----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BAD AS ME-Tom Waits ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Not exactly right, but close enough to get you through the song. Tuning:Standard Verse: You can figure out the rhythm pretty quickly just by listening, but it basically just switches between these two chords, 3 measures for the first one and 1 measure for the second. e|---8-------------------8--------------------------------------------------| B|---9-------------------8--------------------------------------------------| G|---8-------------------8--------------------------------------------------| D|---10------------------8--------------------------------------------------| A|---8-------------------7--------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------8--------------------------------------------------| And stay on the second for an extra 2 measures before going into the chorus Chorus 1: Switch between another 2 chords e|---8-----------------7------------8-------------------8-------------------| B|---9-----------------8------------9-------------------9-------------------| G|---8-----------------7------------8-------------------8-------------------| D|---10----------------9------------10------------------10------------------| A|---8-----------------7------------8-------------------8-------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| while another guitar plays the riff e|------------------------------------------------------12/13--12/13--12/13~| B|------------------------------------------------------12/13--12/13--12/13~| G|----------------------------------5------3--1-----------------------------| D|----6------5--3--------------------------------3---2----------------------| A|-----------------6---6p7--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| From there only minor changes, during other verses a guitar plays notes from these not-chords, don't know the rhythm exactly but just pick single notes from these e|-----13---------------------------12--------------------------------------| B|-----13---------------------------12--------------------------------------| G|-----13---------------------------12--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| and the next chorus repeats once and changes to something like e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------5------3--1----------5--3---1-----------| D|----6------5--3--------------------------------3---2h3--------------------| A|-----------------6---6p7--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------5------3--1-----------------------------| D|----6------5--3--------------------------------3------8----8---8----------| A|-----------------6---6p7------------------------------7----7---7----------| E|------------------------------------------------------8----8---8----------| Next verse e|-----8------8--------8------8-----------8------8--------------------------| B|-----9------9--------9------9-----------8------8--------------------------| G|-----8-10---8-10-----8-10---8-10---X3---8------8--------------------------| D|------------------------------------------10-----10-----------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----8------8--------8------8---------------------------------------------| B|-----9------9--------9------9--------------------------//13~13~13~~~------| G|-----8-10---8-10-----8-10---8-10---X3------10/9/10~~~---------------------| D|-------------------------------------------10/9/10~~~---------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus:Basically the same as the last one with a couple of new riffs Verse-same as verse 2 with some new riffs Verse until the end with some playing around End on e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-----8----8---8----------| A|-----7----7---7----------| E|-----8----8---8----------| Not a great tab, but good enough for someone better to figure out the rest.