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by Devendra Banhart


                   BAD GIRL (Live on De La Semaine)
                                By
                          Devendra Banhart
               


Someone already posted up the chords for this song.
But either way, Throughout the song, the only chords
used are:
 
1) F# minor   2) then a "A" chord   3) and then an "E" chord.
e|-2----------------------------------------0--------|
B|-2--------------------5-------------------0--------|
G|-2--------------------6-------------------1--------|
D|-4--------------------7-------------------2--------|
A|-4--------------------7-------------------2--------|
E|-2----------------------------------------0--------|


And right before the chorus theres a little riff.
 e|-------|
 B|-------|
 G|-------|
 D|-----2-|
 A|-2-4---|
 E|-------|


While Devendra is singing and playing the chords, Noah Georgeson
is playing the part with the SLIDE.

(Intro/verse)
"I've been a bad girl...I ain't playin' fair..."
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13/11--11/13 13/14---14/9----9/4----4/6--6/8-8/9--9/11-11/13---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-14/16/13--|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

"No I don't wanna let you go. But its about time I do."
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-11/9/6--11/9/6---7/9---9/11--11/13---14/16/13----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

"I can't blame you anymore. And I still love you..."
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-11/9/6--11/9/6---7/9---9/11--11/13---14/16/13----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

And right before the chorus there's a little riff.
 e|-------|
 B|-------|
 G|-------|
 D|-----2-|
 A|-2-4---|
 E|-------|

(Chorus)
"Wah, wah, wah, wah..."
e|-9/16---14--12--9--9/16---14--12--9--9/12--7/9/7/5/4---5/7/9/11/12/14-----|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--14/16---14--12--9--9/12-----|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

(Verse)
"I know it ain't easy, being left on your own.
Why did you leave me, well I don't really know..."
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13/11--11/13 13/14---14/9----9/4----4/6--6/8-8/9--9/11-11/13---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-14/16/13--|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

"And why wait another day, when a day won't change a thing..."
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-11/9/6--11/9/6---7/9---9/11--11/13---14/16/13----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

"Please don't ever let me say, that again..."
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-11/9/6--11/9/6---7/9---9/11--11/13---14/16/13----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

(Chorus)
"Wah, wah, wah, wah..."
e|-9/16---14--12--9--9/16---14--12--9--9/12--7/9/7/5/4---5/7/9/11/12/14-----|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--14/16---14--12--9--9/12-----|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

(Slide Solo After 2nd chorus?)
My guitar only has 22 frets, but you have to slide a little
bit past the last fret. You should be able to hear when to stop.
I'd say if it were a 24 fret guitar, you'd stop at 24.

e|-12/24---21---19-19/21/19/17/16--16/19-19/16--16/12--12/14------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|