Tabbed by Jason Tenney
Intro
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Well, bad news travels like wildfire, good news travels slow.
They call me "Wildfire", 'cause ev'rybody knows
D7 A
I'm bad news ev'rywhere I go.
E7
Always gettin' into trouble
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And leavin' little girls that hate to see me go.
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They tried to hang me in Oakland and they did in Fransisco.
But I wouldn't choke, I broke their rope and they had to let me go,
D7 A
'cause I'm bad news ev'rywhere I go.
E7
Always gettin' into trouble
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And leavin' little girls that hate to see me go.
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Now, from north to south to east to west, the story is the same.
From one state to another I have to change my name,
D7 A
'cause I'm bad news ev'rywhere I go.
E7
Always gettin' into trouble
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And leavin' little girls that hate to see me go.
Bridge
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Well, now I picked peaches in Georgia, I lumberjacked in Maine.
I've been hired, fired and jailed; any town you can name,
E7 B
'cause I'm bad news ev'rywhere I go.
F#7
Always gettin' into trouble
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And leavin' little girls that hate to see me go.