BAD MEDICINE

Original Bon Jovi version

(Your love is like bad medicine)
(Bad medicine is what I need, whoa-a-a)
(Shake it up just like bad medicine)
(There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease)

(Bad medicine)
I ain't got a fever, got a permanent disease
And it'll take more than a doctor to prescribe a remedy
I got lots of money but it isn't what I need
Gonna take more than a shot to get this poison outta me
And I got all the symptoms, count 'em one, two, three

First you need
(That's what you get for falling in love)
Then you bleed
(You get a little and it's never enough)
And then you're on your knees
(That's what you get for falling in love)
Now this boy's addicted 'cause your kiss is the drug, whoa-a-a

(Your love is like bad medicine)
(Bad medicine is what I need, whoa-a-a)
(Shake it up just like bad medicine)
(There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease)
(Bad, bad medicine)

I don't need no needle to be giving me a thrill
And I don't need no anesthesia or a nurse to bring a pill
I got a dirty down addiction that doesn't leave a track
I got a jolt for your affection like a monkey on my back
There ain't no paramedic gonna save this heart attack

When you need
(That's what you get for falling in love)
Then you bleed
(You get a little and it's never enough)
And then you're on your knees
(That's what you get for falling in love)
Now this boy's addicted 'cause your kiss is the drug, whoa-a-a

(Your love is like bad medicine)
(Bad medicine is what I need, whoa-a-a)
(Shake it up just like bad medicine)
(So let's play doctor, baby, cure my disease)
(Bad, bad medicine) is what I want
(Bad, bad medicine) whoa, it's what I need

[guitar solo]

I need a respirator 'cause I'm running out of breath
You're an all night generator wrapped in stockings and a dress
When you find your medicine you take what you can get
'Cause if there's something better, baby, well, they haven't found it yet, whoa-a-a

(Your love is like bad medicine)
(Bad medicine is what I need, whoa-a-a)
(Shake it up just like bad medicine)
(There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease)

(Your love, bad medicine)
(Bad medicine is what I need, whoa-a-a)
(Shake it up just like bad medicine)
(Your love's the potion that can cure my disease)

(Bad, bad medicine) is what I want
(Bad, bad medicine) ???, ???
(Bad, bad medicine) I gotta go, I gotta, I gotta go, I gotta, I gotta, I gotta
I gotta do it again, wait a minute, wait a minute, hold on
I'm not done!
One more time, with feeling
Come on!
Alright
Help me out now!

(Your love is like bad medicine)
(Bad medicine is what I need, whoa-a-a)
(Shake it up just like bad medicine)
(Your love's got the potion that can cure my disease)
(Your love, bad medicine)
Your kiss is what I need
(Your love, bad medicine)

Info

BAD MEDICINE is a song written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child, and released on Bon Jovi's 1988 album New Jersey (Mercury, catalogue # 836 345-1). The above lyrics are transcribed from the original Bon Jovi version of BAD MEDICINE as released in 1988.

Bon Jovi -- New Jersey

Bruce Springsteen's Version

Bruce Springsteen probably guitar on Bon Jovi's BAD MEDICINE live once in 1998. See the live 31 Jan 1998 version for more details.

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