Bad

Idea
Arranged by: Blaine Bryan
Lyrics by: Sara Bareilles
What's Inside: Songs from Waitress Written by: Sara Bareilles

 46
    
 = 168
2

Voice

6  
Voice 4

6  
Voice 4

6  
4

 46
                
Piano

                      

  
 46      
                       


 46
Electric Bass

 

Hand Clap

        
 
     
3 D♭ 4

Vo.


 It's a bad

     
i dea me and you.

                                     
     
El. B.                        

Bad Idea - Songwriter (Sara Bareilles) / Arranger (Blaine Bryan)

         
 
5 D♭

Vo.

 
It's a bad i dea me and

         
Vo.


 It's

  
a bad i dea me and

        
         
   

El. B.          

            
 
6 7

Vo.

    

you. I've ne ver known an y

Vo.
 you.
       


                     
I've ne ver known an y

                       
   
El. B.                        

    
       
8

Vo.

    
    
thing so true It's a

Vo.   

          
thing so true It's a

           
 
          
El. B.
 

2 Bad Idea - Songwriter (Sara Bareilles) / Arranger (Blaine Bryan)

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          
9 10

Vo.

 
   
ter rib ble id ea me and you.

Vo.      


     
ter rib ble id ea me and you.

                       
                   
  
El. B.                        

   
   
11

Vo.




         
You have a wife.

           
 
  
El. B.          

  
12

    
Vo.




         
You a hus band.

 
have

         
   

El. B.          

Bad Idea - Songwriter (Sara Bareilles) / Arranger (Blaine Bryan) 3

      
 
13

Vo.

   
 You're my doc tor!

  
Vo.


 You've

  
got a

        
         
   

El. B.          

          
14 15

Vo.


 It's a bad

 
i dea me and

             
Vo.


                     
ba by com ing.  It's a bad i dea me and

                       
   
El. B.                        

   
         
16 17

Vo.

  
      
you Let's just keep kiss ing till we

  
Vo.


                                   
you Let's just keep kiss ing till we

           
 

El. B.
                         

4 Bad Idea - Songwriter (Sara Bareilles) / Arranger (Blaine Bryan)

 
             

18 19

Vo.

 
 
 Heart

    
come to stop rac ing let's

Vo.        
           
 Heart

                 
come to stop rac ing let's

   
                    
     
El. B.                              

Hd. Clp.              



 
             
 
20 21

Vo.

                
face it mak ing mis takes like this will make

 
Vo.

                  
         
face it mak ing mis takes like this will make

             
                                 
  
El. B.  

Hd. Clp.                         

Bad Idea - Songwriter (Sara Bareilles) / Arranger (Blaine Bryan) 5

     
    
22

Vo.

     
worse what was al read y pret ty bad.

   
Vo.

           

worse what was al read y pret ty bad.

         
El. B.
   

         

Hd. Clp.             

                

23 24

Vo.

              
Mind stop run ning it's time we just let this thing

  this
 
Vo.

                         
 
Mind stop run ning it's time we just let thing

                            
El. B.                        

Hd. Clp.                         

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            
    
25 26

Vo.

  
go It was a pret ty good bad i dea

            
Vo.


go It was a pret ty good bad i dea

 
 
   
  
El. B.


    
27

Vo.

 
was n't it though

   
Vo.


  
was n't it though

        
         
   
   


El. B.
      


 
       
28 29

Vo.

  
It's a bad i dea me and

      
Vo.


     
It's a bad i dea me and

                                     
   
  
El. B.                        

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        
     
30 31

Vo.

   
you It's a bad i dea me and

         
Vo.


     
you It's a bad i dea me and

                       
                   
  
El. B.                        

            
 
32 33

Vo.

    

you Hold me close while I

Vo.
 you
       


                     
Hold me close while I

                       
   
El. B.                        

           
          
34 35 36

Vo.

       
        
think this through Yeah it's a ve ry poor i

Vo.
 

     
        
think this through Yeah it's a ve ry poor i

          
 
       
El. B.
          

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37

Vo.

  
dea me and you

Vo.    

  
dea me and you

        
         
  
El. B.
           

   
    
38

Vo.




         
I've got a wife

           
 
  
El. B.
         

  
39

   
Vo.




         
I've a hus

 
got

         
  
    
El. B.
      

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    
40


Vo.

     
  
band.

Vo.


 I'm

  
your

        
         
  
El. B.
           

  
     
41

Vo.

  
 My

    
dumb ba by's

Vo.


  
doc tor

        
         
  
    
El. B.
      

  
             

42 43

Vo.

   
 
com ing. It's a bad i dea me and you

        
Vo.


                               
It's a bad i dea me and you

                   

El. B.
                          

10 Bad Idea - Songwriter (Sara Bareilles) / Arranger (Blaine Bryan)

    
           

44 45

Vo.

 
              
May be one more kiss will make us come to

Vo. 

    
      
May be one more kiss will make us come to

                       
             
         
El. B.                  

                
46 47

Vo.

   
 Heart

      
stop rac ing let's face it

Vo.      

                        
 Heart

       
stop rac ing let's face it

                            
                          
El. B.
        

Hd. Clp.                    



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  
           
   
48 49

Vo.

              
mak ing mis takes like this will make worse what was al

  
Vo.

