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Song
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THE BEATLES - BAD BOY (L. Williams) Released in the USA June 14th 1965
as part of "BEATLES VI". UK release December 9th 1966 as
part of "A COLLECTION OF BEATLES OLDIES".
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Tabbed by:PJVillanueva
Larry Williams was on tour in the U.K. when they decided to record
hastily BAD BOY and DIZZY MISS LIZZY for the Capitol album BEATLES
VI, DIZZY was used on HELP, but BAD BOY wouldn't be released until
December 1966 in the U.K.
There is very little information about the recording of this song.
The original key tone seems to have been C7, but while tabbing it I
found very hard reaching some notes in the F7 chord (E7 in the tab)
so I think they might have used a capo on the first fret for rhythm
guitar and played as it is shown on the tab.
A bad little kid moved into my neighbourhood
He won't do nothing right just sitting down and looks so good
He don't want to go to school and learn to read and write
Just sits around the house and plays the rock and roll music all night
Well, he put some tacks on teachers chair
Puts some gum in little girl's hair
Now, junior, behave yourself
Buys every rock and roll book on the magazine stand
Every dime that he get is lost to the jukebox man
Well he worries his teacher till at night she's ready to poop
From rocking and a-rolling spinning in a hula hoop
Well this rock and roll has got to stop
Junior's head is hard as rock
Now, junior, behave yourself
Gonna tell your mama you better do what she said
Get to the barber shop and get that hair cut off your head
Threw the canary and you fed it to the neighbour's cat
You gave the cocker spaniel a bath in mother's Laundromat
Well, mama's head has got to stop
Junior's head is hard as rock
Now, junior, behave yourself
(Use a capo on the first fret.)
INTRO
B
e|7------ 7------ 7---7-- ----7--|------- ------- ------- -------| B|7-------7-------7---7-------7--|-------------------------------| G|8-------8-------8---8-------8--|-------------------------------| D|9-------9-------9---9-------9--|-------------------------------| A|9-------9-------9---9-------9--|-------------------------------| E|7-------7-------7---7-------7--|-------------------------------| e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|----7------9B11-11R9--7------7-| D|-------------------------------|---------9--------------9------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A
e|7------ 7------ 7---7-- ----7--|------- ------- ------- -------| B|7-------7-------7---7-------7--|-------------------------------| G|8-------8-------8---8-------8--|----2---2-------2---2---2------| D|9-------9-------9---9-------9--|----2---2-------2---2---2------| A|9-------9-------9---9-------9--|----0---0-------0---0---0------| E|7-------8-------8---8-------8--|------------2------------------|
A
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|---10---10------10--10--10-----| G|-------------------------------|------------11--------------11-| D|9------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|----0---0-------0---0---0------| E|-------------------------------|------------2---------------2--|
00:06
B7
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bad little kid moved into my neighbourhood
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| A|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--| E|7---7--10--11------------------|7---7--10--11------------------|
He
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won't nothing right just sitting down looks good
do and so
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| A|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--| E|7---7--10--11------------------|7---7--10--11------------------|
He
e|------- ------- ------- 7------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|--------7---9---9-B-11---------|11-R-9--7----------------------| D|----9--------------------------|------------9-~----------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
00:20
E7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| A|2---2---2---2---2---2---4---2--|2---2---2---2---2---2---4---2--| E|0---0---3---4------------------|0---0---3---4------------------|
don't want go to school and learn read and write
to to
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| A|2---2---2---2---2---2---4---2--|2---2---2---2---2---2---4---2--| E|0---0---3---4------------------|0---0---3---4------------------|
Just
e|----7-- ----7-~ 7---7-- ----7-~|7-~---- ----7-- 7-~---- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| A|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--| E|7---7--10--11------------------|7---7--10--11------------------|
sits the house and plays the rock roll all night
around and music
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| A|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--| E|7---7--10--11------------------|7---7--10--11------------------|
Well he
e|----7-- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------7 -------| B|----10-----9-------------------|-------------------------------| G|-----------9B10R9-------7B8----|----------------9B11-----------| D|-------------------------------|9------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F#5 E5
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|3-----------3-----------3------|1-----------1-----------1------| D|4-----------4-----------4------|2-----------2-----------0------| A|4-----------4-----------4------|2-----------2-----------2------| E|2-----------2-----------2------|0-----------0-----------0------|
puts tacks teacher's Puts gum in little hair
some on chair some girl's
00:38
B7 F#5
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|0------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|2------------------------------|--------------------3-3-3---3--| D|1------------------------------|--------------------4-4-4---4--| A|2------------------------------|--------------------4-4-4---4--| E|-------------------------------|--------------------2-2-2---2-/|
Now junior, behave yourself
00:42
B7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| A|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--| E|7---7--10--11------------------|7---7--10--11------------------|
Buys every rock roll book on the magazine
and
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| A|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--| E|7---7--10--11------------------|7---7--10--11------------------|
stand Every
e|------- ------- ------- 7------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|--------7---9---9-B-11---------|11-R-9--7----------------------| D|----9--------------------------|------------9------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| A|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--| E|7---7--10--11------------------|7---7--10--11------------------|
dime that get Oooh! lost to the jukebox man
he is
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| A|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--| E|7---7--10--11------------------|7---7--10--11------------------|
Well he
