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Rina Sawayama – Bad Friend Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsG A Bm

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This is the chords of Bad Friend by Rina Sawayama on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
G A Bm
We ran through the bright Tokyo lights, nothing to lose
G Bm A
Summer of 2012, burnt in my mind
G A Bm
Hot, crazy, and drunk, five in a room
G Bm A
Singing our hearts out to Carly, sweat in our eyes

[Pre-Chorus]
G
Throwing drinks at each other
A
Making fun of our lovers
Bm
Getting kicked out on the street, oh
G A
We were best friends forever, but the truth is

[Chorus]
G A Bm
I’m so good at crashing in
A G
Making sparks and shit, but then
A G
I’m a bad, I’m a bad, I’m a bad friend
A Bm
So don’t ask me where I’ve been
A G
Been avoiding everything
A
‘Cause I’m a bad, I’m a bad, I’m a bad friend
Bm
I’m a bad friend, yeah

[Verse 2]
G A Bm
Guess we fell out, what was that all about?
G A Bm
Maybe I overreacted, well, maybe you shouldn’t have…
G A Bm
God, it’s insane how things can change like that
G
Don’t even know where you are
A Bm
What you do and who you do it with

[Pre-Chorus]
G
Throwing drinks at each other
A
Making fun of our lovers
Bm
Getting kicked out on the street, oh
G A
We were best friends forever, but the truth is

[Bridge]
G A Bm
Put your hands up if you’re not good at this stuff
G A Bm
Put your hands up if you’re not good at this stuff
Bm
(Oh, I’m a bad friend, oh yeah, oh yeah)
G A Bm
Put your hands up if you’re not good at this stuff. (Should we put the bridges back together?)
G
Maybe I’m a bad friend

[Chorus]
G A Bm
I’m so good at crashing in
A G
Making sparks and shit, but then
A G
I’m a bad, I’m a bad, I’m a bad friend
A Bm
So don’t ask me where I’ve been
A G
Been avoiding everything (everything)
A
‘Cause I’m a bad, I’m a bad, I’m a bad friend
Bm
I’m a bad friend, yeah
G A Bm
I’m so good at crashing in
A G
Making sparks and shit, but then
A G
I’m a bad, I’m a bad, I’m a bad friend
A Bm
So don’t ask me where I’ve been
A G
Been avoiding everything
A
‘Cause I’m a bad, I’m a bad, I’m a bad friend

How to play Bad Friend: key, chords and progression

To play Bad Friend by Rina Sawayama, think in B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 3 chords: G, A and Bm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – A – Bm – G (VI – VII – i – VI in B minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes C, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.