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Bad
Keeper Of The Flame
Martijn Hijink hijink@ecn.nl
D A D G A D

Bad

In Dmaj7 riff, use thumb to play bass line. 

1. Verse: 
   D    Dmaj7 G/D   Dmaj7' D6 
D -0-----0-----0-----0-----0- 
A -0-----4-----5-----4-----2- 
G -2-----2-----0-----0-----0- 
D -0-----4-----0-----0-----0- 
A -0-----0-----5-----4-----2- 
D -0-----0-----0-----0-----0- 

2. Chorus: 
   D     E7   Dmaj7 riff...    Gadd9 Gadd9' 
D -0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--- 
A -0-----0-----4-----4-----4-----0-----0--- 
G -2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----4--- 
D -0-----0-----4-----4-----4-----5-----5--- 
A -0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----5-----5--- 
D -0-----2-----4-----2-----0-----5-----4--- 

3. Spec.Chorus:
   D     E7   Dmaj7 riff...      D7    D6 
D -0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--- 
A -0-----0-----4-----4-----4-----3-----0--- 
G -2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----4--- 
D -0-----0-----4-----4-----4-----0-----5--- 
A -0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----5--- 
D -0-----2-----4-----2-----0-----0-----4--- 
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
                 thumb 

D                Dmaj7             G/D          Dmaj7'          D6              1
-                -                 -            -               -        2x
If you           twist and then    turn away again
If you           tear yourself     in two again 
If I could,      you know I would               If I could, I   would      Let it
go                                 Surrender                    Dislocate 
-                -                 -            -               If
I could          throw this Lifeless            lifeline to the wind I'd   leave this
heart of clay    See you walk,     walk away    in              to the	
night            And through       the rain     Into            the 
half-light       And through       the flame                    If

I could          through myself    Set your spirit free I'd     lead your
heart away       See you walk,     walk away    Into            the 
Light            And to the        day          -               -
-                -                 -            So              let it

D               E7                 Dmaj7 riff...                Gadd9           2
Go              ahhh               And so to                    fade away let it
go              ahhh               And so to                    fade away I'm wide 

D               E7                 Dmaj7 riff...     D7              D6         3
awake                              I'm               wide awake      I'm not

D               Dmaj7              G/D                            Dmaj7'    D6       1
Sleeping        -                  -                              -         If you
should          ask then maybe they'd Tell you what I would say   -         -
True colors fly in blue and black  Bruised silken sky and burning flag      -
Killers crash,  collide and blood  shot eyes                       -         - 
D               Dmaj7              G/D                                               1
If I could,     you know I would   If I could, I would Let it
go              -                  surrender despe-
ration Dislo    cation Sepa        ration Condemnation Reve 
lation In temp  tation Iso         lation Deso- lation.         Let it

D               E7                 Dmaj7 riff...      Gadd9                   2
go              ahhh               And so             fade away  To let it
go              ahhh               And so             fade away  I'm wide 

D               E7                 Dmaj7 riff...      D7                D6     3
awake                              I'm wide a   -     wake              I'm not
D               Dmaj7              G/D                Dmaj7'            D6     1
sleeping        -                  -                  -                 -
-               -                  -                  so                let

D               E7                 Dmaj7 riff...      Gadd9                    2
it go                                               surrender, let it
go              -                  -                  surrender I'm wide
awake,                             I'm                wide awake
-               -                  -                  wide
awake