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Your love is like (Bb5)bad (Ab5)med (G5)i (F5)cine,
bad med i cine is (Ab5)what (G5)I need, whoa.
Shake (Ab5)it (F5)up just like (Bb5)bad (Ab5)med (G5)i (F5)cine.
There ain’t no doc tor that can (Ab5)cure (G5)my (F5)dis ease.
Bad med i cine.
(F5)I ain’t got a fe ver, got a per ma nent dis ease and it ’ll take more than a doc tor to pre scribe a rem e dy.
I got I got lots of mon ey but it is n’t what I need.
I Gon na (F5)take more than a shot to get this poi son out of me.
And (C5)I got all the symp toms, count ’em 1, 2, heart 3.
First you (F5)need, that’s what you (Fsus)get for (Fsus2)fall ing in (F)love.
Then you bleed, you get a (Fsus)lit tle but it’s (Fsus2)nev er e (F)nough.
On your (G)knees, that’s what you (Gsus)get for (Gsus2)fall ing in (G)love.
(Eb)Now this boy’s ad dict ed ’cause your (C)kiss is the drug, whoa.
Your love is like (Bb5)bad (Ab5)med (G5)i (F5)cine,
bad med i cine is (Ab5)what (G5)I need, whoa.
Shake (Ab5)it (F5)up just like (Bb5)bad (Ab5)med (G5)i (F5)cine.
There ain’t no doc tor that can (Ab5)cure (G5)my (F5)dis ease.
(Abmaj7)Bad,
(Bb)bad
(CN.C.)med i cine.
(F5)I don’t need no nee dle to be giv ing me a thrill and I don’t need no an es the sia or a nurse to bring a pill.
I got a ty down ad dic tion but that does n’t leave a track.
I got a (F5)jones for your af fec tion like a mon key on my back.
There (C5)ain’t no par a med ic gon na save this heart at When you (F5)need, that’s what you (Fsus)get for (Fsus2)fall ing in (F)love.
Then you bleed, you get a (Fsus)lit tle but it’s (Fsus2)nev er e (F)nough.
On your (G)knees, that’s what you (Gsus)get for (Gsus2)fall ing in (G)love.
(Eb)Now this boy’s ad dict ed ’cause your (C)kiss is the drug, whoa.
Your love is like (Bb5)bad (Ab5)med (G5)i (F5)cine,
bad med i cine is (Ab5)what (G5)I need, whoa.
Shake (Ab5)it (F5)up just like (Bb5)bad (Ab5)med (G5)i (F5)cine.
So let’s play doc tor, ba by, (Ab5)cure (G5)my (F5)dis ease.
(Abmaj7)Bad,
(Bb)bad
(CN.C.)med i cine.
(F5)med i cine.
(Abmaj7)Bad,
(Bb)bad
(CN.C.)med i cine.
I (F5)need a res pi ra tor ’cause I’m run ning out of breath.
You’re an all night gen er a tor wrapped in stock ings and a dress.
(C5)When you find your med i cine you take what you can get.
’Cause if there’s (CN.C.)some thing bet ter, ba by, well, they have n’t found it yet, whoa.
Your love is like (Bb5)bad (Ab5)med (G5)i (F5)cine,
bad med i cine is (Ab5)what (G5)I need, whoa.
Shake (Ab5)it (F5)up just like (Bb5)bad (Ab5)med (G5)i (F5)cine.
There ain’t no doc tor that can (Ab5)cure (G5)my (F5)dis ease.
Your love is like (Bb5)bad (Ab5)med (G5)i (F5)cine,
bad med i cine is (Ab5)what (G5)I need, whoa.
Shake (Ab5)it (F5)up just like (Bb5)bad (Ab5)med (G5)i (F5)cine.
Your love’s the po tion that can (Ab5)cure (G5)my (F5)dis ease.
(Ab5)cure (G5)my (F5)dis ease.
(Abmaj7)Bad,
(Bb)bad
(F5)med i cine.
(Abmaj7)Bad,
(Bb)bad
(F5)med i cine.
(Abmaj7)Bad,
(Bb)bad
(F5)med i cine.
Bad Medicine — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Bad Medicine" by Bon Jovi in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of Bb. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 120 BPM.
Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.
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About “Bad Medicine”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Bad Medicine"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature Bb. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Bad Medicine" by Bon Jovi played in?
- Bad Medicine is arranged in the key of Bb on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Bad Medicine"?
- The arrangement plays at 120 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Bad Medicine" easy to play on piano?
- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
- Can I download sheet music for "Bad Medicine"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Bad Medicine"?
- "Bad Medicine" was originally performed by Bon Jovi. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Bon Jovi can I play here?
- Try "I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU", "WELCOME TO WHEREVER YOU ARE", "BED OF ROSES". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Bad Medicine" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature Bb, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 120 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.