Alcohol Chords by Barenaked Ladies

Tempo:
142.9 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

F#

C#

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Barenaked Ladies - Alcohol chords
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[E]
[B]
[C#] [E]
[B]
[C#] Alcohol, [E] my permanent
[B] accessory.
[C#] Alcohol, [E] a part-time [B] necessity.
[C#] Alcohol, [E] alternative [B] to feeling like [G#m] yourself.
[E] Oh, alcohol, [F#] I still drink to [B] your health.
I [F#] love you [G#m] more [G#] than I did [C#] the week [E] before.
I [B] discovered [F#] alcohol.
[B]
[C#] Forget the cafe [E] lattes, screw [B] the raspberry iced tea.
[C#] Malibu, [E] I'd coke for you, [B] a G&G for me.
[C#] Alcohol, [E] your sun's dissolved [B] like my life [G#m] never will.
[E] When someone else [F#] is picking up [B] the bill.
I love [F#] you [G#m] more [C#] than I did the week [E] before.
[B] I [F#] discovered [G#m] alcohol.
[E] Would you [F#]
please [G#m] forgive me?
[E] While I cannot love [G#m] myself, [E] I'll use some [B] of the help.
I've got that out [F#]
[E] [B] to do.
I got back in King's, which yet sunk was [Em] a waste of [B] precious food.
But now I'm a [F#] timer, [G] there's a place where I [B] can choose.
To watch the fight and angst between self-control [E] and self [F#] [C#]-abuse.
[B]
[C#m]
[E] [B]
[C#]
[E]
[B] I
[F#] love [G#m] you more [C#] than I did the week [E] before.
[B] I [F#] discovered alcohol.
[B]
[F#] Would you please [G#m] ignore, [C#] since you found me on [E] the floor.
[B] Try and your [F#] damn soul.
I discovered alcohol.
[G#m]
[E] Would you [G#m] please forgive me?
[E] While I cannot [F#] love [G#m] myself,
[E] I'll use some [B] of the help.
[F#] [B]
[F#m] [B] [F#m]
[B]
[F#m] Would you [F#] please forgive me?
[D#] [C#] [B]
[F#]
Key:  
B
12341112
E
2311
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
G#m
123111114
B
12341112
E
2311
F#
134211112
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To learn Barenaked Ladies - Alcohol chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - E, B, C#, E, F#, G#m, F# and C# in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 71 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 143. With an eye on the song's key E Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ Alcohol, [E] my permanent _
[B] _ accessory. _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ Alcohol, _ [E] a part-time [B] _ necessity. _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ Alcohol, _ [E] _ alternative [B] to feeling like [G#m] yourself. _ _
[E] Oh, alcohol, [F#] I still drink to [B] your health. _ _ _ _ _ _
I _ _ [F#] _ _ love you _ [G#m] more [G#] than I did [C#] the week [E] before.
I [B] _ _ discovered [F#] _ _ _ alcohol.
_ [B] _ _
[C#] Forget the cafe [E] _ lattes, screw [B] the _ raspberry iced _ tea.
[C#] _ _ Malibu, [E] I'd coke for you, [B] a G&G for me. _ _
[C#] _ _ Alcohol, [E] your sun's dissolved [B] like my life [G#m] never will. _
[E] When someone else [F#] is picking up [B] the bill. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I love [F#] _ _ you [G#m] _ more [C#] than I did the week [E] before.
_ _ [B] I _ [F#] discovered _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] alcohol.
_ _ _ [E] Would you [F#]
please [G#m] forgive me?
[E] While I cannot love [G#m] myself, _ _ [E] I'll use some [B] of the help.
_ _ _ I've got that out _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [B] to do.
I got back in King's, which yet sunk was [Em] a waste of [B] precious food.
But now I'm _ a [F#] timer, [G] there's a place where I [B] can choose.
To watch the fight and angst between self-control [E] and self [F#] _ [C#]-abuse. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ I _
[F#] love _ [G#m] you more [C#] than I did the week [E] before. _ _
[B] I _ [F#] discovered alcohol. _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#] Would you please [G#m] ignore, _ [C#] since you found me on [E] the floor. _ _
[B] Try and your [F#] damn soul.
I discovered alcohol.
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] Would you [G#m] please forgive me?
[E] While I cannot [F#] love [G#m] myself, _ _
[E] I'll use some [B] of the help. _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] Would you [F#] please forgive me?
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Stunt album.

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