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AC/DC – Hell Aint A Bad Place To Be Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
G  D/F#  G  D/F#  G D/F# A     (A)
G  D/F#  G  D/F#  G D/F# A     (A)
G  D/F#  G  D/F#  G D/F# A     (A)
G  D/F#  G  D/F#  G D/F# A     (A)
(A)        (A)
                 Hey you!
A        A          A       A
                   Yeah you      Ow
A        A         A        A

[Verse]
(A) A
Sometimes I think this
woman is kinda hot
    A
Sometimes I think this
woman is sometimes not
A
Puts me down, fool me around,
why's she do it to me?
    A
Out for satisfaction,
any piece of action,
that ain't the way it should be

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[Chorus]
(A)       D       G
She needs lovin', knows I'm the man,
D                  G
 she's gonna see
         E           A       E
Pours my beer, licks my ear,
                          G
brings out the devil in me
                          A
Hell ain't a bad place to be

[Interlude]
(A)     A       A       A
                   Ay       Woah
A       A       A       A

[Verse]
A
Spends my money, drinks my booze,
stays out every night
A
And I get to thinkin', just a minute,
somethin' ain't right
A
Disillusion and confusion,
that make me wanna cry,
A
I don't want no shame, playin' your
games, tellin' me those lies

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[Chorus]
D                              G
  Don't mind her playin' demon baby,
D                          G
  as long as it's with me
E
If this is in hell,
     A           E              G
then let me say,    it's heavenly
                          A
Hell ain't a bad place to be

[Solo]
(A)      A      A      A
A      A      A      A
A      A      A      A
A      A      A      A
A      A      (A)

[Chorus]
D              G                    D
Late at night, turns down the light,
               G
closes in on me
E               A
Grabs my heart, tears it apart,
E                       G
brings out the devil in me

[Outro]
A
Hell, ain't a bad place to be
       A
I said Hell, ain't a bad place to be
      A
Oh no Hell, ain't a bad place to be
         A
But yeah Hell, ain't a bad place to be
        A
Yow,    Ow-ow

How to play Hell Aint A Bad Place To Be: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Hell Aint A Bad Place To Be by AC/DC on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Hell Aint A Bad Place To Be by AC/DC is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 5 chords: G, D/F#, A, D and E.

The backbone of the song is D/F# – G – D/F# – A (I – IV – I – V in D major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – doh – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.