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Crazy ABC's easy guitar chords by
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies

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Verse 1
D
G
D
G
Em
A

Hey Steve!
D

Hey Ed, that sounds nice, what is it?
A

Thank you, it's an alphabet

song I'm working on

Oh great, a whole new alphabet,
Em

I just learned the old one.
Verse 2
D
G

A is for aisle
A
D

B is for bdellium
G
D

C is for czar
G

And if you see him, would
Em
A

you mind telling him
Verse 3
A

OK, hang on a second, yeah aisle?

Yeah, aisle like a, like a theatre.

Alright, OK, and bdellium?
Em
A

Bdellium, it's a gum like tree resin,
Em
A

it starts with a silent B
Em

And then czar?
D
A

Yeah, it's uh- like a Russian

czar.

You know, everyone knows

apple ball and cat,
Em
A

I wanted to get into some you know,


Some stranger words.
D
G

Right, I see what you're doing.
D
D is for
Verse 4
G

djinn
A
D

E for Euphrates
G
D
Em

F is for fohn, but not like when
A

I call the ladies
Em
I thought phone started with a
Verse 5
A

Em

"p"...like a "ph"
A

No its f-o-h-n,
Em
A
D

it's it's it's it's a kind of wind
A
Em

Yeah, I know what you mean by wind
Verse 6
D

G for Gnarly,
G

I for irk
A
D

H is for hour
G
D
G

J for jalapeño
Em
A

Good in either corn or flour (tortillas)

Nice rhyme
D
G

K is for knick-knack
A
D

L L is for llama

Pramma, llama, ding
Verse 7
D

What's so strange about llama?

Llama, its starts with two L's

What's the second one for?

No idea.

I know, loser.
Verse 8
G

M for mnemonic
A
D

N is for ngomo
G
D
G

O is for ouija board
D
G

P for pneumonia,
A
D

pterodactyl and psychosis
G
D

Q is for qat
G
Em
OK, Q,
Verse 9
A

qat? What?

Yeah it's uh...q-a-t,

It's It's an evergreen shrub

It's a perfect scrabble word

because it's a q with no u,

There's not many of those
Em

You have too much time on your hands.
D
R is for
Verse 10
G

R-gyle
A
D

No, it isn't
Verse 11
D

OK, you're right; I couldn't
Verse 12

find a good "r" word
D
G
A
D

S is for Saar, a lovely German river
G
D
Em

T for tsunami, a wave that
A
Em
A
D

makes me quiver
G
A
D

U is for urn, but not like earning money
G
D

V for vraisemblance from French,
Em
A

And therefore kind of funny
D
G
A
D

W for wren, wrinkly, and who.
G
D
G
Em

X is for Xian, an ancient Chinese city,
A

true!
Verse 13
A
Em
A

Ancient Chinese city, huh?
G
A

My guitar player, some hotshot.
Em
A
Verse 14
D
G
A
D

Y is for yperite, a very nasty gas.

And zed's the final letter
G
Em
A

And by final, I mean last.
Em
OK, when you say zed,
Verse 15
A


For the benefit of our American
Em

friends
A

You really mean Z, right?
Em
A

No I mean Zed, like, like Zed Zed Top.

Zed Zed Top?
C

Yeah, you know the guys with
A

the big long beards,
Em
A

Well, except the guy
Em

whose name is Beard,
A

He has a mustache
Em
A

I always thought that was interesting
Em
A

You done with the alphabet?
G

No extra letters I haven't heard of?
A
Em

I think so.
A

Well this was a great help,
D

I think, you know,
A

The contribution you made
Em

to world literacy
A

Well, I'm just saying, kids

I'm just saying
D
A
Em

Think outside the box a little bit
A

Box with an "r"
D
A
Em
A

Yeah, well, no, box with a a a b-a-l-k-s,
D
A

like like like a pitcher.
D

Ahh, as opposed to b-a-c-h-s,
A

Right, Right, Right, Right, Right,
A

think outside the "balks"
Outro 1
A


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