Learn "HOW BAD CAN I BE" by John Powell on Piano

Master "HOW BAD CAN I BE" by John Powell with our interactive piano player. This hard-level Pop arrangement is in the key of E at 88 BPM, making it a rewarding piece for advanced players to master.

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Lyrics

How (E7)ba a a ad can I be? I’m just do ing what comes nat ’ral (A)ly. How (E7)ba a a ad can I be? I’m just fol low ing my (D)des ti ny. How (E7)ba a a ad can I be? I’m just do ing what comes nat ’ral (A)ly. How (E7)ba a a ad can I be? How (CN.C.)bad can I pos sib ly be? Well there’s a (E7)prin ci ple in na ture (Prin ci ple in na ture.) that al most ev ’ry crea ture knows, called “sur (E7)viv al of the fit test,” (Sur viv al of the fit test.) and check it; this is how it goes: The (E7)an i mal that wins got ta scratch and fight and claw and bite and punch, and the (E7)an i mal that does n’t, well, the an i mal that does n’t winds up some one (CN.C.)else ’s (A7)lu lu lu lu lunch. (Munch munch munch munch munch.) I’m just say in’! How (E7)ba a a ad can I be? I’m just do ing what comes nat ’ral (A)ly. How (E7)ba a a ad can I be? I’m just fol low ing my (D)des ti ny. How (E7)ba a a ad can I be? I’m just do ing what comes nat ’ral (A)ly. How (E7)ba a a ad can I be? How (CN.C.)bad can I pos sib ly be? Well there’s a (E7)prin ci ple in na ture (Prin ci ple in na ture.) that al most ev ’ry crea ture knows, called “sur (E7)viv al of the fit test,” (Sur viv al of the fit test.) and check it; this is how it goes: The (E7)an i mal that wins got ta scratch and fight and claw and bite and punch, and the (E7)an i mal that does n’t, well, the an i mal that does n’t winds up some one (CN.C.)else ’s (A7)lu lu lu lu lunch. (Munch munch munch munch munch.) I’m just say in’! How (CN.C.)bad can I pos sib ly be? (A7)(Ahh!) There’s a (E7)prin ci ple in busi ness (Prin ci ple in busi ness.) that ev ’ry bod y knows is sound. It says the (E7)peo ple with the mon ey (Peo ple with the mon ey.) make this ev er lov in’ world go ’round. So I’m (E7)big ger in’ my com pa ny, I’m big ger in’ my fac to ry, I’m big ger in’ my cor p’rate sign. (Big ger, big ger, big ger, Ev ’ry bod y ger.) out there, you take care of yours, and (CN.C.)me, I’ll take care of (A6)mine, mine, mine, mine, (A7)mine. (Shake that bot tom line.) Let me hear you say, (E)“Smog u lous smoke!” (Smog u lous smoke.) “Schlop pi ty schlopp!” (G)(Schlop pi ty schlopp.) Com (E)plain all you want; it’s nev er, ev er, ev er, ev er gon na stop. (Stop!) Come on, how bad can I pos sib ly be? How (E7)ba a a ad can I be? (I’m just build ing the e (D)con o my.) How (E7)ba a a ad can I be? (CN.C.)(Just look at me pet tin’ this pup py.) How (E7)ba a a ad can I be? (A (A)por tion of pro ceeds goes to char i How (E7)ba a a ad can I be? (How bad could I pos sib ly (D)be? Let’s (A)see.) How (E7)(Buy, a a ad sell, I be? (All the (Fmaj13)trade, to mers are squash.) ing,...) How (E7)(Pork, a a ad fat, I be? (...and the (Fmaj13)cut, ey’s mul ti ply smash.) ing!) How (E7)(Gold, a a ad yen, I be? (...And the (Fmaj13)mark, R. peo ple are pound.) ing,...) How (E7)(Short, a a ad coal, I be? (...and the (Fmaj13)oil, yers are de war.) ing!) How (E7)(Buy, a a ad sell, I be? (Who cares (Fmaj13)trade, if a few trees are squash.) ing?) How (E7)(Pork, a a ad fat, we be? (This is (Fmaj13)cut, so grat i smash.) ing!) How (E7)bad, (War.) how (Fmaj13)bad can this pos si bly (E)be?

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
E
Tempo
88 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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