Barenaked Ladies Are Me

Maroon

Rock Spectacle 

Born On A Pirate Ship 

Big Bang Theory Theme

Gordon

Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits 1991-2001

Barenaked For The Holidays

Stunt

Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated BNL) is a Canadian independent rock band currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart, and formerly Andy Creeggan and Steven Page.  Page left the band amicably in February 2009 to pursue solo projects. March 7th, 2009 saw their first show on stage as a foursome in Orlando Florida. Tyler Stewart's drumset was proudly emblazoned with a &quot;Fantastic 4&quot; logo.  In March 2010, they released All In Good Time, their first post-Page studio album. 

F A Bb C

F A Bb C

F                A              Bb          C

And if there's someone you can live without, then do so.

F A Bb C

F                A             Bb         C 

And if there's someone you can just shove out, well do so.

F A Bb C

CHORUS

F       A          Bb    C

You can be my Yoko Ono

F          A          Bb      C

You can follow me wherever I go

F       A     Bb          C

Be my, be my, be my Yoko Ono, oh, oh.

F A Bb C


F          A           Bb             C         F

Isn't it beautiful to see two people so much in love?

A Bb C

F          A              Bb                C               F 

Barenaked as two virgins hand in hand and hand and hand in glove.

A Bb C

F             A            Bb           C               F 

Now that I'm far away it doesn't seem to me to be such a pain.

A Bb C

F             A             Bb              C                 F 

To have you hanging off my ankle like some kind of ball and chain.

A Bb C

CHORUS

Bb      C               A7                  Bb

Oh no, here we go, our life is just one big pun.

Bb      C             A7

Oh no, here we go as Yoko sings--

#Stop playing

#Yell!


F                   A

I know that when I say this

Bb          C                   F   

I may be stepping on pins and needles.

A Bb C

F                A

But I don't like all these people

Bb                  C               F 

Slagging her for breaking up the Beatles.

A   Bb                 C

  (Don't blame it on Yoki!)

F                  A

If I was John and you were Yoko,

Bb               C               F 

I would gladly give up musical genius,

A Bb C

F        A              Bb       C          F

Just to have you as my very own, personal Venus.

A Bb C

CHORUS

Be My Yoko Ono

D G Em7 A7
This is where the helicopters came to take me away
D G Em7 A7
This is where the children used to play
D G Em7 A7
This is only half a mile away from the attack
D G Em7 A7
This is where my life changed in a day; and then it changed back
D D/C# Bmb6 G/F# G Em7
Buried in the din of rotor noise and close explosions
D D/C# Bmb6 G/F# G A7
I do my best to synthesize the sounds and my emotions

D G Em7 A7
This is where the allies bombed the school, they say by mistake
D G Em7 A7
Here nobody takes me for a fool, just for a fake
D D/C# Bmb6 G/F# G Em7
Later at the hotel bar, the journalists are waiting
D D/C# Bmb6 G/F# G A7
I hurry back to my guitar while they're commiserating

D G Em7 A7
And I'll be leaving soon
D G Em7 A7
I'll be leaving soon

D G Em7 A7
Just as soon as we were on the ground, we were back in the jet
D G Em7 A7
Just another three-day foreign tour we'd never forget
D D/C# Bmb6 G/F# G Em7
It's hard to sympathize with all this devastation
D D/C# Bmb6 G/F# G A7
Hopping 'round from site to site like tourists on vacation

D G Em7 A7
And I'll be leaving soon
D G Em7 A7
I'll be leaving soon

D D/C# D/C Bm A7
I can't help anyone, 'cause everyone's so cold
D D/C# D/C Gm6/Bb Bm
Everyone's so skeptical of everything they're told
Cadd9 G/B Gm6/Bb A7
And even I get sick of needing to be sold

D G Em7 A7
Though it's only half a month away, the media's gone
D G Em7 A7
An entertaining scandal broke today, but I can't move on
D D/C# D/C Bmb6 G/F# G Em7
I'm haunted by a story and I do my best to tell it

D D/C# D/C Bmb6 G/F# G Em7
Can't even give this stuff away, why would I sell it?
D D/C# D/C Bmb6 G/F# G Em7
Everybody's laughing while at me they point a finger
D D/C# D/C Bmb6 G/F# G Em7
A world that loves its irony must hate the protest singer

D G Em7 A7
So I'll be leaving soon
D G Em7 A7
I'll be leaving soon
D G Em7 A7
I'll be leaving soon
D G Em7 A7
I'll be leaving soon
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Helicopters

Intro :
G    D    Em    C  x2


G                C
  I'm a kid in a candy store
Am                D (with some Dsus4 and Dsus2 in there)
  I'm a bull in a china shop
G                 Em
  I'm a tired old metaphor
      C              D
  For everything you can't afford
      Am             D	             G
  And everything you can't afford to be

  I'm a public embarrassment
  I'm a bottle of diet poison
  I'm a walking advertisement
  For everything I never meant
  And everything I never meant to be


Chorus
  G       D            Em      C
  I can't hear a thing
        G            D	  Em     C
  Cause I've stopped listening

  I'm the reason I don't go out
  I'm afraid I might tell me something
  I'm the shadow of every doubt
  I'm the product this song's about
  I'm the product this song's about to be

Chorus
I can't hear a thing
Cause I've stopped listening
x2

Bridge
Am      D
  Every morning
Am              D
  Since I was born
            Em           D      C
  It's been hard to look in the mirror
      Am          C       D
  And see my face for the horns


  All the fun that the law allows
  All the fun but with half the meaning
  Come on over, I'll show you how
  If you lived here you'd be home by now
  If you still lived here you'd be home now with me

Chorus
I can't hear a thing
Cause I've stopped listening

I can't hear a thing
Cause I've stopped listening


Outro (same as intro)
G   D   Em   C

Bull In A China Shop

C       D              G   D     Em
Our whole universe was in a hot dense state,
            C                D         G         D        Em
Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started. Wait...
    C              D
The Earth began to cool,
    G          D        Em
The autotrophs began to drool,
       C              D
Neanderthals developed tools,
           G          D        Em
We built a wall (we built the pyramids),
C              D        G         D    Em
Math, science, history, unraveling the mysteries,
     C           D            G
That all started with the big bang!

