Bad Time Chords by Alkaline Trio

The track was written by Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano & Derek Grant.

Track Info

Chords Info

  • Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
  • BPM: 146
  • Key: G
  • Chords: G, Am, Em, C, D, E5, G5/B, G/B
  • Suggested Strumming:
  • D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
[Intro]
G G G Am Em C
G Am Em C [Verse]
G Thought you called me up

that one time
Am Em Thought that I heard gunfire C I stepped outside G Left a message saying "hi" Am Em I answered from a firefight C Told you it's a bad time,
G
but I can talk
[Pre-Chorus]
D E5 I really wanna talk to you G5/B C G I'm being stalked By killer robots and
D
I'm pretty sure

they're bullet proof
C It's a bad time [Instrumental]
G Am
Em C

G Am
Em C
[Verse]
G I thought to call you up

so many times
Am Em I heard gunfire in the dead
C
of the night
G Left a message saying "hi" Am Em I answered from a drive-by C Told you it's a bad time but
G
I can talk
[Pre-Chorus]
D E5 I really wanna talk to you G5/B C G I'm being stalked D By Latin royalty and me and

Bobby just ate shrooms
C G It's a bad time [Chorus]
Am Em And you're the only one that

I can tell that
C G
I can talk to
Am Em I should be under your spell right now,
C
your spell right now
G Am G/B The way you move, it moves me Em C With no place left to go G Am G/B And your sweet voice leaves me
Em
speechless like you
G/B C
will never know
[Bridge]
G D G5/B C I really wanna talk to you G D Oh, I really wanna talk to you C G I really wanna talk,
D
I really wanna talk to you
C G I really wanna talk,

I really wanna
D C G
talk to you
[Chorus]
Am Em And you're the only one that
C G
I can tell that I can talk to
Am Em I should be under your spell right now,
C
your spell right now
G Am G/B The way you move, it moves me Em C With no place left to go G Am G/B And your sweet voice leaves me
Em
speechless like you
G/B C
will never know
[Outro]
G D I really wanna talk to you

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