Intro: A Bm G A A Bm G A Verse: A Bm When you grab a hold of me G A Tell me I will never be set free Bm But I'm a parasite, G A Creep and crawl I step into the night D Two pints of booze, G A Tell me are you a bad fish too? (are you a badfish too?) A|--4-5-4--------------| E|----------0-2--------| C|---------------------| g|--------2-----2-4-4--| D A Ain't got no money to spend D A I know the night will never end D A Lord knows I'm weak D E Won't somebody get me off of this reef? Verse: A Bm Baby you're a big blue whale G A Grab the reef when all duck diving fails Bm G I swim, but I wish I never learned D G A The water's too polluted with germs A|--4-5-4---4-5-4------| E|------------------0--| C|---------------------| g|----------------2----| D A I dive deep when it's ten feet over head D A Grab the reef from underneath my bed. (underneath my bed but) A|----------------------------------------| E|----------5-------2-5---5--2-----5---5--| C|------4-6-----2-4-----------------------| g|--4-6-------4-----------------6----4----| D A Ain't got not quarrels with God. D A Ain't got no time to grow old. D A Lord knows I'm weak. D E Won't some body get me off of this reef? Interlude: A Bm G A A Bm G A Solo: A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------| g|-4-6-----4-6----4-------------------------| A|--------------------2-2-0—--2-------------| E|--0-2-----------0-2-----------------------| C|--------------------------------1---------| g|-------2-4—1-2-1--------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|----0-2-2----2-----0-2--------------------| C|--1---------------------------------------| g|---------------2-1------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|--5--2------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------| g|--------6—4-2--4-2------------------------| This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Badfish chords by Sublime
Suggested strumreggae offbeat
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Also works: island strum d – d u – u d u
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How to play Badfish on ukulele
The strumming pattern that fits is the reggae offbeat: – d – d – d – d. The groove sits around 110 bpm, a medium pace. On this page the song is in A major. The chords land in comfortable skilled territory. Chunk the up-strokes on the off-beats for the reggae sway.
5 ukulele chords used in "Badfish" by Sublime: A, Bm, D, E and G
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These are great chords! sounds exactly like the song
Great chords!
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