Bad to Be Good Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]The[Dm]re's [D]an[Dm] al[D][Dm]
[D]ley cat slowly
walkin' down a dirty [Dm]street
Watching [D]a cop on the take march
[Dm]ing to his city beat
You got Five-finger[D]s Johnny Johnny
stealing everything in sight
[Dm]You [D]gotta be bad to be good
[Dm]in the dead of the night[D]

[Interlude 1]
Kick it
[D][Dm][D][F]

[Verse 2]
[G]You're dancing in fire, baby
When you're [F]takin' it to the street[D]s, yeah,
to [F]the streets
[G]Better watch your back, baby
Better be [F]fast on [D]your feet,
yes, on your feet
[Dm]'Cause they're

[Verse 3]
[F]wheelin',
dealin', cheatin', stealin'
[G]Child, you're gonna [F]learn
You [C]gotta be

[Verse 4]
[Dm]bad [D]to b[C]e good[G]
If you know [F]what I'm talkin' [D]about
What's that?
[G]So say it again
[F]You got[C]ta be bad[D] to be [C]good[G]
[F]In the dead of [D]the night[C]

[Verse 5]
[G]When you got nothin', baby
You got nothin' [F]to [D]lose,
nothin' [F]to lose
[G]It's an eye for an eye, baby
And [F]a tooth for [D]a tooth, ain't it the truth?

[Verse 6]
[D]If [Dm]you got n[F]ine lives,
you might survive
'Cause [G]nothing's free on the [F]other [C]side

[Verse 7]
[D]Bad to [C]be good[G]
If you know [F]what I'm talkin' [D]about
What's that?
So [G]say [F]it again
You [C]gotta be [Dm]bad t[D]o [C]be good[G]
If [F]you know what I'm talkin' [D]about
Now what's [C]that?[G]
Oh, na-na, say [F]say it [C]again

[Verse 8]
[F]Wheelin', dealin', cheatin', stealin'
[G]Just to stay [F]alive[Em][D][F][C]
[D]

[Interlude 2]
[G][F][G][F][C][D]
[G]

[Verse 9]
I got love for sale, yes, for sale
On the [F]New York subway [D]line[F]
[G]Watch the working girls hanging out
Turning trick[F]s underneath t[D]he lights,
oh the lights

[Verse 10]
One [F]step from Hell,
the poor men sell their soul
[G]For a taste of [F]wine
You [Em]gotta be

[Verse 11]
[D]bad to [C]be good[G]
If you know [F]what I'm talkin' [D]about
What's that?
[G]So say it aga[F]in
You [Em]gotta be [D]bad to [C]be good[G]
If you know [F]what I'm talkin' [D]about
Now what's [C]that?[G]
Oh, na-na, say say [F]it [C]again
[D]Bad to be good
B-b-b-bad, b-b-b-bad
[G]You You You You [F]You You You [E]gotta
be [D]bad to be good
[G]B-b-b-b-bad, oh oh oh oh oh [F]yeah[Em]
[D]Bad to [G]be good[F]
You [C]gotta be [D]bad to be good
What's that? [G]So say it [F]again
[C]When it's

[Verse 12]
[F]said and done
and you're on the run
The [G]only law comes [F]under the gun
[D][D]