Bad News
Bastille
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Tom : Am
[Trecho 2x 2x 2x 2x]
Am
Ah oooh ooooh oooooh
F
Ah oooh ooooh oooooh
F G
Ah oooh ooooh
Am
Oooh oooh, ooh oooh ooooh
Am F
Bad news like a sucker punch, what do you sa - ay
F G Am
Air knocked out my lungs, want you to sta - ay
Am F
When you hear something difficult, don’t back awa – ay
F G Am
Some people say nothing, good ones enga - age
Am F
Don’t turn your back on me, don’t bury your head deep
F G Am
Just cuz you don’t know what to sa - ay
[Refrão]
F Am
It’s tru - ue
Dm Am
That it kicks you in the teeth
G C
When you are least expecting
F Am
Bad ne - ews,
Dm Am
Oh it beats you black and blue
G C
Before you see it coming
[Próxima Parte]
Am F
Bad news like a sucker punch, blew me awa - ay
F G Am
People fill the streets like nothing has cha - anged
Am F
Clock hands think you’re lonely, nothing to sa - ay
F G Am
Planes fly overhead like any old da - ay
Am F
Don’t turn your back on me, don’t bury your head deep
F G Am
Just cuz you don’t know what to sa - ay
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
Dm Am G C
Maybe I just want some words of distraction
F C G
I feel like I’m being consumed
Dm Am G C
Maybe I’m expecting the perfect reaction
F
To pull me back
F
Ah oooh ooooh oooooh
Am/E
Ah oooh ooooh oooooh
F Am
Ah oooh ooooh
G Am
Oooh oooh ooh
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
Am
Ah oooh ooooh oooooh
F
Ah oooh ooooh oooooh
F G
Ah oooh ooooh
Am
Oooh oooh, ooh oooh ooooh
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