           C       D              G   D    Em
"Since the dawn of man" is really not that long,
         C          D              G            D        Em
As every galaxy was formed in less time than it takes to sing this song.
  C             D              G        D    Em
A fraction of a second and the elements were made.
    C               D
The bipeds stood up straight,
    G              D        Em
The dinosaurs all met their fate,
              C                  D
They tried to leap but they were late
             G          D           Em
And they all died (they froze their asses off)
    C          D
The oceans and pangea
        G              D  Em
See ya, wouldn't wanna be ya
       C             D        G
Set in motion by the same big bang!
       C                D      A
It all started with the big BANG!

D       G             Em             A
It's expanding ever outward but one day
D        G                  Em            A
It will cause the stars to go the other way,
A          D                        Em               A
Collapsing ever inward, we won't be here, it wont be hurt
A            D                Em                  A          C
Our best and brightest figure that it'll make an even bigger bang!


Solo:
C   D   G  D  Em
C   D   G  D  C    G 

C        D             G           D            Em
Australopithecus would really have been sick of us
C                  D                     G           D         Em                             
Debating out while here they're catching deer (we're catching viruses)
C           D          G        D     Em
Religion or astronomy, Encarta, Deuteronomy
   C           D        G
It all started with the big bang!
 C        D          G        D    Em
Music and mythology, Einstein and astrology
   C           D        G
It all started with the big bang!
   C           D        G
It all started with the big BANG!

G                    Am                     F     F
Don't the hours grow shorter as the days go by
G               Am                F     F
We never get to stop and open our eyes
G                 Am                     F     F
One minute you're waiting for the sky to fall
G                        Am           F     F
Next your dazzled by the beauty of it all

G   Am                F     F
Lovers in a dangerous time
G   Am                F     F
Lovers in a dangerous time

G             Am                  F     F
These fragile bodies of touch and taste
G            Am                   F     F
This vibrant skin, this hair like lace
G       Am                   F     F
Spirits open to the touch of grace
G       Am                       F     F
Never a breath you can afford to waste

G   Am                F     F
Lovers in a dangerous time
G   Am                F     F
Lovers in a dangerous time
G   Am                F     F
Lovers in a dangerous time
G   Am                F     F
Lovers in a dangerous time

G     Am     F     F
G     Am     F     F

G           Am                    F     F
When you're lovers in a dangerous time
G                                Am               F     F
Sometimes you're made to feel as if your love's a crime
G                          Am                   F     F
Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight
G                 Am                         F     F
Gotta kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight

G   Am                F     F
Lovers in a dangerous time
G   Am                F     F
Lovers in a dangerous time
G   Am                F     F
Lovers in a dangerous time
G   Am                F     F
Lovers in a dangerous time

Lovers In A Dangerous Time

G    Em          Am    D
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
      G               C
and never brought to mind ?
        G    Em          Am    D
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
 B   Em           C     G
and days of auld lang syne ?

CHORUS

     G    Em    Am     D
For auld lang syne, my dear, 
      G         C
for auld lang syne, 
        G    Em          Am    D
we’ll take a cup of kindness yet, 
 B   Em    C    G
for auld lang syne.

      G       Em       Am     D
And here’s a hand my trusty friend!
      G               C
And gives a hand o’ thine!
        G     Em       Am     D
we’ll take a cup of kindness yet, 
 B   Em    C   G
for auld lang syne.

CHORUS

Piano Solo

CHORUS 3x's

        G     Em       Am     D
we’ll take a cup of kindness yet, 
 B   Em   C    G
for auld lang syne.

Auld Lang Syne

Intro:
G C x2

	G				C
It was an upset in two minutes flat
	G				C
We were back on the freeway, foot to the mat
	Em				A7
I can't understand it; we had it down pat
	C				D
It's very upsetting, could we leave it at that?
	G				C
We all had positions; we each had a role
	G				C
We'd over-rehearsed it; we had full control
	Em				A7
They can't teach you acting, it's there in your soul
	C				D
It's the same with a bank job, and each thing we stole

  		Em F#/D G
So I don't need attitude
                    Em F#/D G
Cause you knew just what to do
		C
We all did our best now
		B/C
We all need to rest now
		A7
Leave me alone
		D
Wait by the phone

	G			C
I was the driver; you ran the show
	G			C
You had the last word, the go or no go
	Em			A7
I knew every laneway in Ontario
			C				D
But it's not what you're sure of, it's what you don't know
			G			C
It should have been filled with the usual ones
		G		  C
Throwing their cash into mutual funds
		Em		             A7
We all had our ski masks and sawed-off shotguns
		C			 D
But how do you plan for a bank full of nuns?

