capo 1st fret

intro

| A | A | A | A |
| A | A | A |

A
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
A
and leavin’ little girls that hate to see me go .

A
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
A
and leavin’ little girls that hate to see me go .

A
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
A
and leavin’ little girls that hate to see me go .

bridge

| B | B | B | B |
| B | B | B |

B
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
B
and leavin’ little girls that hate to see me go .

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