Bad Sun


This is an acoustic version of Bad Sun by The Bravery. It's my first tab; feel free to ask questions etc. smagicmarble@gmail.com Intro: (Whistling transcribed for guitar) e|--5-5---5-7-7---7-9-9---9-12-12---12-12--10-10-9--7--| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|--12-12--10-9--7----12-12--10-9--5---| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| [strumming pattern] with each new chord, start on down (D), end with extra up (U) otherwise 1 measure is UDU example: |E| (x4) |G| (x2) |F| (x3) |D|U UDU UDU UDU U|D|U UDU U|D|U UDU UDU etc. Verse: A (x4) We are liars like the summertime E (x4) Like the spring we are such fools G (x4) Like fall we are false prophets D (x4) Like winter we are cruel (Repeat Verse) A (x4) I don't know what's wrong with us E (x4) They just made us this way G (x4) There's a hole in you and me D (x4) That pulls us together Chorus: C[355433](x2) Dm[557755] (x2) A[577655] (x4) And I don't know where we belong C Dm A I think we grew under a bad sun C Dm A I know we're not like everyone C Dm A You and me, we grew under a bad sun (Repeat Verse x2) Every day you bring me pain And we savor it like rain We hold it on our tongues Just like wine Someday back when we were young I guess something just went wrong The two of us are hung From the same twisted rope (Repeat Chorus) Solo: e|---9---9---10---10---12---10---9---10-----| B|-10--10--10---10---10---10---10--10---10--| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|---9---9---10---10---12---10---9---10-----| B|-8---8---8----8----8----8----8----8---8---| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|----7---7---9---9---10---10---9---7-------| B|--8---8---8---8---8----8----8---8---8-----| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-----5---5---7---7---9---7---5---7--------| B|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| (Repeat Chorus) Outro: You can either repeat strumming for verse or repeat intro, while singing "you and me we under a bad sun" repeatedly; end on D if strum, end on 5 if intro