		G			    C
Well, I guess we panicked - we all have taboos
		G			    C
And they were like zebras; they had us confused
		Em			 A7
We should be in condos with oceanfront views
		C			       D
Instead we're most-wanted on the six o'clock news

  		Em F#/D G
So I don't need attitude
 		Em F#/D G
Cause you knew just what to do
		C
We all did our best now
		B/C
We all need to rest now
	  A7
Leave me alone
		 D
And wait by the phone

Break:
Em F#/D G C F#/D 
C B/C C D x2


  	    G				C
Inside the police car you tried to explain
	        G				C
your crisis of conscience; the voice in your brain
		  Em				  A7
And now that the whole thing has gone down the drain
		C				D
I think we all know who should shoulder the blame
		G			C
Cause you made a choice there, almost sublime
		G			C
I'm all for compassion, just not on my dime
		Em				A7
You looked like an amateur, and that's the real crime
		C			  D
So I'll take a walk now, and you do the time

   		 Em F#/D G
And I don't need attitude
		    Em F# G
Cause you knew just what to do
		C
We all did our best now
		B/C
We all need to rest now
	  A7
Leave me alone
		    D
There's no need to phone


G D
    We all did our best now
G D
    We all need to rest now
G D
   Leave me alone
G D
   We all did our best now
G D
   We all need to rest now
G D
   Leave me alone
G D
   Leave me alone

Bank Job

C E F G repeated through verses and chorus. F G C E7 repeated in bridge (oh no, here we go).

A     E              D
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
A    E         D
I'd buy you a house (I would buy you a house)
A     E              D
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
A            E                  D
I'd buy you furniture for your house (Maybe a nice chesterfield or an ottoman)
A     E              D
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
A    E         D
I'd buy you a K-car (A nice reliant automobile)
A     E              D                     E
If I had a million dollars, I'd buy your love

D     E             A                     Fm               D
If I had a million dollars, We'd build a tree fort in our yard
E             A                   Fm                      D
If I had a million dollars,  You could help it wouldn't be that hard
E             A                             Fm               D(let ring) E(let ring)
If I had a million dollars, We could put like a little refrigerator in 	 there 

If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you a fur coat (but not a real fur coat that's cruel)
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you an exotic pet (Like a llama or an emu)
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you John Merrick's remains (All them crazy elephant bones)
If I had a million dollars, I'd buy your love

	If I had a million dollars, We wouldn't have to walk to the store
	If I had a million dollars, We'd take a limosine cause it costs more
	If I had a million dollars, We wouldn't have to eat craft dinner
		(but we would. We'd just eat more)

If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you a green dress (But not a real green dress, that's cruel)
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you some art (A Picasso or a Garfunkel)
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you a monkey (Haven't you always wanted a monkey?)
If I had a million dollars, I'd buy your love
        D       E         A                Fm                  D
	If I had a million dollars, If I had a million dollars
                E         A                Fm                  D
	If I had a million dollars, If I had a million dollars
                E        A  Fm  D  E (stop)
	If I had a million dollars,          I'd be rich

If I Had A Million Dollars

D     G   Em7                A7       
I met you before the fall of Rome
D            G      Em7             A7      
And I begged you to let me take you home
D               Daug
You were wrong, I was right
D6                D7
You said goodbye, I said goodnight

G             Bm
It's all been done
G             D
It's all been done
G             Em   A7
It's all been done before

D      G   Em7                 A7
I knew you before the west was won
D     G                 Em7
And I heard you say the past
              A7
Was much more fun
D                Daug               
You go your way, I go mine
D6                    D7
But I'll see you next time

G             Bm
It's all been done
G             D
It's all been done
G             Em   A7
It's all been done before

D               Daug              D6
And if I put my fingers here, and if I say
   D7
"I love you, dear"
    G             A7
And if I play the same three chords,
     Bm
Will you just yawn and say

G             Bm
It's all been done
G             D
It's all been done
G             Em   A7
It's all been done before

D         G          Em7               A7
Alone and bored on a thirtieth-century night
D          G   Em7             A7
Will I see you on The Price Is Right?
D           Daug
Will I cry? Will I smile?
D6                  D7
As you run down the aisle?

G             Bm
It's all been done
G             D
It's all been done
G             Em   A7
It's all been done before

It's All Been Done

Intro -x2-: C  G  Em7  D 
 

          C    
Struck by lightning,
                     G
Sounds pretty frightening,
                     Em7         D
But you know the chances are so small.
           C    
Stuck by a bee sting,
                  G
Nothing but a bee thing,
                           Em7            D
Better chance you're gonna buy it at the mall.
           C                       
But it's a twenty-three or four-to-one,
     G                    Em7                D
That you can fall in love by the end of this song.
   C    
So get up, get up,
                G
Tell the bookie "put a bet on",
           Em7           D
Not a damn thing will go wrong.
 

    C             G            Em7
The odds are that we will probably be,
D
Alright,
C                    G
Odds are we gonna be alright,
     Em7               D
Odds are we gonna be alright tonight,
    C             G            Em7
The odds are that we will probably be,
D
Alright,
C                    G
Odds are we gonna be alright,
     Em7              D                        -C-
Odds are we gonna be alright for another night.
 

          C    
Hit by the a-train,
                     G
Crashed in an airplane,
                     Em7         D
I wouldn't recommend either one,
           C    
Killed by a great white,
                     G
Or a meteorite,
                     Em7         D
I guess there ain't no way to go that's fun,
           C                       
But somewhere in the world,
     G                    Em7                D
Someone is gonna fall in love by the end of this song.
           C                       
So get up, get up,
                G
No, it's never gonna let up,
           Em7           D
So you might as well sing along.
 

