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Jan 23, 2012

Bad Timing by Blue Rodeo

One of their best balads.

Tab: in word document format Video: Blue Rodeo - "Bad Timing" - Official Lyric Video


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Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com

Song: Bad Timing
By:   Blue Rodeo

[Intro:]  |E  |D  E  |A  |A  |  

[Verse: 1]
D       
Hey its me, what a big surprise
D                                           A
Calling you up from a restaurant round the bend
D               
Just got in from way up north
D                                          A 
Aching and tired now, and I could use a friend
            C#m                D                   E
Might be a fool to think that you do wanna see me again

[Verse: 2]
  D
I know it's been a while since I talked to you
D                                               A
Nothing wrong, it's just nothing ever goes as planned
D        
Many times I thought I'd call
D                              A
Didn't have your number in my hand
           C#m               D                    E
I know its true, you'd never do the same thing to me

[Chorus:]
E7                         A  
I never meant to make you cry
                                D
And though I know I shouldn't call
                           Bm 
It just reminds us of the cost
                     E
Of everything we've lost
                   A 
Bad timing that's all
                                A
And maybe soon there'll come a day
                         D
When no more tears will fall
         Bm 
We each forgive a little bit
                          E
Then we both look back on it
                           A
As just bad timing that's all

[Instrumental:]  keyboard  {over verse}
|D      |D      |A      |A    |
|D      |D      |A      |A    |
|C#m    |D      |E      |

[Verse: 3]
D       
Used to have so many plans
D                                     A
Something always seemed to turn out wrong
D      
Never could catch up to you
D                               A
Moving on and doing all you've done
             C#m                D                   E
I don't know why, the harder I try, the harder it comes

[Chorus:]
E7                         A  
I never meant to make you cry
                               D
And though I know I shouldn't call
                           Bm 
It just reminds us of the cost
                     E
Of everything we've lost
                   A 
Bad timing that's all
                                A
And maybe soon there'll come a day
                          D
When no more tears will fall
          Bm 
We each forgive a little bit
                          E
Then we both look back on it
                          A
As just bad timing that's all
         Bm
We each forgive a little bit
                         E
And we both look back on it
                           A
As just bad timing that's all

[coda:]   |E  |D  E  |A  |A  |


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