Tuning: Drop D




Verse 1:
          A5
Gimme the bad news
                   F5
Yea tell it to me straight
I can take it
                  A5
I'll start on the countdown
                 F5
I've got about a minute left for you


Refrain 1:
F5      G5          A5
Someday I'm gonna laugh 
it off until I cry
F5      G5
Someway I'm going to 
E5
get on with my life


Chorus 1:
             F5
So gimme the bad news baby
    G5
Now don't make me wait
        A5
I wanna know that I'm 
your biggest mistake
          F5
Gimme the bad news baby
    G5
Now don't turn away
  A5
I know the truth no 
matter what you say
          F5
Gimme the bad news
    G5          A5
the bad news today


Mini Solo: A5


Verse 2:
                  F5
So tell me how it feels 
when you fake it
You nearly ought 
   A5
to hang around
and even if there's 
F5
nothing left to do


Refrain 2:
    F5    G5
Yea go on
       A5
Let me see you act like 
the king of truth
    F5        G5
Yea be strong
          E5
I'm gonna leave it up to you


Chorus 2:
             F5
So gimme the bad news baby
    G5
Now don't make me wait
        A5
I wanna know that I'm 
your biggest mistake
          F5
Gimme the bad news baby
    G5
Now don't turn away
  A5
I know the truth no 
matter what you say
          F5
Gimme the bad news
    G5
the bad news today


Main Solo: A5 - - F5 - - A5 - - A5 --


Bridge:
C5             E5
Tell it to me loud
     G5         D5
That you can't take it
     C5            E5
Yea scream it out loud
      G5     D5
We're going down
  C5              E5
I wanna stay and shout
    G5     D5         A5
Now gimme something to do
             F5            G5
So gimme the bad news baby


Chorus 3:
             F5
So gimme the bad news baby
    G5
Now don't make me wait
        A5
I wanna know that I'm 
your biggest mistake
          F5
Gimme the bad news baby
    G5
Now don't turn away
  A5
I know the truth no 
matter what you say
          F5
Gimme the bad news
    G5          A5
the bad news today
             F5
So gimme the bad news
    G5          A5
the bad news today
          F5
Gimme the bad news
                   A5
Yea tell it to me straight
          F5       A5 (hold)
Gimme the bad news