Tones and I - Bad Child: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Bad Child" 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.

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

                                F#m
My family always said I was the bad child
                           D
Throwin' me away into the bad pile
                               E
All my life been puttin' on a fake smile
                                 C#m
Sittin' on my own, feel like I'm exiled

Feelin' like I always do the wrong things
Tellin' all their friends that I'm the bad kid
Now I'm on my own, I lost my magic
Dealin' with your bullshit, now I'm over it

F#m
And you took a part of me
                          D
Left me with the memories oh
We were never a family
                                    E
Now you're standin' in front of my door-or-or-or
                              C#m
Like none of this happened at all-all-all-all

Chorus:
                                F#m
I guess I'm always gonna be the bad child
                                 D
I guess I'm always gonna be the mad child
                                     E
'Cause you will never understand my weird mind
             C#m
My weird mi-i-i-i-nd
                                      F#m
And to every single person here that doubts me
                                    D
Tellin' me that they could live without me
                                      E
'Cause they will never understand my weird mind
             C#m
My weird mi-i-i-i-nd

I've never really been the one to reach out
Actin' like my life was squeaky clean now
Like everything I do is just a letdown

Feelin' like I always do the wrong things
Tellin' all their friends that I'm the bad kid
Now I'm on my own, I lost my magic
Dealin' with your bullshit, now I'm over it

And you took a part of me
Left me with the memories, oh
We were never a family
Now you're standin' in front of my door-or-or
Like none of this happened at all, all, all

Chorus

F#m
They say I've lost my mind
They say I'll never find it
D
I think they're kinda right
In fact I kinda like it
E
They say I've lost my mind
They say I'll never find it
C#m
I think they kinda right

Chorus:
I guess I'm always gonna be the bad child
(Bad child, oh)
I guess I'm always gonna be the mad child (Oh, oh)
'Cause you will never understand my weird mind
(Oh, oh)
My weird mind (Oh)
And to every single person here that doubts me
(Oh, eh, oh)
Tellin' me that they could live without me
(Oh, oh)
'Cause they will never understand my weird mind
(Oh, oh)
My weird mind (Oh)
My family always said I was the bad child


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 Child" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Bad Child" by Tones and I.