Bayside - Blame It On Bad Luck: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Blame It On Bad Luck" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Chorus:
Bm         A
Pound my knuckles
G                     F#m
hard against the floor
   Em                   F
My head against the wall
      F#                A
But I did this to myself
  Bm              A   G
Assume it's just not worth
               F#m
getting back up   but
      Em                  F
I'll blame it on bad luck
      F#                A Bm
I'll shake responsibility

Bm
I spent some time in
A      Em       F#m
a bad place at 18
Bm               D
wishing I could see
           Em
something through clear
F#m Bm
eyes  Do you ever wake up
    A     Em
to realize  that your
        F#m
life is meaningless?
        Bm
Does it give you strength
    D
or lead you to your
 Em               F#m
grave at a young age?

Chorus

It seems that when I ran away from my past
All my dignity, my faith, my pride got left back
And now I think it's time that I realize
Self pity's meaningless
Though I'm 10 feet deep
I'll claw my way back out from in my grave

Chorus:
Pound my knuckles hard against the floor
My head against the wall
But I did this to myself
Assume it's just not worth getting back up
So I'll blame it on bad luck
And I'll shake responsibility
And say a hard life did this to me

G         D      F#
But now I realize  I'd give
Bm A       G
anything I have to walk
   D                F#
a day in those old shoes
Wondering what
    G
my first smoke
      D      F#
would be like  my first
Bm       A        G
fuck my next fuck up
             D
Or the next band that
             F#
would change my life
                   G   A F#/A#
and it changed my life
Bm                 G   A F#/A#
and it changed my life

Chorus:
Pound my knuckles hard against the floor
My head against the wall
But I did this to myself
Assume it's just not worth getting back up
So I'll blame it on bad luck
And I'll shake responsibility
And say a hard life did this to me


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Blame It On Bad Luck" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Blame It On Bad Luck" by Bayside.