Paul Westerberg - Let The Bad Times Roll Chords & Tabs

 

Let The Bad Times Roll Chords & Tabs

Paul Westerberg Chords & Tabs

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Let The Bad Times Roll Chords

   
This ~can~ be played in standard tuning (it basically sounds OK to these ears),
but you will need to slap a capo on the first fret. I've heard Paul play live
versions of it three different times, and he never seems to play it the same
way, so I've stuck to the version on "Stereo" for reference. I don't want to
make this more confusing than it needs to be, so the chords (and positions)
listed below are "open" (i.e., once the capo obliges you to move everything up,
it'll sound like P.W.).


Chords in this song:

 G     Dsus2    G/E      C       C     Dsus4     D     Asus2     A7
(add D)                       (add D)
-3-     -0-     -3-     -0-     -0-     -3-     -2-     -0-     -0-
-3-     -3-     -3-     -1-     -3-     -3-     -3-     -0-     -2-
-0-     -2-     -0-     -0-     -0-     -2-     -2-     -2-     -0-
-0-     -0-     -0-     -2-     -2-     -0-     -0-     -2-     -2-
-2-     -x-     -2-     -3-     -3-     -0-     -x-     -0-     -0-
-3-     -x-     -0-     -0-     -0-     -x-     -x-     -x-     -x-


 Em     A7sus  D7sus2

-0-     -0-     -0-
-0-     -3-     -1-
-0-     -0-     -2-
-2-     -2-     -0-
-2-     -0-     -x-
-0-     -x-     -x-


REMEMBER: Capo on 1st fret

Intro:

| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 
| G       Dsus2   | G/E             | C               | Dsus2   D7sus2
 -3-     -0-       -3-     -0- -0-   -0-               -0-     -0-
 -3-     -3-       -3-     -3- -3-   -1-               -3-     -1-
 -0-     -2-       -0-     -0- -0-   -0-               -2-     -2-
 -0-     -0-       -0-     -2- -4-   -2-               -0-     -0-
 -2-     -x-       -2-     -0- -0-   -3-               -x-     -x-
 -3-     -x-       -0-     -x- -x-   -0-               -x-     -x-



| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 
| G       Dsus2   | G/E             | C               | G
 -3-     -0-       -3-     -0- -0-   -0-               -3-   -3-3-
 -3-     -3-       -3-     -3- -3-   -1-               -3-   -3-3-
 -0-     -2-       -0-     -0- -0-   -0-               -0-   -2-0-
 -0-     -0-       -0-     -2- -4-   -2-               -0-   -0-0-
 -2-     -x-       -2-     -0- -0-   -3-               -2-   -x-2-
 -3-     -x-       -0-     -x- -x-   -0-               -3-   -3-3-

                                                         Verse 1:  Well, the
                                                         Verse 2:  If that's
                                                         Verse 3:        The 


| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 
| C (add D)       | Asus2   A7      | C               | Asus2   A7
 -0-               -0-     -0-       -0-               -0-     -0-
 -3-               -0-     -2-       -1-               -0-     -2-
 -0-               -2-     -0-       -0-               -2-     -0-
 -2-               -2-     -2-       -2-               -2-     -2-
 -3-               -0-     -0-       -3-               -0-     -0-
 -x-               -x-     -x-       -0-               -x-     -x-

 good times hide                 and so do I                        out of
 all the time                        that you've got                then I'd
 good times hide                     so do I                        watch the

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/paul_westerberg/let_the_bad_times_roll_crd.html ]
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 
| C (add D)       | Asus2   A7      | C               | Dsus2   D7sus2
 -0-               -0-     -0-       -0-               -0-     -0-
 -3-               -0-     -2-       -1-               -3-     -1-
 -0-               -2-     -0-       -0-               -2-     -2-
 -2-               -2-     -2-       -2-               -0-     -0-
 -3-               -0-     -0-       -3-               -x-     -x-
 -x-               -x-     -x-       -0-               -x-     -x-

 my control                       I      dig a hole
 rather not                  waste my life      on    hold 
 world go by                                    from my hole


Chorus:

| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 
| G       Dsus2   |                 | C (add D)       | Dsus2   D7sus2
 -3-     -0- -0-   -0- -0- -0- -0-   -0-               -0-     -0-
 -3-     -3- -3-   -3- -3- -3- -3-   -3-               -3-     -1-
 -0-     -2- -4-   -2- -0- -0- -0-   -0-               -2-     -2-
 -0-     -0- -0-   -0- -0- -2- -4-   -2-               -0-     -0-
 -2-     -x- -x-   -x- -x- -0- -0-   -3-               -x-     -x-
 -3-     -x- -x-   -x- -x- -x- -x-   -0-               -x-     -x-

     I'm  gonna     let the bad times roll


| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 
| G       Dsus2   |                 | C (add D)       | G             
 -3-     -0- -0-   -0- -0- -0- -0-   -0-               -3-   -3-3-
 -3-     -3- -3-   -3- -3- -3- -3-   -3-               -3-   -3-3-
 -0-     -2- -4-   -2- -0- -0- -0-   -0-               -0-   -2-0-
 -0-     -0- -0-   -0- -0- -2- -4-   -2-               -0-   -0-0-
 -2-     -x- -x-   -x- -x- -0- -0-   -3-               -2-   -x-2-
 -3-     -x- -x-   -x- -x- -x- -x-   -0-               -3-   -3-3-

     I'm  gonna     let the bad times roll


Bridge:

| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 
| Em      Dsus2   | C (add D)       | Em      Dsus2   | C (add D)     
 -0-     -0-       -0-               -0-     -0-       -0-         
 -0-     -3-       -3-               -0-     -3-       -3-        
 -0-     -2-       -0-               -0-     -2-       -0-         
 -2-     -0-       -2-               -2-     -0-       -2-          
 -2-     -x-       -3-               -2-     -x-       -3-         
 -0-     -x-       -x-               -0-     -x-       -x-         

  Just add water I'm diappointed       Just like my father I miss the point


| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 
| Em      Dsus2   | C (add D)       | Em      Dsus2   | A7      A7sus
 -0-     -0-       -0-               -0-     -0-       -0-     -0- -0-
 -0-     -3-       -3-               -0-     -3-       -2-     -3- -2-
 -0-     -2-       -0-               -0-     -2-       -0-     -0- -0-
 -2-     -0-       -2-               -2-     -0-       -2-     -2- -2-
 -2-     -x-       -3-               -2-     -x-       -0-     -0- -0-
 -0-     -x-       -x-               -0-     -x-       -x-     -x- -x-

  I need someone not infection        Just add water I'm disappointed     


| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 
| C (add D)       | Asus2   A7      | C               | Asus2
 -0-               -0-     -0-       -0-               -0-     -0-
 -3-               -0-     -2-       -1-               -0-     -2-
 -0-               -2-     -0-       -0-               -2-     -0-
 -2-               -2-     -2-       -2-               -2-     -2-
 -3-               -0-     -0-       -3-               -0-     -0-
 -x-               -x-     -x-       -0-               -x-     -x-

 Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm......... (repeat this line into Verse 3)


Verse 3, the chorus, and yer outta there!