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Tai Verdes – Bad Bad News Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG Bm Am DmG/BG/FAm/ED7/F#Gmaj7 Amadd9

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[Intro]
G                            Bm
  I've got some bad, bad news
                    Am
I can't get over you
I tried 'til my face turned blue
             Dm
Baby, you've got me held down
by a string

[Verse 1]
G/B
  'Cause you're the only one
           G/F
  I see my future with
                             Am/E
Buy a happy home and have at least
two kids
                             D7/F#
Stay together longer than my parents
did
Is that a stupid wish?

[Pre-Chorus]
Gmaj7
  Try to give you a little time
                              G/F
Try to give you a little space
But blastin' off into space
Is takin' up all of
              Amadd9
my breath away
Do you love somebody else or not?
                       D7/F#
I need the answer quick
The water is runnin' too cold
Under the bridge to go swimmin' in,
mmm

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[Chorus]
G
  Don't act like you
              Bm
  don't feel it too
Don't act like you don't
                   Am
like this bad, bad news
I don't care if I live
                Dm
my whole life confused
I'll be clueless with you
G
  I'll be, I'll be,
                  Bm
  I'll be clueless
Clueless with you
Am                     Dm
My God, I hate to tell you
                      G
All this bad, bad news

[Verse 2]
G/B
  There you go callin'
                   G/F
  me again past midnight
We've had our battles,
            Am/E
brawls, and fights
                                 D7/F#
But we made it through World War 3
And I just want you here with me

[Pre-Chorus]
Gmaj7
  Try to give you a little time
                              G/F
Try to give you a little space
But blastin' off into space
Is takin' up all of
              Amadd9
my breath away
Do you love somebody else or not?
                       D7/F#
I need the answer quick
The water is runnin' too cold
Under the bridge to go swimmin' in,
yeah

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[Chorus]
G
  Don't act like you
              Bm
  don't feel it too
Don't act like you don't
                   Am
like this bad, bad news
I don't care if I live
                Dm
my whole life confused
I'll be clueless with you
G
  I'll be, I'll be,
                  Bm
  I'll be clueless
Clueless with you
Am                     Dm
My God, I hate to tell you
                      G
All this bad, bad news

How to play Bad Bad News: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Bad Bad News by Tai Verdes on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Bad Bad News by Tai Verdes is written in A minor (no sharps or flats) and moves through 10 chords: G, Bm, Am, Dm, G/B, G/F, Am/E, D7/F#, Gmaj7 and Amadd9.

Most of the song cycles through G – Bm – Am – Dm (VII – ii – i – iv in A minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: Bm and Amadd9 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.