    C             G            Em7
The odds are that we will probably be,
D
Alright,
C                    G
Odds are we gonna be alright,
     Em7               D
Odds are we gonna be alright tonight,
    C             G            Em7
The odds are that we will probably be,
D
Alright,
C                    G
Odds are we gonna be alright,
     Em7              D                        -C-
Odds are we gonna be alright for another night.
 

C       G         Em7
 Sure things go wrong,
    D              C    
But I'll take my chances,
 G       Em7
Odds are long,
   D       C      G  Em7  D
So why not plaaaaaaaaaaaay?
 

Interlude: C  G  Em7  D
 

          C    
Struck by lightning,
                     G
Sounds pretty frightening,
                     Em7         D
But you know the chances are so small,
           C
Hit by the a-train,
                     G
Crashed in an airplane,
                     Em7         D
Better chance you're gonna buy it at the mall,
          C    
But it's a twenty-three or four-to-one,
     G                    Em7                D
That you can fall in love by the end of this song,
          C    
So get up, get up,
                     G
No, I'm never gonna let up,
                     Em7         D
So you might as well sing along.
 

    C             G            Em7
The odds are that we will probably be,
D
Alright,
C                    G
Odds are we gonna be alright,
     Em7               D
Odds are we gonna be alright tonight,
    C             G            Em7
The odds are that we will probably be,
D
Alright,
C                    G
Odds are we gonna be alright,
     Em7              D                        -C-
Odds are we gonna be alright for another night.
 

Outro: C  G  Em7  D

Odds Are

Chorus 1:
         A
It's been one week 
                    D
since you looked at me
A
  Cocked your head to the 
                   D
side and said "I'm angry"
A
  Five days since you 
           D
laughed at me saying
 A
"Get that together 
                  D
come back and see me"
A
  Three days since 
           D
the living room
  A
I realized it's all my 
          D   
fault but couldn't tell you
A                        D
Yesterday you'd forgiven me
           A
But it'll still be two 
                    D
days till I say I'm sorry


Verse 1:
A(all the way)
  Hold it now and watch the 
hoodwink as I make you stop think
You'll think you're looking at Aquaman
I summon fish to the dish 
although I like Chalet Swiss
I like the sushi cause it's never 
touched a frying pan
Hot like wasabe when I bust 
rhymes big like LeAnn Rimes
Because I'm all about value
Bert Kaempfert's got the 
mad hits you try to match wits
You try to hold me but I bust through
Gonna make a break and take a fake
I'd like a stinkin' achin' shake
I like vanilla, it's the
finest of the flavours
Gotta see the show, 'cause then you'll 
know the vertigo is gonna grow
Cause it's so dangerous
you'll have to sign a waiver


Refrain:
F#m                       E
   How can I help it if I think 
you're funny when you're mad
C#m
   Tryin' hard not to 
 D
smile though I feel bad
F#m
   I'm the kind of guy 
    E
who laughs at a funeral
C#m
Can't understand what I 
D
mean? Well you soon will
F#m                     E
   I have a tendency to wear 
my mind on my sleeve
C#m
   I have a history of 
D
taking off my shirt


Chorus 2:
    A
It's been one week since 
              D
you looked at me
A
  Threw your arms in the air 
                 D
and said "You're crazy"
A                             D
  Five days since you tackled me
A
  I've still got the rug 
                 D
burns on both my knees
A
  It's been three days 
               D
since the afternoon
    A
You realized it's not my 
                   D
fault not a moment too soon
A                    D
Yesterday you'd forgiven me
          A
And now I sit back and 
                         D
wait till you say you're sorry


Interlude: A-- x8


Verse 2:
A(all the way)
 Chickity China the Chinese chicken
You have a drum stick and 
your brain stops tickin
Watchin' X-Files with no lights 
on we're dans la maison 
(dans la maison...)
I hope the Smoking Man's in this one
Like Harrison Ford I'm getting 
frantic Like Sting I'm tantric
Like snickers, guaranteed to satisfy
Like Kurasawa, I make mad 
films; Okay, I don't make films
But If I did they'd have a Samurai
Gonna get a set of better 
clubs gonna find the kind with tiny nubs
Just so my irons aren't 
always flying off the back-swing
Gonna get in tune with Sailor 
Moon cause the cartoon has got
The boom anime babes that make 
me think the wrong thing


(Repeat Refrain)


Chorus 3:
    A
It's been one week since 
              D
you looked at me
A
  Dropped your arms to your sides 
              D
and said "I'm sorry" (hey)
A
  Five days since I 
        D
laughed at you and said
 A
"You just did just what I 
                 D
thought you were gonna do"
A                             D
  Three days since the living room
A
  We realized we're both to 
                     D
blame but what could we do?
A                              D
  Yesterday you just smiled at me
                  A
Cause it'll still be two 
                       D
days till we say we're sorry


Outro:
A(all the way)
It'll still be two days 
till we say we're sorry
It'll still be two days 
till we say wasabi
Birchmount stadium 
                  A(hold)

