Chords for Barenaked Ladies - What a good boy (lyrics on screen)
Tempo:
97.3 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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When I [D] was born they look at me [C] and say
What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy
[G] When you [D] were born
They look at you [C] and say
What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl
[G] Got these [D] chains
Hang around, [C] I like people wanna strangle us with
Before we take off our spell
Afraid of [D] change, afraid of staying the [C] same
When temptation comes, we just look [G] away
This name is [D] the hair shed I wear
This [C] hair shed is holding
Your brown [D] hair
[G] This song is [D] the cross that I bear, bear [C] with me, bear with me, bear with me
Be with me [G] tonight
[Em] [C] I know that it [G] isn't right
[C] Be with me [G] tonight
Go to [D] school
I write [C] exams
If I pass, if I fail, if I drop out
Does anyone care [G] about that?
If they [D] do
They'll soon [C] forget
Cause it won't take much for me to show my life ain't over [G] yet
Wake up [D] scared
Wake up [C] strange
Wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever gonna [G] change
Wake up [D] scared
Wake [Em] up strange
[C] And everything around me [G] stays the same
It's [D] the hair shed I wear
[C] This hair shed is holding
It's holding from
Your brown [G] hair
This song is [D] the cross that I bear
Bear [C] with me
Bear with me
Bear with me
Be with me [G] tonight
I [Em] [C] know that it [G] isn't right
[Em] [C]
[G] [C]
Be with me [G] tonight
I [D] couldn't tell you
I [C] was wrong
Drinking down from the pan in the basement
Sat down and I wrote [G] this song
I [D] couldn't tell you
That you [C] were right
So instead I looked in the mirror
And I watched TV late at night [G] All night
We've got [D] these chains
Hanging [C] around our necks
People wanna strangle us with them
[G] Before we take our [G] butts back
Afraid of [D] change
Afraid of staying [C] the same
When temptation calls
The air [G] I breathe
Comes a snake
[D] It's the hair shed I wear
[C] This hair shed is holding
It's holding from
[G] Your brown hair
This song is [D] the cross that I bear
[C] Bear with me
Bear with me
Bear with [Em] me
Be with [G] me tonight
When I was born
They looked at me and said
What a good boy
What a smart boy
What a strong boy
When [D] you were born
They looked at [Em] you and said
What a good girl
What [C] a smart girl
What a pretty [G] girl
What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy
[G] When you [D] were born
They look at you [C] and say
What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl
[G] Got these [D] chains
Hang around, [C] I like people wanna strangle us with
Before we take off our spell
Afraid of [D] change, afraid of staying the [C] same
When temptation comes, we just look [G] away
This name is [D] the hair shed I wear
This [C] hair shed is holding
Your brown [D] hair
[G] This song is [D] the cross that I bear, bear [C] with me, bear with me, bear with me
Be with me [G] tonight
[Em] [C] I know that it [G] isn't right
[C] Be with me [G] tonight
Go to [D] school
I write [C] exams
If I pass, if I fail, if I drop out
Does anyone care [G] about that?
If they [D] do
They'll soon [C] forget
Cause it won't take much for me to show my life ain't over [G] yet
Wake up [D] scared
Wake up [C] strange
Wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever gonna [G] change
Wake up [D] scared
Wake [Em] up strange
[C] And everything around me [G] stays the same
It's [D] the hair shed I wear
[C] This hair shed is holding
It's holding from
Your brown [G] hair
This song is [D] the cross that I bear
Bear [C] with me
Bear with me
Bear with me
Be with me [G] tonight
I [Em] [C] know that it [G] isn't right
[Em] [C]
[G] [C]
Be with me [G] tonight
I [D] couldn't tell you
I [C] was wrong
Drinking down from the pan in the basement
Sat down and I wrote [G] this song
I [D] couldn't tell you
That you [C] were right
So instead I looked in the mirror
And I watched TV late at night [G] All night
We've got [D] these chains
Hanging [C] around our necks
People wanna strangle us with them
[G] Before we take our [G] butts back
Afraid of [D] change
Afraid of staying [C] the same
When temptation calls
The air [G] I breathe
Comes a snake
[D] It's the hair shed I wear
[C] This hair shed is holding
It's holding from
[G] Your brown hair
This song is [D] the cross that I bear
[C] Bear with me
Bear with me
Bear with [Em] me
Be with [G] me tonight
When I was born
They looked at me and said
What a good boy
What a smart boy
What a strong boy
When [D] you were born
They looked at [Em] you and said
What a good girl
What [C] a smart girl
What a pretty [G] girl
Key:
C
G
D
Em
C
G
D
Em
_ _ _ When I [D] was born they look at me [C] and say
What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy
[G] _ When you [D] were born
They look at you [C] and say
What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl
[G] _ Got these [D] chains
Hang around, [C] I like people wanna strangle us with
Before we take off our spell
Afraid of [D] change, afraid of staying the [C] same
When temptation comes, we just look [G] away
This name is [D] the hair shed I wear
This [C] hair shed is holding
Your brown [D] hair
_ [G] This song is [D] the cross that I bear, bear [C] with me, bear with me, bear with me
Be with me [G] tonight
_ [Em] _ _ [C] I know that it [G] isn't right
_ [C] _ _ _ Be with me [G] tonight
Go to [D] school
I write [C] exams
If I pass, if I fail, if I drop out
Does anyone care [G] about that?
