Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Bad Medicine" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Bad Medicine Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bon Jovi

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Bad Medicine" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Chorus:
E                  A   G   E
Your love is like bad medicine
 A                G     E
Bad medicine is what I need
                        A   G   E
shake it up, just like bad medicine
  A
there ain't no doctor that can
 G         E
cure my disease

E                                      A   G
I ain't got a fever got a permanent disease
E                                                 A  G
it'll take more than a doctor to prescribe a remedy
A                                           G
I got lots of money but it isn't what I need
       E                                               A G
Gonna take more than a shot to get this poison out of me
B
I got all the symptoms count 'em 1,2,3

         E
First I need
(that's what you get for falling in love)
then you bleed
(you get a little but it's never enough)
         F#
on your knees
(that's what you get for falling in love)
     D                                  B
and now this boy's addicted cause your kiss is the drug

Chorus

 G    A   E
bad, bad medicine
 G    A   E
bad, bad medicine

I don't need no needle
to be giving me a thrill
and I don't need no anesthesia
or a nurse to bring a pill
I got a dirty down addition
it doesn't leave a track
I got a jone for your affection
like a monkey on my back
there ain't no paramedic
gonna save this heart attack

First I need
(that's what you get for falling in love)
then you bleed
(you get a little but it's never enough)
on your knees
(that's what you get for falling in love)
and now this boy's addicted cause your kiss is the drug

Chorus

bad, bad medicine
bad, bad medicine

I need a respirator cause
I'm running out of breath
you're an all night generator wrapped
in stockings and a dress
when you find your medicine you
take what you can get
cause if there's something better baby
well thay haven't found it yet

Chorus

bad, bad medicine
bad, bad medicine




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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Bad Medicine" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Bad Medicine" by Bon Jovi.

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