One Week

Intro: F5 G5 C2

Verse: 
F5         G5              C2
  It's the perfect time of year
F5         G5             C2 
  Somewhere far away from here 
F5         G5            C(9)
  I feel fine enough, I guess
F       G                  C(9)   F/A C/G 
  Considering everything's a mess
F           G                   C(9)  F/A C/G
  There's a restaurant down the street 
F        G                    C(9) F/A C/G
  Where hungry people like to eat
F         G                  C(9)  F/A C/G
  I could walk but I'll just drive 
D7/F                       F        G
  It's colder than it looks outside 

Chorus:
C                            G
It's like a dream you try to remember But it's gone
F                            D
Then you try to scream But it only comes out as a yawn 
C                            G                       F    D 
When you try to see the world beyond your front door 
C                            G
Take your time, is the way I rhyme gonna make you smile 
F                            D
When you realize that a guy my size might take a while 
C                             G                F
Just to try to figure out what all this is for 

Bridge:
Am          G
  Pinch me, pinch me,
F G         Am    G
  cause I'm still asleep 
F G         
  Please God
Am G 
  tell me
F G    Am         G 
  that I'm still asleep 

Solo/ Outro:
C G F D 
C G F G

Pinch Me

Verse 1:

G       D              Cadd9  
Broke into the old apartment.  
G       D                Cadd9
This is where we used to live.      
G      D             Cadd9       Cadd9
Broken glass, broke and hungry, broken hearts and
       G
broken bones.
G       D               Cadd9
This is where we used to live.    

Refrain:

Em  D                  C
Why did you paint the walls?
Em  D                  C
Why did you clean the floor?
Em  D                C         D                   G
Why did you plaster over the hole I punched in the door?
        D                Cadd9
This is where we used to live.       
G    D               Cadd9               D           G
Why did you keep the mousetrap, why did you keep the dishrack?
             D                   Cadd9
These things used to be mine, I guess they still are,
          D
I want 'm back.

Verse 2:

G       D              Cadd9  
Broke into the old apartment.  
G      D                  Cadd9
Forty-two stairs from the street.      
G       D                  Cadd9           Cadd9               G
Crooked landing, crooked landlord, narrow landway filled with crooks.
G       D                Cadd9
This is where we used to live.        

Refrain:

Em  D                  C
Why did they pave the lawn?
Em  D                   C
Why did they change the locks?
Em  D              C           D                G
Why did I have to break it, I only came here to talk.
        D                Cadd9
This is where we used to live.       
G   D               Cadd9           D                G
How is the neighbor downstairs?  How is her temper this year?
          D              Cadd9
I turned up your tv and stomped on the floor
         D
just for fun.


Bridge:

Em D            G             C
I know we don't live here anymore.
C  D              G               C
We bought an old house on the danforth.
Em  D                G              C
She loves me and her body keeps me warm;
C       D      G
(and) I'm happy here.

    G       D                Cadd9
But this is where we used to live.       


Verse 3:

G       D              Cadd9  
Broke into the old apartment.   
G         D              Cadd9  
Tore the phone out of the wall.     
G     D                  Cadd9        Cadd9          G
Only memories, fading memories blending into dull tableaux.

  D          Cadd9
I want them back.
(This is where we used to live)
G D          Cadd9
I want them back.   
(This is where we used to live)
G D          Cadd9
I want them back.   
(This is where we used to live)
G D         Cadd9      G
I want them back.

The Old Apartment

Intro:
G  A7  G  A7
G  A7  G  A7

Verse 1:
  G                 A7           G              A7
A friend brought me flowers, she said they were lilacs,
     G          A7                G  A7
I've never been good with plants
    G          A7        G         A7
Her next presentation, a new dictionary
    G           A7              A7sus4
She circled the word "romance"
   G      A7       G          A7
So enthusiastic, a little bit drastic,
  G               A7          G  A7
I shaved her name in my head.
G        A7           G         A7
As she beheld it, she said I misspelled it;
G    A7
Need more be said?

Chorus:
Bm7       A7            G       G  G/F#  Em7
    These apples are delicious!
          A7                    N.C.
    "As a matter of fact they are," she said
Bm7      A7                 C
    Can all this fruit be free? 

Interlude:
G  A7  G  A7
G  A7  G  A7

Verse 2:
    G          A7        G        A7
She wrote me a letter as big as a phone book
     G          A7          G  A7
I've never been big on mail
  G          A7            G              A7
I sent her a postcard from somewhere near Lethbridge,
    G              A7                 A7-3  A7sus4  A7
And wondered if it still went by rail 
     G          A7            G       A7
I've never been frightened of being enlightened
    G           A7              G  A7
But some things can go too far
       G             A7        G         A7
Though sometimes I stammer and mix up my grammar,
    G           A7
You get what my meanings are 

Chorus:
Bm7       A7            G       G  G/F#  Em7
    These apples are delicious!
          A7                    N.C.
    "As a matter of fact they are," she said
Bm7      A7                 C
    Can all this fruit be free? 

Interlude:
G  A7  G  A7

Bridge:
D/F#          G                A7                     Bm7
    I'm not trying to sing a love song, I'm trying to sing in tune
D/F#       G                        A7   G  A7
    I know I am sometimes headstrong
D/F#         G                A7              Bm7
    Falling in love, catching fire, I want to be consumed
D/F#          G                  A7       G      A7
    Wondering will I ever tire,      will I ever tire?
    G  A7         G      A7
             Will I ever tire?

Instrumental Break:
A7  A7sus4  A7 A7  x4

Chorus:
Bm7       A7            G       G  G/F#  Em7
    These apples are delicious!
          A7                    N.C.
    "As a matter of fact they are," she said
Bm7      A7                 C
    Can all this fruit be free? 

