Tuning: Drop D




Verse 1:
          Am
Gimme the bad news
                   F
Yea tell it to me straight
I can take it
                  Am
I'll start on the countdown
                 F
I've got about a minute left for you


Refrain 1:
F      G          Am
Someday I'm gonna laugh 
it off until I cry
F      G
Someway I'm going to 
Em
get on with my life


Chorus 1:
             F
So gimme the bad news baby
    G
Now don't make me wait
        Am
I wanna know that I'm 
your biggest mistake
          F
Gimme the bad news baby
    G
Now don't turn away
  Am
I know the truth no 
matter what you say
          F
Gimme the bad news
    G          Am
the bad news today


Mini Solo: Am


Verse 2:
                  F
So tell me how it feels 
when you fake it
You nearly ought 
   Am
to hang around
and even if there's 
F
nothing left to do


Refrain 2:
    F    G
Yea go on
       Am
Let me see you act like 
the king of truth
    F        G
Yea be strong
          Em
I'm gonna leave it up to you


Chorus 2:
             F
So gimme the bad news baby
    G
Now don't make me wait
        Am
I wanna know that I'm 
your biggest mistake
          F
Gimme the bad news baby
    G
Now don't turn away
  Am
I know the truth no 
matter what you say
          F
Gimme the bad news
    G
the bad news today


Main Solo: Am - - F - - Am - - Am --


Bridge:
C             Em
Tell it to me loud
     G         D
That you can't take it
     C            Em
Yea scream it out loud
      G     D
We're going down
  C              Em
I wanna stay and shout
    G     D         Am
Now gimme something to do
             F            G
So gimme the bad news baby


Chorus 3:
             F
So gimme the bad news baby
    G
Now don't make me wait
        Am
I wanna know that I'm 
your biggest mistake
          F
Gimme the bad news baby
    G
Now don't turn away
  Am
I know the truth no 
matter what you say
          F
Gimme the bad news
    G          Am
the bad news today
             F
So gimme the bad news
    G          Am
the bad news today
          F
Gimme the bad news
                   Am
Yea tell it to me straight
          F       Am (hold)
Gimme the bad news