e|----7-- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|---------9B10R9-7--------------|-------------------------------| G|------------------------7------|----7-----------9-B-11--7------| D|-------------------------------|9-----------9------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
00:56
E7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| A|2---2---2---2---2---2---4---2--|2---2---2---2---2---2---4---2--| E|0---0---3---4------------------|0---0---3---4------------------|
worries his teacher till night she's ready to poop
at
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| A|2---2---2---2---2---2---4---2--|2---2---2---2---2---2---4---2--| E|0---0---3---4------------------|0---0---3---4------------------|
From
e|------- ---10-- ------- ---10--|12B1412B1412B1412B14R12-10-~---| B|---12-----------12-------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| A|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--| E|7---7--10--11------------------|7---7--10--11------------------|
rocking and a rolling spinning a hula hoop
in
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| A|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--| E|7---7--10--11------------------|7---7--10--11------------------|
Well this
e|------- 5------ ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|--------5-H-7------------------|5-P-3-------3------------------| G|-------------------------------|--------4---------------4------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
01:10
F#5 E5
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|4-----------4-----------4------|2-----------2-----------0------| A|4-----------4-----------4------|2-----------2-----------0------| E|2-----------2-----------2------|0-----------0-----------0------|
rock roll got to stop Junior's is hard rock
and has head as
B7 F#5
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|0------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|2------------------------------|--------------------3-3-3---3--| D|1------------------------------|--------------------4-4-4---4--| A|2------------------------------|--------------------4-4-4---4--| E|-------------------------------|--------------------2-2-2---2-/|
Now, junior, behave yourself
01:17
SOLO
B7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|5-------5-----------5----------|7-B-9---9-R-7----5-------------| E|----------------7-----------7--|--------------------7-------7--| e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|------------------------9------|------------------------7---9--| A|5-------7-B-9------------------|9-R-7---5-------5-/-9----------| E|-------------------------------|------------7------------------|
E7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|7-------7-------7-------7------|7-------7-------7---7-------7--| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B7
e|------- 7------ ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|7-9B11------------------9-B-11-|7------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|----9-------9---7H9P7---7------| A|-------------------------------|---------------------9------9-/| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F#5 E5
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|--------------------7----------| A|9----9--9-/-9-----9--9--9---9--|7----7--7---7-----------9--7---| E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------10|
B7 F#5
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3--| D|-------------------------------|----4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| A|-------------------------------|----4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| E|7----7--7-/-7-----7--7-/7---7--|7-\-2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
01:39
B7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| A|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--| E|7---7--10--11------------------|7---7--10--11------------------|
Gonna tell mama you better do what said
your she
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| A|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--| E|7---7--10--11------------------|7---7--10--11------------------|
Get
e|------- ------- ------- 7------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|--------7---9---9-B-11---------|11-R-9--7H9P7------------------| D|----9--------------------------|--------------9-~--------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| A|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--| E|7---7--10--11------------------|7---7--10--11------------------|
to the barber shop get that cut off your head
and hair
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| A|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--| E|7---7--10--11------------------|7---7--10--11------------------| e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|--------9-B-11--9-B-11--9-B-11-|9-B-11--9-B-11--9B11R9--7------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
01:53
E7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| A|2---2---2---2---2---2---4---2--|2---2---2---2---2---2---4---2--| E|0---0---3---4------------------|0---0---3---4------------------|
Threw the canary and you fed it to the neighbour's cat
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|9------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| A|2---2---2---2---2---2---4---2--|2---2---2---2---2---2---4---2--| E|0---0---3---4------------------|0---0---3---4------------------|
You
e|---12-- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|----------14B15-12-------------|-------------------------------| G|------------------------12B13--|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|14-~---------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| A|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--| E|7---7--10--11------------------|7---7--10--11------------------|
gave cocker spaniel a bath mother's
the in Laundromat
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| A|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--|9---9---9---9---9---9--11---9--| E|7---7--10--11------------------|7---7--10--11------------------|
Well,
e|------- ------- ------- ----10-|12B1412B1412B1412B14R12 10-----| B|--------12------10--12---------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
02:08
F#5 E5
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|3-----------3-----------3------|1-----------1-----------1------| D|4-----------4-----------4------|2-----------2-----------2-/----| A|4-----------4-----------4------|2-----------2-----------2-/----| E|2-----------2-----------2------|0-----------0-----------0------|
mamma's head got to stop Junior's is hard rock
has head as
B7 (.
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|8------------------------------|----------------8--------------| D|7------------------------------|----------------7--------------| A|9------------------------------|----------------9--------------| E|7------------------------------|----------------7--------------|
Now, junior behave yourself
B Bend
R Release
/ Slide up
\ Slide down
H Hammer-on
P Pull-off
~ vibrato
+ Harmonic
x Mute note
. Play note like a dot in standard notation
^ Ties two notes together
(. Pause
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