Bad Romance

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

7  -8  8  7 -9
Oh oh oh oh oh, 
8  -9  8 -8
oh oh oh oh.
-7  7 -8   8     8  8  -8   7
oh oh oh caught in bad ro-mance
7  -8  8  7 -9
Oh oh oh oh oh, 
8  -9  8 -8
oh oh oh oh.
-7  7 -8   8     8  8  -8   7
oh oh oh caught in bad ro-mance

-6  -6  8  8  -9  8
Rah rah ah ah ah ah
-6 -6  8  8 -9  8
Ro-ma ro-ma-ma-ah
-6 -6  8  8 -9  8
Ga-ga oh la la ah
7      7   -6  7  7
Want your bad ro-mance
-6  -6  8  8  -9  8
Rah rah ah ah ah ah
-6 -6  8  8 -9  8
Ro-ma ro-ma-ma-ah
-6 -6  8  8 -9  8
Ga-ga oh la la ah
7      7   -6  7  7
Want your bad ro-mance

6  -6   6   -6 -6
I want your u-gly,
-6  7   -6   6  -6  6
I want your di-sea-se.
-6 -6   6   -6  6   -6
I want your e-very-thing
6   7   -6  6   -6
as long as it's free.
5   6   -6   -6
I want your love.
8      7    -6
Love love love,
5   6   -6   -6
I want your love.

7   7   -6   7   7
I want your dra-ma,
-6    7   7   -6   7
the touch of your hand.
7  7    -6   7  -6    7   -6
I want your lea-ther stud-ded 
7    -6  -6  -6    6 5   6  -6    -6  
kiss in the sand and I want your love.
8      7    -6
Love love love,
5   6   -6   -6
I want your love.

6    6     6  6  -5   5
You know that I want you,
6    6   6     6  6  -5   5
and you know that I need you.
-6  -6   6   -6
I want your bad, 
6     -6  6   4
your bad ro-mance.

-10  -10   -10  -10  -10 9
I   want  your love and  I
9     9    9  -8 
want your re-venge.
-8   8   8   8     8   8  9  -8  8 -8 7
You and me could write a bad ro-ma-n-ce.
-10  -10   -10  -10  -10   9
I   want   your love and  all
9      9  9  -8  -8
your love is re-venge.
-8   8   8   8     8   8  9  -8  8 -8 7
You and me could write a bad ro-ma-n-ce.

7  -8  8  7 -9
Oh oh oh oh oh, 
8  -9  8 -8
oh oh oh oh.
-7  7 -8   8     8  8  -8   7
oh oh oh caught in bad ro-mance
7  -8  8  7 -9
Oh oh oh oh oh, 
8  -9  8 -8
oh oh oh oh.
-7  7 -8   8     8  8  -8   7
oh oh oh caught in bad ro-mance

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