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Crazy ABC's chords by
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
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Hey Steve!
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Hey Ed, that sounds nice, what is it?
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Thank you, it's an alphabet

song I'm working on

Oh great, a whole new alphabet,
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I just learned the old one.
Verse 2
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A is for aisle
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B is for bdellium
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D

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C is for czar
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And if you see him, would
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you mind telling him
Verse 3
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OK, hang on a second, yeah aisle?

Yeah, aisle like a, like a theatre.

Alright, OK, and bdellium?
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Bdellium, it's a gum like tree resin,
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it starts with a silent B
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And then czar?
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A
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Yeah, it's uh- like a Russian

czar.

You know, everyone knows

apple ball and cat,
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A
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I wanted to get into some you know,


Some stranger words.
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Right, I see what you're doing.
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D is for
Verse 4
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djinn
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E for Euphrates
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F is for fohn, but not like when
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A

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

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"p"...like a "ph"
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No its f-o-h-n,
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it's it's it's it's a kind of wind
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Yeah, I know what you mean by wind
Verse 6
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G for Gnarly,
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I for irk
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H is for hour
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J for jalapeño
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A
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Good in either corn or flour (tortillas)

Nice rhyme
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K is for knick-knack
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L L is for llama

Pramma, llama, ding
Verse 7
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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
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M for mnemonic
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N is for ngomo
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O is for ouija board
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P for pneumonia,
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pterodactyl and psychosis
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Q is for qat
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OK, Q,
Verse 9
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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
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You have too much time on your hands.
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R is for
Verse 10
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R-gyle
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No, it isn't
Verse 11
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OK, you're right; I couldn't
Verse 12

find a good "r" word
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S is for Saar, a lovely German river
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Em
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T for tsunami, a wave that
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makes me quiver
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A
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U is for urn, but not like earning money
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V for vraisemblance from French,
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A
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And therefore kind of funny
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W for wren, wrinkly, and who.
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Em
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X is for Xian, an ancient Chinese city,
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A

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true!
Verse 13
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Ancient Chinese city, huh?
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My guitar player, some hotshot.
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Verse 14
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Y is for yperite, a very nasty gas.

And zed's the final letter
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Em
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And by final, I mean last.
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OK, when you say zed,
Verse 15
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For the benefit of our American
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friends
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You really mean Z, right?
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No I mean Zed, like, like Zed Zed Top.

Zed Zed Top?
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Yeah, you know the guys with
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the big long beards,
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Well, except the guy
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whose name is Beard,
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He has a mustache
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I always thought that was interesting
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You done with the alphabet?
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No extra letters I haven't heard of?
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Em
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I think so.
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Well this was a great help,
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I think, you know,
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The contribution you made
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to world literacy
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Well, I'm just saying, kids

I'm just saying
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Em
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Think outside the box a little bit
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Box with an "r"
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Em
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Yeah, well, no, box with a a a b-a-l-k-s,
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like like like a pitcher.
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Ahh, as opposed to b-a-c-h-s,
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Right, Right, Right, Right, Right,
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think outside the "balks"
Outro 1
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • Em

  • A

  • C

Capo: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Crazy ABC's by Barenaked Ladies is D major.

The primary chords used in Crazy ABC's are D, G, Em, A, C.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, Em, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Crazy ABC's is approximately 115 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Crazy ABC's using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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