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Bad Habit - The Kooks
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Tabbed by: Cepperly
E-mail: cepperly@charter.net
Tuning: Standard
4 Measures: Oh-Oh-Oh-uh
4 Measures: Baby got her head down. Baby got her head down, to the ground.
4 Measures: Looking for a stranger, looking for a stranger to love.
Cm Cm
G|------------------------|----------------------|--------------|------------|
D|------------------------|----------------------|--------------|------------|
A|------------------------|----------------------|--------------|------------|
E|--8---------------------|----------------------|-8------------|------------|
You got to dot your i's and cross your t's. You got to let go and come with me
F D# Cm
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------|------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------|------------|
A|-6---------------------|-8-----------6---------|-------------|------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|--8----------|------------|
Looking for a stranger, looking for a stranger to love. [snare fill]
[Chorus]
(3x) Cm D# A# G# Cm D# A# G#
G||-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|------------||
D||o----------------|----------------6--------|-----------------|-----------o||
A||o------------6---|-------------------------|------------6----|--------8--o||
E||---8-------------|--6----------------------|-8---------------|-6----------||
You say you want it, but you can't get it in. You got yourself, a bad habit girl.
Oh look at you, walking up and down the hall, I say please, stay with me.
You say you want it, but you can't get it in. You got yourself, a bad habit girl.
Cm D# A# G# Cm D# A#
G|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|------------|
D|-----------------|----------------6--------|-----------------|------------|
A|------------6----|-------------------------|------------6----|------------|
E|---8-------------|--6----------------------|-8---------------|-6----------|
Oh look at you, walking up and down the hall, I say please, oh man, oh man, oh man,
1 Measure: Rest
you know I wish I had it all
Cm
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
Baby got her head down.
Cm F D# Cm
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5--|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|------------------|------------------|
Baby trying to stand out in the crowd. Looking for a stranger, looking for..You know
Cm Cm
G|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
you got to dot your i's and cross your t's. You got to let go and come with me
F D# Cm
G|-------------------|------------------|-------------|------------|
D|-------------------|------------------|-------------|------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5--|-------------|------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|--8----------|------------|
Looking for a stranger, looking for a stranger to love. [snare fill]
[Chorus]
(2x) Cm D# A# G# Cm D# A# G#
G||-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|------------||
D||o----------------|----------------6--------|-----------------|-----------o||
A||o------------6---|-------------------------|------------6----|--------8--o||
E||---8-------------|--6----------------------|-8---------------|-6----------||
You say you want it, but you can't get it in. You got yourself, a bad habit girl.
Oh look at you, walking up and down the hall, I say please, stay with me
Cm D# A# G# Cm D# A# G#
G|------------3-7-5-|------------------|------------3-7-5-|----------------|
D|--------3-5-------|--5--5-6-5-3-5----|--------3-5-------|--5--5-6-5-3-5--|
A|--3-5-6-----------|------------------|--3-5-6-----------|----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
You say you want it, but you can't get it in. You got yourself, a bad habit girl.
Cm D# A# G# Cm D# A#
G|------------3-7-5-|------------------|------------3-7-5-|----------------|
D|--------3-5-------|--5--5-6-5-3-5----|--------3-5-------|----------------|
A|--3-5-6-----------|------------------|--3-5-6-----------|----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
Oh look at you, walking up and down the hall, I say please, oh man, oh man, oh man,
1 Measure: rest
you know I wish I had it all
[Break]
(2x) Cm D# A# G# Cm D# A# G#
G||-----------3--7-5-|--3---------------|----------3---7-5-|--3-------------||
D||o--------5--5-----|-----5-6-5-3-5----|--------5---5-----|-----5-6-5-3-5-o||
A||o--3-5-6----------|------------------|--3-5-6-----------|---------------o||
E||------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------||
(last time)...you know I wish I had it all
7 Measures: Oh-Oh-Oh-uh
1 Measure: Snare fill
[Chorus]
Cm D# A# G# Cm D# A# G#
G||-----------3--7-5-|--3---------------|----------3---7-5-|--3-------------|
D||o--------5--5-----|-----5-6-5-3-5----|--------5---5-----|-----5-6-5-3-5-o|
A||o--3-5-6----------|------------------|--3-5-6-----------|---------------o|
E||------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
You say you want it, but you can't get it in. You got yourself, a bad habit girl.
Cm D# A# G# Cm D# A#
G||-----------3--7-5-|--3---------------|----------3---7-5-|--3-------------|
D||o--------5--5-----|-----5-6-5-3-5----|--------5---5-----|-----5-6-5-3-5-o|
A||o--3-5-6----------|------------------|--3-5-6-----------|---------------o|
E||------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
Oh look at you, walking up and down the hall, I say please, oh man, oh man, oh man,
Cm D# A# G# Cm D# A#
G||-----------3--7-5-|--3---------------|----------3---7-5-|--3-------------|
D||o--------5--5-----|-----5-6-5-3-5----|--------5---5-----|-----5-6-5-3-5-o|
A||o--3-5-6----------|------------------|--3-5-6-----------|---------------o|
E||------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
You cant get it, it's a, a bad habit such a, a bad habit such a bad bad habit
1 Measure: rest
it's a, a bad habit.
1 Measure: rest
Outro
Cm
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
Cm
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5--|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
Bad Habit |
| Artist |
The Kooks |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
VGxSsD9xPPU |
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- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
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