May22023

wave to earth – Bad Chords on Piano & Ukulele

[Chorus]
Dmaj7
How could my day be bad
     F#m7
When I'm with you?
           Am7
You're the only one
             B7
Who makes me laugh
              Em7    Gm
So how can my day be bad?
       A       Dmaj7  A#dim  A
It's a day for you

[Verse 1]
Dmaj7             F#m7
Lately, life’s so boring
          Am7
I've been watching
 Am              B7
 Netflix all day long
                      Em7
I thought there would be
                  Gm
No things left to watch
     A          Dmaj7   F#m  A7
So I let myself out
Gmaj7              C7
When I went to the park
  Dmaj7               D7
I recognised you at a glance
Gmaj7
Face to face, we just smiled
    A#   C7 D         Dmaj7
We already know that we’ll be
 together

[Chorus]
Dmaj7
How could my day be bad
     F#m7
When I'm with you?
           Am7
You're the only one
             B7
Who makes me laugh
              Em7    Gm
So how can my day be bad?
       A       Dmaj7  A#dim  A
It's a day for you

[Verse 2]
Dmaj7         F#m7
Coffee in the morning,
             Am7
you and the sun
                B7
There's a brown hue
         Em7
in your eyes
              Gm
How pretty it is
        A      Dmaj7
I think I'm in love
   A#m  A

[Interlude]
B9 B  Bm E7
  Gm  Cm    F#m D
F        Dm
  E7        A7

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Gma7               C7
When I went to the park
  Dmaj7               D7
I recognised you at a glance
Gmaj7
Face to face, we smiled
      C7      D    G    D
And I finally held your hands

[Chorus]
Dmaj7
How could my day be bad
     F#m7
When I'm with you?
           Am7
You're the only one
             B7
Who makes me laugh
              Em7    Gm
So how can my day be bad?
       A       Dmaj7  A#dim  A
It's a day for you, oh baby
Dmaj7
How could my day be bad
     F#m7
When I'm with you?
           Am7
You're the only one
           Am B7
 who gives me love
              Em7    Gm
So how can my day be bad?
       A       Dmaj7  A#dim
It's a day for you
 A  Gmaj7  C7

How to play Bad: key, chords and progression

These are Bad chords by wave to earth on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Bad by wave to earth is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 26 chords in all: Dmaj7, F#m7, Am7, B7, Em7, Gm, A, A#dim, Am, F#m, A7 and Gmaj7 and 14 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is B7 – Em7 – Gm – A (III7 – vi7 – i – II in G major). In solfa, that is mi – lah – doh – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: on guitar, F#m7, Gm, A#dim, F#m and A# need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.