Bad to the bone

George Thorogood and The Destroyers

BAD TO THE BONE As recorded by George Thorogood And The Destroyers (From the 1981 Album BAD TO THE BONE) Words & Music by George ThorogoodGtr I () - 'Overdrive Electric with slide' Intro Q.=100 12/8 Gtr I |--------------|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0------------| |---0---5-0-3/-|-0-----------0---5-0-3/-|-0-----------0---5-0-3/---| |---0-0-5-0-3/-|-0-----------0-0-5-0-3/-|-0-----------0-0-5-0-3/---| |---0-0-5-0-3/-|-0-----------0-0-5-0-3/-|-0-----------0-0-5-0-3/---| |--------------|------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------|------------------------|--------------------------| q E Q. |-0-----------0------------||-0----(0)-15\--0-----------| |-0-----------0---5-0-3s12-||-0----(0)-15\--0----5-0-3/-| |-0-----------0-0-5-0-3s12-||-0----(0)------0--0-5-0-3/-| |-0-----------0-0-5-0-3s12-||-0----(0)---------0-5-0-3/-| |--------------------------||---------------------------| |--------------------------||---------------------------| ~~~~~~~ |-0-------------------------|---------12------------0--------| |-0-11s===12-(12)----5-0-3/-|-0-11s12----12---------0-5-0-3/-| |-0-11s===12-(12)--0-5-0-3/-|-0-11s12-------12-12\--0-5-0-3/-| |-0-11s===12-(12)--0-5-0-3/-|-0----------------12\--0-5-0-3/-| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| Verse 1 ~~~~~~~ q E Q. H. Wx6 |-0------------------------||-0-----------------|--------| |-0-11s===12-(12)----5-0-3-||-0-----------------|--------| |-0-11s===12-(12)--0-5-0-3-||-0-----------------|--------| |-0-11s===12-(12)--0-5-0-3-||-0-----------------|--------| |--------------------------||-------------------|--------| |--------------------------||-------------------|--------| Verse 2 H. Q 6x q E Q. H. Wx5 |--------------------||------------------------||-0-----------------|--------| |------------0-5-0-3-||o-0------------0-5-0-3-o||-0-----------------|--------| |------------0-5-0-3-||--0------------0-5-0-3--||-0-----------------|--------| |------------0-5-0-3-||--0------------0-5-0-3--||-0-----------------|--------| |--------------------||o----------------------o||-------------------|--------| |--------------------||------------------------||-------------------|--------| |- Riff 1 --||- Riff 2 --| Riff 1 Riff 2 x4 q E Q. E S S |-0-----------0------------| |-0-----------0---5-0-3s12-| |-0-----------0-0-5-0-3s12-| |-0-----------0-0-5-0-3s12-| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-Riff 3 Guitar Solo H. +Q |-0-------(0)--------/12-||-0----(0)-12\-------------| |-0-------(0)--0-5-0-/12-||-0----(0)-12\--0----5-0-3-| |-0-------(0)--0-5-0-/12-||-0----(0)------0--0-5-0-3-| |-0-------(0)--0-5-0-----||-0----(0)------0--0-5-0-3-| |------------------------||--------------------------| |------------------------||--------------------------| end Riff 3-| ~~~~~~~ |-------------------------------| |-0-------------------0---0-----| |-0-11s12-(12)---12\--0-3-0-----| |-0-11s12-(12)---12\--0-3-0-3s4-| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |---------12---------------------|---/3--/3--/3-0-----------| |------------12------------------|-0-/3--/3--/3-0--0--------| |-0-11s12-------12-12\--0----0-3-|-0-/3--/3--/3-0--0----0-3-| |-0-11s12----------12\--0-/3-0-3-|-0-----------------/3-0---| |--------------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |--------------------------|-0--------------------------| |-0------------0--0--------|-0--------------------------| |-0-2s3-/3--/3-0--0-3-0-/3-|-0-11s===12-12--12-12-12-12-| |-0-2s3-/3--/3-0--0-3-0-/3-|-0-11s===12-12--12-12-12-12-| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |-------------------------------12-----| |----------------------------12----12--| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |-------------------------------12----|-------------------------12----------| |----------------------------12----12-|----------------------12----12-------| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------12-12-| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------------| |-12-12-12----------------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |-------------------------12-----------| |-12-12----------------12----12--------| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------12-12--| |-------12-12-12-12-12----------12-12--| |----------12----12--------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------0-| |--------------------------------------------0-| |-12-12-11b11.5-11b11.5-12-12-12-12-12-12\-0-0-| |-12-12-11b11.5-11b11.5-12-12-12-12-12-12\-0-0-| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| Q. +E |-0----(0)-----0-0--------/12-|-0-------(0)-----------|| |-0----(0)-----0-0----0---/12-|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3--|| |-0----(0)--4--0-0----0-0-/12-|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3--|| |-0----(0)-(4)-0-0----0-0-----|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3--|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------|| Verse 3 q E Q. H. Wx5 |-0-----------------|--------| |-0-----------------|--------| |-0-----------------|--------| |-0-----------------|--------| |-------------------|--------| |-------------------|--------| Riff 1 Riff 2 x3 Riff 3 Sax Solo ||--0-------(0)-----------|| ||o-0-------(0)----5-0-3-o|| ||--0-------(0)--0-5-0-3--|| ||--0-------(0)--0-5-0-3--|| ||o----------------------o|| ||------------------------|| E a |-0-----3---3-3-3-5-5-------|-0-15s13s15-------------------5--------| |-0-1s3---3-3-3-3-3-3-5-0-3-|-0-15s13s15s13-11---------------5-0-/3-| |-0-------3-----------5-0-3-|-0----------------0-(0)--(0)----5-0-/3-| |-0-------------------5-0-3-|------------------0-(0)--(0)----5-0-/3-| |---------------------------|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------------------| H. +Q ||--0-------(0)-----------||-0----(0)-12\--0----------| ||o-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-o||-0----(0)-12\--0----5-0-3-| ||--0-------(0)--0-5-0-3--||-0----(0)-12\--0----5-0-3-| ||--0-------(0)--0-5-0-3--||-0----(0)------0----5-0-3-| ||o----------------------o||--------------------------| ||------------------------||--------------------------| Guitar Solo 2 ~ H. +Q |-0-------(0)----------||-0---4s5-4s5--4s5-5----------| |-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-||-0-3-------------------------| |-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-||-0-------------------0-5-0S3-| |-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-||-0---------------------------| |----------------------||-----------------------------| |----------------------||-----------------------------| E a Q a Q E Q |------------------0--------| |------------------0-5-0-3--| |-0----------------0-5-0-3--| |---4s5--4s5--5S3----5-0-3--| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| E Q Q. Q |----------------------||--------------------------|| |-0-2s=3---------------||o-------------0----------o|| |-0-2s=3----0--0-5-0-3-||--0-----3-0-3-0----5-0-3--|| |-0-2s=3----0--0-5-0-3-||--0-3-0-3-0-3-0----5-0-3--|| |----------------------||o---3-0------------------o|| |----------------------||--------------------------|| |-----------------------------| |-0---------------------------| |-0---------------0--0-5-0S3--| |-0---------------0--0-5-0S3--| |---------0-3b3.5-0-----------| |---0-0S4---------------------| ~~~~~~~~ ||--------------------------||-||--0-------/(12)-(12)-----------|| ||o------------------------o||-||o-0-11s=====12--(12)--0-5-0-3-o|| ||--0-----------0--0-5-0-3--||-||--0-11s=====12--(12)--0-5-0-3--|| ||--0-----------0--0-5-0-3--||-||--0-11s=====12--(12)--0-5-0-3--|| ||o---------0-3-0----------o||-||o-----------------------------o|| ||----0-0S3-----------------||-||-------------------------------|| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---4:3---| E. S S S |-12--24-22-22-22-22-19\-12-15\----------| |-12-----------------19\-12-15\--0-5-0-3-| |--------------------------------0-5-0-3-| |--------------------------------0-------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| ~~~~~ |--4:3---| |--3--| |-/21----21-21-21\-19-17-15s14-15\---------| |------------------19-17-15s14-15\-0-5-0-3-| |-----21---------------------------0-5-0-3-| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ |--4:3---| |--3--| |-2:3-| |-0-----21----21----21----19\----------|-0----21----21----21\---15\-0-----0-0-| |-0--------------------20-19\--0-5-0-3-|-0----------------------15\-0-0-5-0-0-| |-0--------21----21------------0-5-0-3-|-0-21----21----21-21\---------0-5-----| |-0-/17--------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---/17--------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o|| |-----------0-------------||---------------------------|| |-----------0-------------||---------------------------|| |-------------------------||o-------------------------o|| |-------------------------||---------------------------|| Q. +E Q Q |-0----(0)-15\--0----------|-0-------(0)----------| |-0----(0)-15\--0----5-0-3-|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-| |-0----(0)------0--0-5-0-3-|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-| |-0----(0)------0--0-5-0-3-|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-| |--------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| Verse 4 q E Q. H. Wx5 |-0---------------||----------------| |-0---------------||----------------| |-0---------------||----------------| |-0---------------||----------------| |-----------------||----------------| |-----------------||----------------| Riff 1 Riff 2 x5 Outro H. +Q |-0-------(0)----------||--------------12\-0-----------| |-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-||-0----(0)---------0----5-0-3\-| |-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-||-0----(0)-12\-----0----5-0-3\-| |-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-||-0----(0)-12\----------5-0-3\-| |----------------------||------------------------------| |----------------------||------------------------------| |------3-3-3-3-5-----------|---------12----------------------| |-0-/3---3-3-3---0---5-0-3-|-0----------12-------------5-0-3-| |-0------0-0-0-----0-5-0-3-|-0-11s12-------(12)-12\--0-5-0-3-| |-0------------------5-0-3-|-0-11s12------------12\--0-5-0-3-| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |-0-------------------------| |-0----------12--12-12--12--| |-0-11s===12-12--12-12--12--| |-0-11s===12------------12--| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-12--12-12--12-12--12-12-----|----------------------12-----| |-12--12-12--12-12--12-----12-|-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-| |-12--12-12--12-12--12-----12-|-12--12-12--12-12--12-----12-| |-12--12-12--12-12--12-----12-|-12--12-12--12-12--12-----12-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q |---------------------12-----------| |------------------12-12-12--------| |-12--12-12--12-12----------12-----| |-12--12-12--12-12-------------12--| |-12--12-12--12-12-----------------| |----------------------------------| Q |---------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| |-12--12-12--12-12s==5--3---|-0-------(0)----5-0-3/-|-0-------(0)----5-0-3-| |-12--12-12--12-12s==5--3p0-|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3/-|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-| |-12--12-12--12-12s==5------|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3/-|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-| |---------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| ********* You found it at E-Chords Submitted By: David Campbell Ontario Canada

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