Von Benzo - Bad Father Bad Son Chords & Tabs

Tab done by - Mrlarsson92
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Tuning: Half-Step Down

Chords used:
[Am]    x02210
[Fmaj]  x03210
[Asus/D]xx0230 (its not the whole world if you play it like this: [Asus] x00230)
[G]     320003

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  Intro: [Am][Fmaj][Asus4/D][G]
  Verse: [Am][Fmaj][Asus4/D][G]
  Chorus:[Fmaj][Am][G][Am] x3  then the 4th time: [G]...
  Solo: [Am][Fmaj][Asus4/D][G]
  Bridge: [Am][Fmaj][Asus/D][G] (picking the chords. And make sure you get the bass 
tones at the right place and rythm)


There's also a small interlude before the Chorus, which can be played like this to make 
it sound similar with only one guitar:
   Am...
e|---------------------------------|
B|----------------1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--|
G|--2---2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| (and then the first chord in the Chorus
D|--2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|  comes a little bit early, wich is called a syncope)
A|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|---------------------------------|

Intro:

  Am Fmaj Asus4/D G x2

Verse 1:

  Am Fmaj Asus4/D G
  No fire now, No smoke

  Am     Fmaj     Asus4/D     G
  Bloody fingers and I'm feeling soaked
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/v/von_benzo/bad_father_bad_son_crd_ver_3.html ]
  Am  Fmaj  Asus4/D G
  Bad father gets Bad son

  Am  Fmaj  Asus4/D G            Am
  Bad everything Bad no one    ...Interlude


Chorus:

       Fmaj    Am
  'Cuz I need the fire

      G          Am
  And I need the smoke

     Fmaj    Am
  My face in a smirk

       G         Am
  'Cuz life is a joke

      Fmaj      Am
  The sun seems to shine

     G          Am
  On everyone I know

     G
  So why am I in the shadows
          Am Fmaj Asus4/D G x2
  Cuz I choke


Verse 2:

  Life takes love
  Breaks almost everyone
  I've tasted the color of sunshine
  Lives will destroy
  Kill all the joy
  I'm sorry but
  I was just a boy    ...Interlude

Chorus:

  And I need the fire
  And I need the smoke
  My face in a smirk
  'Cuz life is a joke
  The sun seems to shine
  On everyone I know
  So why am I in the shadows
  'Cuz I'm a joke

Solo: (the rythm guitar plays the verse riff)

Bridge: (Pick the verse riff)

  No fire now
  Life takes somethin' away
  Bloody fingers yet
  I have nothin' to say
  No diving gray?
  Will take the pain away
  Hope I make it clear
  Hope I get free some day   ...Interlude

Chorus:

  'Cuz I need the fire
  And I need the smoke
  My face in a smirk
  'Cuz life is a joke
  The sun seems to shine
  On everyone I know
  So why am I in the shadows
  Cuz I choke

Outro:

  Am Fmaj Asus4/D G x4  ...Am