The Kooks - Bad Habit: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Bad Habit" 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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Cm
Baby got our head down
Baby got our head down to the ground
F
Looking for a stranger
D#
Looking for a stranger to love
Cm
You got to touch your eyes and crush your tears
You gotta let go, come with me
F
Looking for a stranger
D#                         Cm
Looking for a stranger to love

Chorus:
Cm           D#         A#         G#
You say you want it, but you can't get it in
Cm          D#  A#      Fm
You got yourself a bad habit
Cm          D#      A#              G#
Oh look at you, you walking up and down a pole
Cm     D#        A#       Fm
I say breathe, stay with me
Cm           D#         A#         G#
You say you want it, but you can't get it in
Cm          D#  A#      Fm
You got yourself a bad habit
Cm          D#      A#              G#
Oh look at you, you walking up and down a pole
Cm      D#        A#
I say breathe Oh man, oh man, oh man
A#
You know I wish I had it all

Baby got her head down
Baby trying to stand out in the crowd
Looking for a stranger
Looking for
You know you gotta dot your I's and cross your T's
You gotta let go and come with me
Looking for a stranger
Looking for a stranger to love

Chorus:
You say you want it but you can't get it, and you
You got yourself a bad habit for it
Well, look at you, walking up and down the hall
Singing, "Please, save me" (My bad habit)
You say you want it but you can't get it, and you (My bad habit)
You got yourself a bad habit for it (My bad habit)
Well, look at you, walking up and down the hall
Singing, "Please, oh man, oh man, oh man
You know I wish I had it all
You know I wish I had it all"

Chorus:
You say you want it but you can't get it, and you
You got yourself a bad habit for it
Well, look at you, walking up and down the hall
Singing, "Please, oh man, oh man, oh man" (My bad habit)

You can't get it, it's a, a bad habit
Such a, a bad habit, such a bad, bad habit
It's a, a bad habit


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

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 "Bad Habit" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Bad Habit" by The Kooks.

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