If they [D] do
They'll soon [C] forget
Cause it won't take much for me to show my life ain't over [G] yet
_ Wake up [D] scared
Wake up [C] strange
Wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever gonna [G] change
Wake up [D] scared
Wake [Em] up strange
_ [C] And everything around me [G] stays the same
It's [D] the hair shed I wear
[C] This hair shed is holding
It's holding from
Your brown [G] hair
This song is [D] the cross that I bear
Bear [C] with me
Bear with me
Bear with me
Be with me [G] tonight
I [Em] _ _ [C] _ know that it [G] isn't right
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Be with me [G] tonight
I [D] couldn't tell you
I [C] was wrong
Drinking down from the pan in the basement
Sat down and I wrote [G] this song
I [D] couldn't tell you
That you [C] were right
So instead I looked in the mirror
And I watched TV late at night [G] All night
We've got [D] these chains
Hanging [C] around our necks
People wanna strangle us with them
[G] Before we take our [G] butts back
Afraid of [D] change
Afraid of staying [C] the same
When temptation calls
The air [G] I breathe
Comes a snake
[D] It's the hair shed I wear
[C] This hair shed is holding
It's holding from
_ [G] Your brown hair
This song is [D] the cross that I bear
[C] Bear with me
Bear with me
Bear with [Em] me
Be with [G] me tonight
_ When I was born
They looked at me and said
What a good boy
What a smart boy
What a strong boy
_ When [D] you were born
They looked at [Em] you and said
What a good girl
What [C] a smart girl
What a pretty [G] girl _ _ _ _ _ _
What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy
[G] _ When you [D] were born
They look at you [C] and say
What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl
[G] _ Got these [D] chains
Hang around, [C] I like people wanna strangle us with
Before we take off our spell
Afraid of [D] change, afraid of staying the [C] same
When temptation comes, we just look [G] away
This name is [D] the hair shed I wear
This [C] hair shed is holding
Your brown [D] hair
_ [G] This song is [D] the cross that I bear, bear [C] with me, bear with me, bear with me
Be with me [G] tonight
_ [Em] _ _ [C] I know that it [G] isn't right
_ [C] _ _ _ Be with me [G] tonight
Go to [D] school
I write [C] exams
If I pass, if I fail, if I drop out
Does anyone care [G] about that?
If they [D] do
They'll soon [C] forget
Cause it won't take much for me to show my life ain't over [G] yet
_ Wake up [D] scared
Wake up [C] strange
Wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever gonna [G] change
Wake up [D] scared
Wake [Em] up strange
_ [C] And everything around me [G] stays the same
It's [D] the hair shed I wear
[C] This hair shed is holding
It's holding from
Your brown [G] hair
This song is [D] the cross that I bear
Bear [C] with me
Bear with me
Bear with me
Be with me [G] tonight
I [Em] _ _ [C] _ know that it [G] isn't right
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Be with me [G] tonight
I [D] couldn't tell you
I [C] was wrong
Drinking down from the pan in the basement
Sat down and I wrote [G] this song
I [D] couldn't tell you
That you [C] were right
So instead I looked in the mirror
And I watched TV late at night [G] All night
We've got [D] these chains
Hanging [C] around our necks
People wanna strangle us with them
[G] Before we take our [G] butts back
Afraid of [D] change
Afraid of staying [C] the same
When temptation calls
The air [G] I breathe
Comes a snake
[D] It's the hair shed I wear
[C] This hair shed is holding
It's holding from
_ [G] Your brown hair
This song is [D] the cross that I bear
[C] Bear with me
Bear with me
Bear with [Em] me
Be with [G] me tonight
_ When I was born
They looked at me and said
What a good boy
What a smart boy
What a strong boy
_ When [D] you were born
They looked at [Em] you and said
What a good girl
What [C] a smart girl
What a pretty [G] girl _ _ _ _ _ _