A 
Well, bad news travels like wildfire 
A 
Good news travels slow 
A 
They all call me "wildfire," 
A 
Everywhere I go 
 
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          D 
Cause I'm bad news 
             A 
everywhere I go 
    E 
I?m always gettin' in trouble 
    D                                        A 
For leavin' little girls that hate to see me go

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They tried to hang me in Oakland 

And they did in Francisco 

But I wouldn't choke, I broke the rope 

And they had to let me go 
 
Chorus 
 
Change key to 
B 
 

Well, now I picked peaches in Georgia,  

I lumberjacked in Maine.  

I've been hired, and fired, and jailed 

And every town you can name 
 
Chorus