------|-------0h2---2----------------------|
D|-0h2-------------2p0-----2p0---|------------------------------------|
A|---------------------3-------3-|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
   I'm gonna make you bleed
Gonna bring you down to your knees.

   Am                       Fm/Ab
e|-------------------------|-------------|
B|-15-15-15-15-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-|
G|-------------------------|-------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------|
                  Bye  bye    badman,

  G                          C
e|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-------------------------|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------------9-10-|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                      Bye     bye.
  C
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-12----------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Verse 3:
   C                         C
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   Choke me smoke the air
In this

  C7                        C7
e|---8---------5-----------|------------8------------|
B|-----------------------8-|------8\6-5---6p5--------|
G|-5---------5---------5---|----5--------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 citrus sucking sun-        shine, I don't

   F                        Fm
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------6p5---6p5---------|---8-----8--5--8p5-------|
G|---5-----------------5---|---------------------5---|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  care
you're              not   all

  C                          C
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---5----------------9-10-|-12----------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   there.

  F                                       Fm
e|-----------1---0---------------------|-----0-------------0-------|
B|-------1-----------------1-------1---|---1-----1-----------------|
G|---2-------------------------2-------|-------1-------------1-0---|
D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
  You've been bought and paid, you're a whore and a slave
your

   C                         C
e|-------0-0-------0-0-0---|---0---0-0-------0-0-0---|
B|---0-1-1-1-------1-1-1---|---1---1-1-------1-1-1---|
G|---0---0-0-------0-0-0---|---0---0-0-------0-0-0---|
D|---2---------------------|---2---2-2-------2-2-2---|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   dock's not a   holy       shrine.             Come

   F                         Fm
e|---1---------------------|---1---------------------|
B|---1---------------------|---1---------------------|
G|---2---------------------|---1---------------------|
D|---3---------------------|---3---------------------|
A|---3---------------------|---3---------------------|
E|---1---------------------|---1---------------------|
   taste
the      end
you're

  C                          C
e|---0---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---1---------------------|-------------------------|
G|---0----------------9-10-|-12----------------------|
D|---2---------------------|-------------------------|
A|---3---------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    mine.

Chorus:
  C                                F
e|-------------------------------|---1--------------------------------|
B|-----1-----1-----1-----1-------|-1---------1---1-3/5-3\1-3p1--------|
G|-------0h2---0h2---0h2---2p0---|-----2h3-2-------------------3------|
D|-0h2-------------------------2-|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
   Here                  he         comes
got no

  C                                F
e|-------------------------------|-----1---------1--------------------|
B|-----1-----1-----1-----1-------|-----------1---1-----1-3p1----------|
G|-------0h2---0h2---0h2---2p0---|-------------2---0h2-------2--------|
D|-0h2-------------------------2-|-0h2--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
   questions
got no      love.

  C                                F
e|-------------------------------|-------1--------1-------------------|
B|-------------------------------|---------1--------------1-3p1-------|
G|------------------------0------|---0h2------0h2-----0h2-------2-----|
D|----2--2p0--------0--2---------|------------------------------------|
A|------------0--3---------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
  I'm throwing stones at you man
I want you black and blue and

  C                                F
e|-------------------------------|-1p0--------------------------------|
B|-----1-----1-------------------|-----0-----1------------------13-13-|
G|-------0h2---0-2-------0-------|-------0h2---2----------------------|
D|-0h2-------------2p0-----2p0---|------------------------------------|
A|---------------------3-------3-|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
   I'm gonna make you bleed
Gonna bring you down to your knees.

   Am                       Fm/Ab
e|-------------------------|-------------|
B|-15-15-15-15-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-|
G|-------------------------|-------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------|
                  Bye  bye    badman,

  G                          C
e|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                      Bye     bye.

Outro:
  Bb/F                           F/C
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|--------------2-0--------|
D|-----3-----3-----3-----------|-------------------3---2-|
A|-3h5---3h5---3h5---3h5p3-5-3-|---5---3---2-------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
  I've           got a bad  in-  tention
I in-

   Am                        Bb          C
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----0-1-3-----1-0-------|-1--1--3h5----3/5---\7---|
E|-------------------3--1--|-------------------------|
  tend to
knock you down.              These

  Bb/F                            F/C
e|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------2-0--------|
D|--------3-----3-----3-----------|-------------------3---2-|
A|---3h5---3h5---3h5---3h5p3-5-3--|---5---3---2-------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
  stones I throw, oh these french  kisses.           Are the

   Am                        Bb           C
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----0-1-3-----1-0-------|-1--1--3h5----3/5---\7---|
E|-------------------3--1--|-------------------------|
  only, way I've            found.

  Bb/F                           F/C
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|--------------2-0--------|
D|-----3-----3-----3-----------|-------------------3---2-|
A|-3h5---3h5---3h5---3h5p3-5-3-|---5---3---2-------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
  I've           got a bad  in-  tention
I in-

   Am                        Bb          C
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----0-1-3-----1-0-------|-1--1--3h5----3/5---\7---|
E|-------------------3--1--|-------------------------|
  tend to
knock you down.              These

  Bb/F                            F/C
e|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------2-0--------|
D|--------3-----3-----3-----------|-------------------3---2-|
A|---3h5---3h5---3h5---3h5p3-5-3--|---5---3---2-------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
  stones I throw, oh these french  kisses.           Are the

   Am                        Bb           C
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----0-1-3-----1-0-------|-1--1--3h5----3/5---\7---|
E|-------------------3--1--|-------------------------|
  only, way I've            found.

Solo:
  Bb/F                      F/C
e|-------------------------|----1p0---3-0------------|
B|-------------------------|--------1-------1------1-|
G|-------------------------|------------------2------|
D|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   Am                            Bb            C
e|------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-1--------------------------|
G|------------0---0-2-0---0-----|---3--2----3--2--0----------|
D|------0-2h3---3-------3---3-2-|---------------------3--2-3-|
A|-0h1-3------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|

  Bb/F                        F/C
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--2-0--------------------|
D|-3-----------------------|-------3---2-3--2-0------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------3---|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   Am                          Bb              C
e|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-0h2p0---0-----------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------3---3-2p0-2-3-2-0---|-------0-------------------------|
A|-------------------------3-|-0h1-3---3-1-0-----------0-------|
E|---------------------------|---------------3-0h1-1h3---3-1-0-|



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Published: January 9, 2025

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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