(verse 1)
    Am
Gimme the bad news
               F
Yea tell it to me straight
I can take it
               Am
I'll start on the countdown
           F
I've got about a minute left for you

(refrain 1)
F  G       Am
Someday I'm gonna laugh
it off until I cry
F  G
Someway I'm going to
Em
get on with my life

(chorus 1)
       F
So gimme the bad news baby
  G
Now don't make me wait
     Am
I wanna know that I'm
your biggest mistake
    F
Gimme the bad news baby
  G
Now don't turn away
  Am
I know the truth no
matter what you say
    F
Gimme the bad news
  G       Am
the bad news today

(mini solo) Am

(verse 2)
           F
So tell me how it feels
when you fake it
You nearly ought
  Am
to hang around
and even if there's
F
nothing left to do

(refrain 2)
  F   G
Yea go on
    Am
Let me see you act like
the king of truth
  F     G
Yea be strong
      Em
I'm gonna leave it up to you

(chorus 2)
       F
So gimme the bad news baby
  G
Now don't make me wait
     Am
I wanna know that I'm
your biggest mistake
    F
Gimme the bad news baby
  G
Now don't turn away
  Am
I know the truth no
matter what you say
    F
Gimme the bad news
  G
the bad news today

(main solo) Am    F    Am    Am

(bridge)
C           Em
Tell it to me loud
  G       D
That you can't take it
  C        Em
Yea scream it out loud
   G    D
We're going down
  C        Em
I wanna stay and shout
  G   D     Am
Now gimme something to do
       F       G
So gimme the bad news baby

(chorus 3)
       F
So gimme the bad news baby
  G
Now don't make me wait
     Am
I wanna know that I'm
your biggest mistake
    F
Gimme the bad news baby
  G
Now don't turn away
  Am
I know the truth no
matter what you say
    F
Gimme the bad news
  G       Am
the bad news today
       F
So gimme the bad news
  G       Am
the bad news today
    F
Gimme the bad news
               Am
Yea tell it to me straight
    F     Am (hold)
Gimme the bad news