Outro:
A7  A7sus4  A7 A7  (6x)

A7

These Apples

Intro:  G  G/E  G/D  G/C (2x)

Verse 1:
G       Bm               Am                   D                    G
I don't buy everything I read, I haven't even read everything I've bought.
        Bm               Am                 D                   
I don't cry every time I bleed, my eyes are dry, but they're bloodshot.
G      D        C   D       G   D            C      D           
I have faith in medication, I believe in the Prozac Nation,
G        D           C         D
You play doctor, but I've lost patience.



Chorus:
C                          D
But this is where it ends, this is where it ends,
G                   D/F#               Em                      D        
Call the police and call the press but please, dear God, don't tell my friends,
C                      D                G
This is where it ends, this is where it ends.


Interlude:  G  G/E  G/D  G/C (2x)


Verse 2:

G          Bm                      Am               D                       G
Where's my pride?  Where's my self esteem?  Does it show in the drinks I've bought?
        Bm         Bm   Bb  Am          D
I don't hide every time I'm seen, but I try not to get caught.
G      D     C   D         G      D       C     D
Make excuses for behavior, can my illness be my savior?

G      D           C         D
Hid my heart while you still gave yours,



CHORUS:

C                          D
But this is where it ends, this is where it ends,
G                   D/F#               Em                      D        
Call the police and call the press but please, dear God, don't tell my friends,
C                      D                G
This is where it ends, this is where it ends.


Bridge:
Em           D                  C G    (Am D)
She says she wants to live in a movie,
Em      D                    C     Bm            Am           G
I say I want someone else to stand behind me and write it all down,
         C        Bm       Am       G
'cause I can't be bothered doing it myself,
      C                      Bm                      D/F#
And I don't want the responsibility of proving its importance.



Verse 3:
G      D         C      D       G           D      C      D
I have loved and I have waited, been picked up and been sedated,
G      D      C  D
Mental health is overrated.


Chorus:
C                          D
But this is where it ends, this is where it ends,
G                   D/F#               Em                      D        
Call the police and call the press but please, dear God, don't tell my friends,
C                      D                G
This is where it ends, this is where it ends.



Outro:  G  G/E  G/D  G/C (4x)

This Is Where It Ends

G                 D                                                                     
When I was born, they looked at me and said
C
what a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy.
G                              D                                      
And when you were born, they looked at you and said,
C
what a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl.
G                       D                                   
We've got these chains that hang around our necks,
C
people want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath.
G             D                                        
Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same,
C
when temptation calls, we just look away.


[Chorus]
G                               D
This name is the hairshirt I wear,
                    C                   D
and this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair.
G                        D
This song is the cross that I bear,
             C
bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me,
D                               G    G/F#   Em   C
be with me tonight,
                                     G    G/F#   Em   C
I know that it isn't right, 

but be with me tonight.


G                  D                                       
I go to school, I write exams,
C
if I pass, if I fail, if I drop out, does anyone give a damn?
G                     D                                  
And if they do, they'll soon forget 
C
'cause it won't take much for me to show my life ain't over yet.
G                         D
I wake up scared, I wake up strange.

C
I wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever going to change.
G                         D              Em                                                  
I wake up scared, I wake up strange
       C                                  G
and everything around me stays the same.


[Chorus]
                         D
...its the hairshirt I wear,
                    C                   D
and this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair.
G                        D
This song is the cross that I bear,
             C
bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me,
D                                G    G/F#   Em   C
be with me tonight,
                                     G    G/F#   Em   C              G    G/F#   Em   C
I know that it isn't right, 

but be with me tonight.


G                        D                               
I couldn't tell you that I was wrong,
C
chickened out, grabbed a pen and paper, sat down and I wrote this song.
G                        D
I couldn't tell you that you were right,
C
so instead I looked in the mirror, watched TV, laid awake all night.

G                                    D
We've got these chains, hang 'round our necks,
C
people want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath.
G                          D                                                     
Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same 
C
when temptation calls ...


[Chorus]
G                               D
This name is the hairshirt I wear,
                    C                                         D
and this hairshirt is woven from -  is woven from - is woven from hair
G                        D
This song is the cross that I bear,
             C
bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me,
D                                
be with me tonight,

G                          D
When I was born, they looked at me and said;
C
What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy.
G                                       D
And when you were born, they looked at you and said;
Em                                     C                                        G
what a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl, hey

What A Good Boy

INTRO:  D G A Bm G  (x2) 

                       D          A                  Bm      G 
I look straight in the window,       try not to look below 
                D          A                     E        G 
Pretend I'm not up here,          I try counting sheep 
                  D        A             Bm        G
The sheep seem to shower,    off this office tower 
         D              A                  E       G
It's 9.8 straight down,    I can't stop my knees. 

CHORUS: 
                Bm            A                   E       G 
I wish I could fly, from this building, from this wall. 
                Bm             A               E       G 
And if I should try, would you catch me, if I fall.  

                   D           A             Bm      G 
My hands clench the squeegee,     a seclar rosary 
               D        A                  E       G
Hang onto your wallet,     hang onto your rings. 
            D          A                Bm          G 
I can't look below me,   something might throw me.
               D              A                  E       G
I curse at the windstorms,          that October brings. 

