Chords for Barenaked Ladies - What a good boy (lyrics on screen)

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D

Em

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Barenaked Ladies - What a good boy (lyrics on screen) chords
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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
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C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
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Learn the basic chords of Barenaked Ladies - What A Good Boy chords, with this master sequence: G, D, C, G and C. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: G Major.

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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 _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Gordon album.

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