Blue Rodeo – Bad Timing (Bass Tab)

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Think of the notations like hexadecimal. That is, a letter represents a fret (A=10, B=11, C=12, etc). Where you see "E" on the E string, play 14th fret.
[INTRO]
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|--------|------5//
[VERSE] D Hey it's me what a big surprise D A A Calling you up from a restaurant around the bend D I just got in from way up north D A A I'm aching and tired now, and I could use a friend C#m D E E I might be a fool to think that you do Want to see me again
  D        D        A        A        D        D        A        A
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|7-------|--------|--------|--------|7-------|
A:--------|5-------|------7-|------7-|5-------|5-------|------7-|--------|
E:A------5|--------|5-------|--------|--------|--------|5-------|------5-|

  C#m      D        E        E
G:--------|--------|--------|----9---|
D:--------|--------|---/9/9-|-----9--|
A:4------4|5------5|7--7----|7-----7-|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|
[VERSE] D I know it's been a while since I talked to you D A A Nothing wrong, just nothing ever goes as planned D Many times I thought I'd call D A A I didn't have your number in my hand C#m D E I know it's true, you'd never do The same thing to me
  D        D        A        A        D        D        A        A
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:5--55---|5--55--7|--------|-------4|5--55---|5--55---|------7-|--------|
E:--------|--------|5--55---|5--55---|--------|--------|5--55 --|5--55--5|

  C#m      D        E        E
G:--------|--------|--------|----9-----------|
D:--------|--------|---/9/9-|--79--979-------|
A:4--44---|5--55---|7--7----|7-----------7---|
E:--------|--------|--------|----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 4 <- 16th notes -> [CHORUS] A D I never meant to make you cry And though I know I shouldn't call Bm E It just reminds us of the cost Of everything we've lost A Bad timing that's all A D And maybe soon there'll come a day When no more tears will fall Bm E If we each forgive a little bit And we both look back on it A As just bad timing that's all
  A        A        D        D        Bm       E        A        A
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:----7---|------4-|5--5----|5---5-4-|2--22---|--------|----7---|----7---|
E:5--5----|5--57---|----5--5|---5----|------2-|0--00-7-|5--5----|5--5----|

  A        A        D        D        Bm       E        A        A
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:----7--7|------4-|5--5----|5---5 4 |2--22---|---77---|----7--7|-------4|
E:5--5----|5--57---|----5--5|---5----|------2-|0-----7-|5--5----|5--55 7-|

[BRIDGE]
  D        D        A        A        D        D        A        A
G:--------|--------|--------|---6----|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|------4-|--------|7---7---|--------|--------|--------|----7---|
A:5--55---|5--557-7|-------7|-----74-|5--55---|5--55 --|------7-|-----7--|
E:--------|--------|5--55---|-------5|-------5|------E\\5--55 --|5--5--57|

  C#m      D        E        E
G:--------|--------|--------|----9-----------|
D:--------|--------|---/9/9-|--79------------|
A:4--44--4|5--55---|7--7----|7-----------7---|
E:--------|--------|--------|----------------|
1 & 2 3 4 <- 16th notes -> [VERSE] D We used to have so many plans D A A Something always seemed to turn out wrong D I never could catch up to you D A A Moving on and doing all you've done C#m D E E I don't know why, the harder I try The harder it comes
  D        D        A        A                D        D        A        A
G:--------|--------|--------|------6---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|------47|--------|7------7--7-----|--------|-------4|7--77---|------7-|
A:5--55---|5--557--|------7-|--------7---7-4-|5--55---|5--55 7-|--------|-----7--|
E:--------|--------|5--55---|----------------|--------|--------|------C\\5--55--5|
                             1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                             <- 16th notes ->

  C#m      D        E        E
G:--------|--------|--------|--------9-------|
D:--------|--------|---/9/9-|--7-97----9-----|
A:4--44--4|5--55--5|7--7----|7--7--7-----7---|
E:--------|--------|--------|----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & <- 16th notes -> [CHORUS] A D I never meant to make you cry And though I know I shouldn't call Bm E It just reminds us of the cost Of everything we've lost A Bad timing that's all A D And maybe soon there'll come a day When no more tears will fall Bm E If we each forgive a little bit And we both look back on it A As just bad timing that's all
  A        A        D        D        Bm       E        A        A
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|------4-|--------|--------|--------|
A:----7--7|------4-|5--5----|5---5-4-|2--22---|---77---|--------|----7---|
E:5--5----|5--57---|----5--5|---5----|--------|0-----7-|5--50--0|5--5--0-|

  A        A        D        D        Bm       E        A        A
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|------6---------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--7-7---7-------|
A:----7-7-|------4-|5--5----|5--55 4 |2--22 --|---77---|----7-7-|---7------9-7-9-|
E:5--5----|5--57---|----5--5|--------|------2 |0-----7-|5--5----|5---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & <- 16th notes -> [CODA] Bm E If we each forgive a little bit And we both look back on it A A E D E A As just bad timing that's all
  Bm       E        A        A        E        D   E    A        
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|----7---|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|---77---|----7-7-|------45|7--77---|5--5----|--------|
E:7--77-2-|0-----7-|5--5----|5-------|--------|----0-4-|5~~~~~~~|
Tabbed by Michael Oxner [email protected] Updated January 5, 2012