               
          
mak ing mis takes like this will make worse what was al

           
                              
El. B.           

Hd. Clp.                         

    
    
50

Vo.

  
read y pret ty bad. Mind stop

     
bad.

Vo.

        
   
read y pret ty Mind stop

       
          
El. B.      

Hd. Clp.             

12 Bad Idea - Songwriter (Sara Bareilles) / Arranger (Blaine Bryan)

               

51 52

Vo.

     
run ning it's time we just let this thing go

           
Vo.

                  
 
run ning it's time we just let this thing go


   
        
                         
     

El. B.

Hd. Clp.                     

       
             
53 54

Vo.

   
It was a pret ty good bad i dea was n't it though

               
Vo.


 
It was a pret ty good bad i dea was n't it though

        
      
         
     
El. B.

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             

55 56

Vo.

   
 I

        
Vo.

  


                 
I

                 
  
El. B.
                   

   
            
57 58

Vo.

             
know what's right

Vo.

   
    
know what's right

     
Ah Ah
Vo.

 Ah 

            
Ah
Dm dm dm

Hd. Clp.

14 Bad Idea - Songwriter (Sara Bareilles) / Arranger (Blaine Bryan)

     
   
59 60

Vo.

           
for me It's the on ly


Vo.

   
  
for me It's the on ly

          
Ah Ah

Vo.

            
Ah Ah
Dm dm dm Dm dm dm

Hd. Clp.

     
  
 
61 62 63

Vo.

       
thing I've e ver done

   
Vo.

 
        
thing I've e ver done

                
Ah

Vo.

                  
Ah
Dm dm dm

Hd. Clp.

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 
        
 
64

Vo.

    

What if I ne ver see

Vo.      


What if I ne ver see

  
     
Vo.

      
Dm dm dm

Hd. Clp.

                      
 
65 66

Vo.

                         
my self e ver be an y thing more than

 my
Vo.

 
          
self e ver be an y thing more than

       
Vo.

            
Dm dm dm

Hd. Clp.

       
  
67 68 69

Vo.

        
what I al read y be come?

read 
  y be come?
Vo.

             
    
                   
what I al

 
      
Vo.


                
Dut dut dut dut dut dut

Hd. Clp.


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 
         
70

Vo.

       
  
 I

     

need a bad

  
   
Vo.

       
dut dut dut dut

Hd. Clp.


    
       
71

Vo.

       
           
i dea I need a bad

 
   
Vo.

       
dut dut dut dut

Hd. Clp.


   
          
72

Vo.

   
i dea I need a bad

   
Vo.

       
     
 I

     

need a bad

    
Vo.

       
dut dut dut dut

Hd. Clp.

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 
     
     
73

Vo.

 

i dea I need a bad

Vo.
         
   
     

 

 

i dea I need a bad

  
   
Vo.

       
dut dut dut dut

Hd. Clp.

              
74 75


Vo.

   
i dea Just one...

        

Vo.

     
                        
i dea Just one...

    
  
     
Vo.

            
dut dut dut dut dut dut dut!

Hd. Clp.

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                

76 77

Vo.

   
 Heart

      
keep rac ing let's make mis

Vo.      

     
    
 Heart keep rac ing let's make mis

 
Vo.

     
                 
 Ah Ah

 
                            
El. B.                  

                   
Hd. Clp.
      

 
          
     
78 79

Vo.

              
takes; Let us say "so what?" and make worse what was al

  
Vo.

             

takes; Let us say "so what?" and make worse what was al

Vo.

               
          
Ah Ah

           
                              
El. B.           

Hd. Clp.                         

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          
      
   
80 81

Vo.

       
read y pret ty bad. This se cret is safe No

           
Vo.


        
  
read y pret ty bad. This se cret is safe No

  
Vo.

           
                 
Ah Ah

     
                              
El. B.                  

                        
Hd. Clp.
         

 
  
                    

82 83

Vo.

  
  
                
rea son to throw it a way when there's love to be had

    

Vo.

             

rea son to throw it a way when there's love to be had

Vo.

               
         
Ah Ah

         
                               
El. B.        

Hd. Clp.                         

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         
         
84 85

Vo.

  
         
Hold me tight as I tell my

Vo.    

        
  
Hold me tight as I tell my

  
Vo.

           
                 
Ah Ah

       
                                
El. B.                  

                        
Hd. Clp.
         

 
     

        
    
86 87

Vo.


     
              
self that you might make sense And make good what has been

 
Vo.

             

self that you might make sense And make good what has been

Vo.

               
          
Ah Ah

         
                              
El. B.           

Hd. Clp.                         

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  
    
       
88 89

Vo.

  

just so bad. Let's see this through.

Vo.
      

              
just so bad. Let's see this through.


Vo.

           
                 
Ah

     
                              
El. B.                  

                        
Hd. Clp.
         


             
90 91 92

Vo.

  
       
It's a pre tty good bad i dea Me and

Vo.
   

    
It's a pre tty good bad i dea Me and

Vo.

       
       
      
          
                 
El. B.
       

Hd. Clp.                  

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   
 
93 94

Vo.

  
you.

 
Vo.

   
                  
you.

                                 
       

                  

El. B.

Hd. Clp.                      

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