Biography:
Bad Books, simply put, is Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra.
A true accident if there ever was one; Bad Books was never an intended nor calculated side project of Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull. Though the two musicians have collaborated and performed together on tour and within the Favorite Gentlemen community of artists for years now, the genesis of Bad Books came from a simple idea to fill space and time off the road by collaborating on a small batch of songs together at the top of the year.
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G Bm C D
G Bm C D
G Bm
We started a fire
C D
That was never supposed to burn out
G Bm
You started a band
C D
That was cool for a while but it turned pretty bland
G Bm
I started a fight
C D
With a neighbor next door and his pesky wife
G Bm
You started a job
C D
That you hate when you're sober and hate even more when you're not
C D G D Em D
And I know you hate me too
C D G
You always say you do
G Bm
You moved to Japan
C D
Thought a clean bill of health and a camera could show you the plan
G Bm
I bought a bird
C D
That repeats what I say but “I'm lonely” is all that he's heard
G Bm
You found a guy
C D
That is clearly the opposite of me with a black motorbike
G Bm
I messed around
C D
But it's just like a movie whose picture is off with the sound
C D G D Em D C
And I know you hate me too
C D G
You always say you do
G Bm
You started to write
C D
It was subtle at first but the danger was clearly inside
G Bm
I don't reply
C D
Due to lack of an ego and laziness it cuts like a knife
G Bm
You say that you're good
C D
Had a baby with biker and named him “Forest Whitaker”
G Bm
I'm laying low
C D
On the probable chance you convince me to give him a home
C D G D Em D C
And I know you hate me too
C D G
You always say you do
C D G G Em D C
And I know you hate me too
C D G
You always say you do
Bad Meets Evil
Bad Rabbits
Bad Religion
Bad Suns
Badfinger