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Alex Cameron – Real Bad Looking Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Real Bad Lookin by Alex Cameron on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Chords]
D Bm G F#m

[Verse 1]
D Bm G F#m
I am the drunkest, ugliest girl at the bar
D Bm G F#m
Oh well I’m scheming, and I’m scheming, and I’m scheming, and I’m gonna go far
D Bm G F#m
All the boys, yeah they think I’m a star
D Bm G F#m
Because I’m drinking, and I’m drinking, and I’m drinking, yeah I go pretty hard
D Bm G F#m
I get a pinch on my ass, when I lean on the sill
D Bm G F#m
And then I bent it, and I bent it, and I bent it but not to pick up the bill
D Bm G F#m
My husband’s at work, my baby’s in a Daewoo sauna
D Bm G F#m
I hold my breath when I check, just to see that she isn’t a goner
D Bm G F#m
The little dream sits there, she’s like a fly in a jar
D Bm G F#m
Yeah who the hell are they to tell me that I can’t leave my kid in the car
D Bm G F#m
I am the goddamn drunkest, ugliest girl at the bar
D Bm G F#m
Yeah who the hell are you to tell me that I can’t leave my kid in the car
D Bm G F#m x 2

[Chorus]
D Bm G F#m
Yeah who the hell are you to tell me that I can’t leave my kid in the car
D Bm G F#m
Yeah who the hell are you to tell me that I can’t leave my kid in the car

[Verse 2]
D Bm G F#m
I am the dumbest, richest guy at the bar
D Bm G F#m
Yeah, well I’d take you for a ride but my girl took the keys to my car
D Bm G F#m
I made a deal over lunch baby, yeah it was worth 15k
D Bm G F#m
I show my teeth when I smile in a real matter-of-fact way
D Bm G F#m
I make so much money, I swear I never get any older
D Bm G F#m
And I don’t talk to my brother cause that prick’s got a chip on his shoulder
D Bm G F#m
Oh yeah I’m feelin real good, how much for one of those cigars?
D Bm G F#m
I want to breathe like a dragon baby, I cough up burning hot tar
D Bm G F#m
Hey look, I’m cold outta cash, just put it all on my card
D Bm G F#m
Hey, wait but you can’t cut it up, my credit rating is five stars
D Bm G F#m
Oh well this place is a joke, yeah who do you think you are
D Bm G F#m
You’re talking to the goddamn dumbest, richest guy at the bar

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How to play Real Bad Looking: key, chords and progression

Real Bad Looking by Alex Cameron is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 4 chords in all: D, Bm, G and F#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – Bm – G – F#m (I – vi – IV – iii in D major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – mi. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Am, F, Em (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

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Real Bad Looking chords: questions

What key is Real Bad Looking in?

Real Bad Looking by Alex Cameron is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Real Bad Looking?

Real Bad Looking uses 4 chords: D, Bm, G, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Real Bad Looking?

The main progression is D – Bm – G – F#m (I – vi – IV – iii).

Is Real Bad Looking easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Am, F, Em (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

This is the chord progression of Real Bad Lookin by Alex Cameron on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

How to play Real Bad Looking: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Real Bad Looking chords: questions

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