From p.balm@cwctv.net  Fri Sep  6 13:20:14 2002

This is a brilliant piece with an clever blues bass line from the master himself.
Somehow I tend to struggle playing it on bass, I think it's down to lack of concentration.

USED TO BE BAD
Mccartney/Miller

Paul Mccartney & Steve Miller
From Flaming Pie album

bass/guitar riff
(for guitar just used the same strings)
                                6543
E7riff
G------------------
D----------0-------
A-------2---------4 repeat 4 times.
E-0--4---------0---

A7riff
----------0--------
--------2-------4--
--0--4-------0----- repeat twice.
-------------------

repeat E7 riff twice.

B7          A7              G7 ¦ E7
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
--2-2-2-2--2-1-0--0-0-0-0-------
---------------------------4--3-

E7riff
I used to be bad but I don't have to be bad no more.
A7riff
I used to be bad be I don't have to be bad no more. E7riff

B7riff                        A7
There ain't n doubt about it people it's 
 G7                  E7riff
something you can't ignore.
/3.
E7riff
Well no matter what you say no matter what you do you got one life to live it's 
gonna comeback on to you.
A7riff
I used to be bad but I don't have to be 
       E7riff   B7riff
bad no more  Yeh people I learned my 
           A7              E7riff
lesson a long, long time ago.
Solo with E7 & A7 riffs

2.
Well I ain't good looking people you knowI've been up on the shelf.
Yes I know I ain't good looking and I've been put up on the shelf. 
But I got a sweet disposition I like to enjoy myself.

3. I used to be bad...etc

4.
The good Lord made this world and everything that's in it. 
The way I see it baby got to love it to the limit. 
Oh yes now people it's something you can't ignore yeah 
I used to be bad but I ain't gonna be bad no more.

5.
Well with the way you treat me darling made me understand never quit you baby
I'm gonna love you to the end.
Yeah I used to be bad.....etc.


If anyone can find an easier way of playing this riff then help yourself.