Bon Jovi – Bad Medicine
120 bpm 4/4 8th Note Strumming
[New Jersey 1988]
Intro
E E E E E E E E
Chorus 1
E A. E.
Your love is like bad medicine…
A E
Bad medicine is what I need… Ooo-o-o…
E A. E.
Shake it up just like bad medicine…
A E
There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease…
Interlude
E E. A. E ^ (E.) (A.)
Bad medicine…
Verse 1
E
I-iii ain't got a fever got a
E. A.
permanent disease…
E
It'll take more than a doctor to
E. A.
prescribe a remedy…
A
I-iii got lots of money
A
but it isn't what I need…
E
Gonna take more than a shot to get
E
this poison out of me…
B
and I got all the symptoms count 'em
B
one… two… three…
Pre Chorus
E
First I need-ddd… THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR
E
FALLING IN LOVE…
E
Then you bleed…
YOU GET A LITTLE BUT IT'S
E
and when you’re
NEVER ENOUGH…
F#
on your knees… THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR
F#
FALLING IN LOVE…
D
Now-www this boy's addicted
B
‘cause your kiss is the drug… Ooo-o-o…
Chorus 1
E A. E.
Your love is like bad medicine…
A E
Bad medicine is what I need… Ooo-o-o…
E A. E.
Shake it up just like bad medicine…
A E
There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease…
Refrain 1
G A E E
BAD-DDD… BAD-DDD MEDICINE…
Verse 2
E
I-iii don't need no needle to be
E. A.
giving me a thrill
E
and I don't need no anesthesia or a
E. A.
nurse to bring a pill…
A
I got a dirty down addition…
A
that doesn't leave a track…
E
I got a jolt for your affection like a
E
monkey on my back…
B
There ain't no paramedic gonna
B
save this heart attack…
Pre Chorus
E
First I need-ddd… THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR
E
FALLING IN LOVE…
E
Then you bleed…
YOU GET A LITTLE BUT IT'S
E
and when you’re
NEVER ENOUGH…
F#
on your knees… THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR
F#
FALLING IN LOVE…
D
Now-www this boy's addicted
B
‘cause your kiss is the drug… Ooo-o-o…
Chorus 2
E A. E.
Your love is like bad medicine…
A E
Bad medicine is what I need… Ooo-o-o…
E A. E.
Shake it up just like bad medicine…
A E
So let my doctor baby cure my disease…
Refrain 2
G A E E
BAD-DDD… BAD-DDD MEDICINE… is what I want…
G A E E
BAD-DDD… BAD-DDD MEDICINE… it’s what I need…
Solo
A A E E A A B B
Middle 8
E
I need a respirator ‘cause I'm
E. A.
running out of breath…
E
You're an all-night generator
E. A.
wrapped in stockings and a dress…
B
When you find your medicine you
B
take what you can get…
E
‘cause if there's something better baby
E
well they haven't found it yet… Ooo-o-o…
Chorus 1
E A. E.
Your love is like bad medicine…
A E
BAD MEDICINE IS WHAT I NEED… OOO-O-O…
E A. E.
SHAKE IT UP JUST LIKE BAD MEDICINE…
A E
THERE AIN'T NO DOCTOR THAT CAN CURE MY DISEASE…
Chorus 3
E A. E.
YOUR LOVE IS LIKE BAD MEDICINE…
A E
BAD MEDICINE IS WHAT I NEED… OOO-O-O…
E A. E.
SHAKE IT UP JUST LIKE BAD MEDICINE…
A E
YOUR LOVE’S POTION THAT CAN CURE MY DISEASE…
Bridge
G A E E
Bad-ddd… Bad-ddd… MEDICINE… is what I want…
G A E E
Bad-ddd… Bad-ddd… MEDICINE…
G A
BAD-DDD… BAD-DDD…
I gotta… I gotta… I gotta… I gotta go…
*** E *** E
MEDICINE…
I gotta… I got to go… I gotta do again…
(E) (E) (E.)
Wait a minute… Wait a minute… Hold on…
E E E E E E E E
Outro (Fade Ending)
E A. E.
YOUR LOVE IS LIKE BAD MEDICINE…
A E
BAD MEDICINE IS WHAT I NEED… OOO-O-O…
E A. E.
SHAKE IT UP JUST LIKE BAD MEDICINE…
A E
YOUR LOVE’S POTION THAT CAN CURE MY DISEASE…
E A. E.
Your love is like bad medicine…
A E
BAD MEDICINE IS WHAT I NEED…
E A. E.
SHAKE IT UP JUST LIKE BAD MEDICINE…
A * E
THERE AIN'T NO DOCTOR THAT CAN CURE MY DISEASE…