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Mama Shakers – I Want To Be Bad Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
Gm D# Gm D#



[Bridge]
    G     D
To be or not t
o be,
  G
that is not the
  D       G    D
question, I decided
  G
 long
  D     G    D
ago to be.
      G
With me, it's
  D
what to be,
 G
now, make me some
    D         G
suggestions, good
or
 D     G
bad, which is
     D        G G7
the best for me?
  C
When you're
       Cm
after fun
and laughter,
 G
this aggravates
you,
 C
some reformers
 Cm
say a
 warmer
  D
climate awaits you!

[Intro]
Gm D# Gm D#



[Bridge]
    G     D
To be or not t
o be,
  G
that is not the
  D       G    D
question, I decided
  G
 long
  D     G    D
ago to be.
      G
With me, it's
  D
what to be,
 G
now, make me some
    D         G
suggestions, good
or
 D     G
bad, which is
     D        G G7
the best for me?
  C                Cm
When you're after fun
and laughter,
 G
this aggravates you,
 C              Cm
some reformers say a
 warmer
  D
climate awaits you!

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[Verse 1]
G
If it's naughty to
 D
move your legs,
  C
shake your shoulders
 and
  D
shake your head,
  G             A
 let a lady confess,
D             G     D
I want to be bad!
G
If it's naughty
    D
to vamp
the men,
  C
sleep each morning
till
D7           G
after ten, then the
answer is
 D                 G
yes, I want to be bad
               D#7
This thing of being
a good
little goodie is all
       A7
 very well,
  C7
 what can you do
 when you're
loaded with plenty
of
  B    D7
health and vigor.
  G
When you're learning
 what
 D
lips are for,
G
and it's naughty to
A        D
ask for more,
 G             D
let a lady confess,
              G
I want to be bad!


[Verse 2]
G D  C D   G A D G D
G D  C D7  G D   G
D#7  A7    C7    B D7
G D  G A D G D   G
solo clarinet

[Verse 3]
G D C D  G A D  G D
G D C D7 G D    G
want to be a bad
  Yeah, I
girl!
solo guitar
            D#7
While all around
me
you tell me how
terribly naughty
I am.
 C7
Nobody caring,
nobody
 is giving a
 B     D7
damn. You’ll know
 this.
  G
Flip this song
till
      D
the break of day,
 G
just a little,
         D
keep it fun and stay.
 G             D
Let a lady confess,
 I want
       Gm D# Gm D#
to be bad!

to be bad!

How to play I Want To Be Bad: key, chords and progression

I Want To Be Bad by Mama Shakers is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 13 chords in all: Gm, D#, G, D, G7, C, Cm, A, D7, D#7, A7 and C7 and 1 more.

Listen for D – G – D – C (V – I – V – IV in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – doh – soh – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: Gm, D#, Cm, D#7 and B are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.