              D           A             Bm            G
I look in the boardroom,     a modern Pharaoh's tomb. 
                D         A                  E       G
I'd gladly swap places,      if they care to dive 
                   D          A                 Bm      G
They're lined up at the window,      peer down into limbo 
               D         A               E         G
Frightened of jumping,      in case they survive. 

               G                   A        
I wish I could step, from this scaffold, 
     Bm                   E        
Onto soft green grass and shopping malls, 
    G           A              Bm            A         
or bed, with my family, and my pastor and my grandfather 
      E     G 
who's dead. 

(softly)             D        A                Bm         G
Look straight in the mirror,     watch it come clearer
                D         A                  E       G 
I look like a painter, behind all the grease. 
               D         A                  Bm         G
But painting's creating,     and I'm just erasing 
                D         A                  E       G
A crystal clear canvas,          is my masterpiece. 


CHORUS: 
                Bm            A                   E       G 
I wish I could fly, from this building, from this wall. 
                Bm             A               E       G 
And if I should try, would you catch me, if I fall.  
                Bm            A                   E       G 
I wish I could fly, from this building, from this wall. 
                Bm             A               E       G 
And if I should try, would you catch me, if I fall.  

       D A Bm G    D A E G
When I fall...     When I fall.... mmmmmm

When I Fall

According to the Pinch Me Songfacts, frontman Ed Robertson wrote this song following the success of the album Stunt, after seeing that people in their native Canada were unaware of the band's success. The lyrics themselves describe a situation where things are going pretty well in your life, and you feel fine, but you know that things could be better. 

Verse 1:
           B
I'm going back to the time when we owned this town
      E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
C#m        B                   G#m  B     F#
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns


Verse 2:
                      B       
I didn't know I'd be finding out now I was torn from you
         E
When we thought about things we were gonna do
C#m      B                    G#m B  F# 
We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too


Chorus:
               E              B 
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café


Verse 3:
                          B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
        E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
C#m     B                   G#m  B   F#
I'm a better man now than I was that day


Chorus:
                      E              B 
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                 E               B
Go down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                      E                     G#m   F#     
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café


Bridge:
   E        B           F#
I wheel my bike off the train,
        F#
Up the North Trade Road,
 E        B             F# 
Look for you on Marley Lane
                          G#m
In every building, every streetlight
                   E               F#  G#m  B  F#
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?


Verse 4:
                        B
You keep on leaving me mile long traces of who you are
         E
You can get a big house and a faster car
C#m      B                    G#m   B  F#
You can run away boy, but you won't go far


Chorus:
                      E              B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                    E                B
Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                     E                      G#m   F#
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café 

      E            B    G#m
La la la la la la la la Yeah, 
     F#                      E       B   F#
I'm going where the people know my name


Outro:
E B G#m F#
E B G#m F# B

Sovereign Light Cafe

strumming pattern
D-DUD-D

F,G,C,Em7

mmmmm mmmm mmmm 

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 1: Rihanna]

F              G
Dry! ...Me a desert
C                 Em7
Nuh time to have ya lerkin'
F                        G
Him ago act like him nuh like it
C                           Em7
You know I dealt with you the nicest
F                        G
Nuh body touch me in the righteous
C                     Em7
Nuh botha, text me in a crisis 
           F                    G
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
            C                    Em7
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
            F                        G
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
                C                          Em7
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
           F             G
All that I wanted from you was to give me
C            Em7
Something that I never had
F                   G
Something that you've never seen
C                     Em7
Something that you've never been!
F     G
Mmmmm!
      C                          
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
D
Just get ready fi...


[Hook: Rihanna]
F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
F             G
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
               C           Em7
When you a guh ner ner ner ner ner ner!
                  F                 G
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
C             Em7
Beg you something please


[Verse 2: Rihanna]

F            G
Baby don't you leave
               C                 Em7
Do''t leave me stuck here in the streets, 
   F                  G
uh huh If I get another chance to
       C                Em7
I will never, no never neglect you
      F                         G
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
       C                    Em7
I just hope that it gets to you
  F           G
I hope that you see this through
  C                      Em7
I hope that you see this true
F          G
What can I say?
       C          
Please recognize I'm tryin', baby!!!
 Em7
I have to


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 3: Drake]

N.C.
Yeah, okay
F        G        C                   Em7
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
F               G
We just need to slow the motion
C                   Em7
Don't give that away to no one
F            G
Long distance, I need you
C                          Em7
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
F                        G
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
C                           Em7
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
      F      G               C              
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
   Em7
If you come over
F            G
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
C                    Em7
I got n____s tryna end me,
F G           C                 Em7
oh,     I spilled all my emotions tonight, I'm sorry
F               G
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
C                                Em7
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
F              G
We just need a face to face
C                    Em7            F
You could pick the time and the place
               G
You spent some time away
C                Em7
Now you need to forward and give me all the...


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

mmm mmm mmm..


