Lyrics
It’s a bad i de a, me and you.
It’s a bad i de a, me and you.
(G5)I’ve nev er known an y thing so true, it’s a (D5)ter ri ble i de a, me and you.
You have a wife.
You have a hus band.
You’re my doc tor.
You got a ba by com in’.
It’s a bad i de a, me and you.
May be Let’s just keep kis sing ’til we come to.
(A)Heart, stop rac in’.
Let’s (Bm)face it, mak ing mis (G)takes like this will make (D)worse what was al read y pret ty bad.
Mind, stop run nin’.
It’s (Bm)time we just let this thing go.
It was a (Gsus)pret ty good bad i de a, (D5)was n’t it though?
It’s a bad i de a, me and you.
It’s a bad i de a, me and you.
(G5)Hold me er close while I think this through.
It’s a (D5)ver y poor i de a, me and you.
I got a wife.
I got a hus band.
I’m your doct tor.
My dumb a ba by’s com in’.
It’s a bad i de a, me and you.
May be one more kiss will make ’til us come to.
(A)Heart, stop rac in’.
Let’s (Bm)face it, mak ing mis (G)takes like this will make (D)worse what was al read y pret ty bad.
Mind, stop run nin’.
It’s (Bm)time we just let this thing go.
It was a (Gsus)pret ty good bad i de a, (D5)was n’t it though?
(D5)was n’t it though?
(Dmaj7)I
know what’s (D)right for me, and it’s the (Bm7)on ly thing (F#m)I’ve ev er (Gmaj13)done.
What if I (Em11)nev er see my self ev er be an y thing (Bm)more than what I’ve (F#m)al read y be come?
I need a bad i de a, I need a bad i de a.
I need a bad i de a, I need a bad i de a, just one.
(A)Heart, keep rac in’.
Let’s (Bm)make mis takes, let us (G)say, “So what?” and make (D)worse what was al read y pret ty bad.
This se cret is (Bm)safe, no rea son to (G)throw it a way when there’s (D)love to be had.
(A)Hold me tight as I (Bm)tell my self that you (G)might make sense, and make (D)good what has been just so bad.
Let’s see this (Bm)through.
It’s a (Dm)pret ty good bad i dea,
me and you.
Bad Idea by Sara Bareilles
Easy piano arrangement in the key of D at 168 BPM. Difficulty: medium. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.