JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - “Bad to be Good” adalah salah satu lagu yang dipopulerkan oleh grup band glam metal asal Amerika Serikat, Poison.
Lagu tersebut diproduseri oleh Tom Werman dan muncul di dalam album studio kedua band yang bertajuk Open Up and Say... Ahh!.
Album yang berisikan 12 trek tersebut dirilis pada tahun 1988 melalui label Enigma Records dan berhasil menempati peringkat kedua di US Billboard 200.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Fallen Angel - Poison
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Bad to be Good” dari Poison.
[Intro]
| Em | Em | Em | Em |
Em
There's an alley cat slowly walking down a dirty street
Em
Watching a cop on the take marching to his city beat
Em
You got five fingers Johnny stealing everything in sight
Em
You gotta be bad to be good in the dead of the night
Em
Wowowow, kick it
[Instrumental]
| Em | Em | Em | Em G |
[Verse 1]
A
You're dancing in fire, baby
G Em
When you're taking it to the streets
Em
Yeah to the streets
A
Baby better be better watch your back
G Em
Fast on your feet
[Pre-Chorus]
G
Cause they're wheelin' dealin'
G
Cheatin' stealin'
A G D/F#
Child you're gonna learn
[Chorus]
Em D
You gotta be bad to be good
A G Em
If you know what I'm talkin' about
D
What's that
A G
So I say it again
Em D A
You gotta be bad to be good
G Em
In the dead of the night
[Verse 2]
A
When you got nothin' baby
G Em D/F#
You got nothin' to lose, nothin' to lose
A
It's an eye for an eye baby
G Em
And a tooth for a tooth, ain't it the truth
[Pre-Chorus]
G
If you got nine lives you might survive
A G D/F#
Cause nothing's free on the other side
[Chorus]
Em D
You gotta be bad to be good
A G Em
If you know what I'm talkin' about
D
What's that
A G D/F#
So I say it again
Em D
You gotta be bad to be good
A G Em
If you know what I'm talkin' about
D
What's that
A G
So I say it again
[Bridge]
G
Wheelin' dealin' cheatin' stealin'
A G D/F#
Just to stay alive
[Solo]
| Em | Em | Em | Em | 2x