[Outro: Rihanna]

work work work work work work

F G C D
F G C D

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


C D
Si es que no puedes hablar
C D
no te atrevas a volver
C D
si te quieres ocultar
C D
tal vez te podria ver
Em D C G C
y el amor que no sabe a quien y que
G C
hablará si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazara otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz

C D


C D
Si no puedes escuchar
C D
aunque insistas hablaré
C D
si lo quieres mírame
C D
y tus ojos hablaran tal vez
Em D C G C
sentiras el amor e iras tras el
G C
hablaras si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazará otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz


Em G C G
.(CUERDAS)... abrazaméeeeeeeee..
C Em F
quiero despertarme y entender

Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y que haces aquì
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz
G C
y te hace feliz

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

(Chorus)
G
You xxxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
(1st Verse)
G
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Em
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Am7
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
D7                              G Em G Em
X just xxx'x xxxxx without xxx
(2nd verse)
G
You xxxx along xxxx xxxx x song
Em
Xxx brightened xx xxx
Am7
Whod've xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xx x dream
                  D7
Xxx xx xxx xxxxx light xxxxx xxxx
(Chorus)
         G 
Xxx now xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7                          Eb
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx anything
(3rd Verse)
Ab
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
   Fm
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Bbm
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
Ebm
X just xxx'x xxxxx
Ebm                                 Ab               C#
Now xxxx xxxxxx xxx happiness xxxxx so xxxx xxxx xx find
C#m                                         Eb     E
Well, X'x xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx behind me
A
And xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx
F#m
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Bm
X xxx'x laugh xxx X xxx'x sing
E
X'x finding xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
Bb
You xxx X xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Gm
X feel xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Cm
If xxx xxxx knew xxxx X'x xxxxx through
F
X just xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx

Can't Smile Without You

Intro: Em  A  Em  A

       Em               A                Em                   
 A
Verse: Be on my side or be on your side, there is no reason for you to hide,
       Em                 A
       Its so hard for me stayin' here all alone, when you could be takin'
       A                Em                                             A
       Me for a ride... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


        G     D         A    G  D          A
Chorus:  Down by the ri-ver,  I shot my ba-by

 Em        A
 Ooh, Ooh, shot her dead


Verse 2:You take my hand I'll take your hand, together we may get away,

        This must madness is too much sorrow, its impossible to make it

        today... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


(Chorus)

(Verse 1)

Down By The River

Intro: D-A-Bm-Em-A  x4

         D                 A                          
I'll confess tonight your all thats on my mind
        Bm            A                   D
I know these roof top nights could last forever.
              A                            Bm
we watched the seasons change, we saw the distance pull us away,
           A
from all we shared together.

D                       A
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                       A
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.

D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
    Em    A
lets run away.
D                             A                             Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
    Em    A
lets run away.

play intro  x2

D                    A
I picked apart every word that you said
  Bm                              A
I dissected each sentence but kept coming up empty
D                         A
the way you are leaves me counting the days
        Bm                            A
till the next time this distance will be a memory


D                        A        
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                     D
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.


D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away.

D-A-Bm-A

where have you been


                                                                        Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away


American Dream 

G Bm Em A
Well everybody's lookin' for something they can't find,
Walking straight ahead blind-folded production line,
Only taking time for one type of shoe-shine.
Don't look left/right now you got a street fine.
Everybody lookin' for just a little more.
Working late-nights trying to fight off the day glow.
Waiting for the come-around but it is a no show.
Driving in the fast lane lookin' for the slow-mo...

C D A
Oh whats in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know well I don't know man anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time you,
Where were you, you weren't listenin', gonna be a long time
Gonna be a long time.

G Bm Em A
So now you're face down, face lookin like a frying pan.
Hitting up the clubs trying to feel like a real man.
Beating your chest just like you're King Kong but you're just a gui-tar no-string no-song.
Feeling free like ya don't even know it, man you're towing the line hoping you just don't blow it.
Man ya stuck in the mainframe trying to win the big game so much potential it even makes it more of a shame, shame, shame...
Here we go again, same old shit just another name.
Looking at the destiny there in your palm,
But now you got your strings but you got no song.
So sing, sing, sing - shake it like a chicken wing.
It's not what you get it's about what you bring-bring-bring.
So bring it, bring it to the table, not because you have to 'cos you're willing and you're able!

C D A
Oh what's in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know, I don't know anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time.
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time.
You, where were you, you weren't listening, gonna be a long time.
Gonna be a long time.

Gonna Be A Long Time

[intro x2]
A  E  D A

A                                        E
when there's no place you feel at home
              D                               A
and you think you'd be better off alone
A                                          E
when you think there's no reason to try
               D                           A
and you hate yourself and wanna die

A                                      E
when you're filled with anxiety
             D                   A
and everyone's your enemy
A                                        E
when you wish you were someone else
                 D                        A
and you wanna go out and kill yourself

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


A                       E
when you get yourself depressed
                      D                   A
because you think you can't do your best
A                                         E
when you write yourself a stupid song
           D                        A
to remind yourself that you forgot

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


[BRIDGE]
# chords x2:
A  E  D  A

A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-2--------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-4-2---2-4-2-1---1-1-2-2-1-2-4-2-1-22-----------|     x2



[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

It takes a while to get used to the rhythm. In the verse the
time signature goes 3/4 for 2 bars then 2/4 for 1 bar and then
repeats.


Intro and Verses:

A|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|------|-10------10|-9-------9-|------
E|-----------|-----------|------|-----------|-----------|----3-
C|-0---------|-2---2-----|------|-----7-----|-----------|-2----
G|-0---------|-0---------|-0----|-9---------|-7---------|------
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |

Intro Riff:

A|-10--12--10-|-9---10---9-|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|-------|
E|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
C|------------|------------|-0---------|-2---2-----|-------|
G|-9----------|-7----------|-0---------|-0---------|-0-----|



Chorus:

                   C
I...              driving...
     G  
The speed...            

Em
      City...

        D
And...  arm...
    
    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

C           D
be...       be... 

Suggestion: during the verses, it can sound pretty cool if you
get a friend to strum the chords: C, G, Em, D in the background
:)

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