Steve Lacy – Bad Habit Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Steve Lacy – Bad Habit Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsA#m9D#6C#maj7D#9Amaj7Gm7b5Fm9

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These are Bad Habit chords by Steve Lacy on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
I wish I knew you wanted me
A#m9       D#6 C#maj7      D#6
I wish I knew, I wish I knew
you wanted me
A#m9       D#6 C#maj7      D#6
I wish I knew, I wish I knew
 you wanted me

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[Verse 1]
A#m9                          D#6
What you, ooh, uh, what you do?
C#maj7                        D#6
Made a move, coulda made a move
A#m9                          D#6
If I knew I'd be with you
C#maj7                        D#6
Is it too late to pursue?

[Chorus]
A#m9 D#9

I bite my tongue,
             D#6  A#m9  D#9
 it's a bad habit
C#maj7
Kinda mad that I didn't
       D#6
take a stab at it
A#m9
Thought you were too good
     D#6
for me, my dear
C#maj7
Never gave me time of day,
    D#6
 my dear
A#m9                          D#6
It's okay, things happen for
C#maj7
Reasons that I think are
      D#6
 sure, yeah
[Post-Chorus]
A#m9        D#6 C#maj7      D#6
I wish I knew, I wish I knew you
wanted me (I wish I knew)
A#m9        D#6 C#maj7      D#6
I wish I knew (Oh), I wish I knew
you wanted me
A#m9        D#6 C#maj7      D#6
I wish I knew (Yeah), I wish I
knew you wanted me (Oh)
A#m9        D#6 C#maj7
I wish I knew, I wish
      D#6
I knew you wanted me

[Verse 2]
A#m9   D#6 C#maj7 D#9
Please say to me (Please,
 just say to me)
A#m9   D#6 C#maj7 D#9
If you still want it
A#m9   D#6 C#maj7 D#9
I wish you wouldn't play with me
A#m9   D#6 C#maj7 D#9
I wanna know (Oh, no)

[Chorus]
A#m9 D#6
                    C#maj7
Uh, can I bite your tongue
            D#6   A#m9  D#6
like my bad habit?
C#maj7
Would you mind if I tried
     D#6
 to make a pass at it?
A#m9
Were you not too good
         D#6
for me, my dear?
C#maj7
Funny you came back
           D#6
to me, my dear
A#m9
It's okay, things happen
      D#6
 for
C#maj7
Reasons that I can't
          D#6
ignore, yeah

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[Post-Chorus]
A#m9        D#6 C#maj7
I wish I knew, I wish
      D#6
I knew you wanted me
A#m9        D#6 C#maj7
I wish I knew (Wish I knew),
 D#6
 I wish I knew you wanted me (Oh)

[Bridge]
You can't surprise a Gemini
(I wish I knew)
I'm everywhere, I'm cross-eyed
(I wish I knew you wanted me)
Now that you're back, I can't
 decide (I wish I knew)
If I decide if you're invited
(I wish I knew you wanted me)
You always knew the way to wow me
Fck around, get tongue-tied and
I turn it on, I make it rowdy
Then carry on, but I'm not hidin'
Amaj7 C#maj7   C#maj7
You grabbin' me hard 'cause
    Gm7b5              Fm9
you know what you found
Amaj7       Amaj7     Gm7b5
Is biscuits, is gravy, babe

[Break]
Amaj7  C#maj7
Mm-mm-mm
C#maj7 Gm7b5
Mm-mm-mm
Fm9    Amaj7
Mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm-mm
Amaj7  Gm7b5
Mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm-mm
Amaj7  C#maj7
Mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm-mm
C#maj7 Gm7b5
Mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm-mm
Fm9    Amaj7
Mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm-mm
Amaj7  Gm7b5
Mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm-mm


[Outro]
Amaj7 C#maj7 C#maj7  Gm7b5
You can't surprise a Gemini
        Fm9     Amaj7
But you know it's biscuits,
    Amaj7  Gm7b5  Amaj7
 is gravy, babe
  C#maj7     C#maj7    Gm7b5
I knew you'd come back around
           Fm9       Amaj7
'Cause you know it's biscuits,
     Amaj7  Gm7b5  Amaj7
 is gravy, babe
      C#maj7      C#maj7
Let's fuck in the back of
     Gm7b5             Fm9
the mall, lose control
   Amaj7      Amaj7  Gm7b5   Amaj7
Go stupid, go crazy, babe
  C#maj7    C#maj7     Gm7b5
I know I'll be in your heart
             Fm9
 'til the end
       Amaj7
You'll miss me, don't
 Amaj7   Gm7b5
 beg me, babe

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How to play Bad Habit: key, chords and progression

To play Bad Habit by Steve Lacy, think in F minor (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭). It takes 7 chords: A#m9, D#6, C#maj7, D#9, Amaj7, Gm7b5 and Fm9.

Listen for A#m9 – D#6 – C#maj7 – D#6 (iv9 – VII6 – VImaj7 – VII6 in F minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: on guitar, A#m9, D#6, C#maj7, D#9 and Gm7b5 need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.

Chord diagrams

A#m9 chord on guitar (686668)
A♯m9A♯ C♯ E♯ G♯ B♯
D#6 chord on guitar (x68888)
D♯6D♯ G A♯ B♯
C#maj7 chord on guitar (x46564)
C♯maj7C♯ E♯ G♯ B♯
D#9 chord on guitar (x6566x)
D♯9D♯ G A♯ C♯ E♯
Amaj7 chord on guitar (x02120)
Amaj7A C♯ E G♯
Gm7b5 chord on guitar (xx5666)
Gm7♭5G B♭ D♭ F
Fm9 chord on guitar (131113)
Fm9F A♭ C E♭ G

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Bad Habit chords: questions

What key is Bad Habit in?

Bad Habit by Steve Lacy is in the key of F minor (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in Bad Habit?

Bad Habit uses 7 chords: A#m9, D#6, C#maj7, D#9, Amaj7, Gm7b5, Fm9.

What is the chord progression of Bad Habit?

The main progression is A#m9 – D#6 – C#maj7 – D#6 (iv9 – VII6 – VImaj7 – VII6).

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