What A Good Boy

What A Good Boy easy guitar chords by Barenaked Ladies

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  • Verse 1
    When 
    was 
    born, 

    they 
    looked 
    at 
    me 
    and 
    said 

    "What 
    good 
    boy, 

    what 
    smart 
    boy, 
    what 
    strong 
    boy" 

    And 
    when 
    you 
    were 
    born, 

    they 
    looked 
    at 
    you 
    and 
    said 

    "What 
    good 
    girl, 
    what 
    smart 
    girl, 

    Pre-chorus 1
    what 
    pretty 
    girl" 

    We've 
    got 
    these 
    chains 

    hanging 
    around 
    our 
    necks 

    People 
    want 
    to 
    strangle 
    us 
    with 
    them 

    Before 
    we 
    take 
    our 
    first 
    breath 

    Afraid 
    of 
    change, 

    afraid 
    of 
    staying 
    the 
    same 

    When 
    temptation 
    calls 

    Chorus 1
    We 
    just 
    look 
    away 

    This 
    name 
    is 
    the 
    hair 
    shirt 
    wear 

    And 
    this 
    hair 
    shirt 
    is 
    woven 

    from 
    your 
    brown 
    hair 

    This 
    song 
    is 
    the 
    cross 
    that 
    bear 

    Bear 
    with 
    me, 
    bear 
    with 
    me, 
    bear 
    with 
    me 

    Be 
    with 
    me 
    to
    night 

    know 
    that 
    it 
    isn't 
    right 

    Verse 2
    Be 
    with 
    me 
    tonight 

    go 
    to 
    school, 
    write 
    ex
    ams 

    If 
    pass, 
    if 
    fail, 
    if 
    drop 
    out 

    Does 
    anyone 
    give 
    damn? 

    And 
    if 
    they 
    do, 
    they'll 
    soon 
    for
    get 

    'Cause 
    it 
    won't 
    take 
    much 
    for 
    me 

    Pre-chorus 2
    To 
    show 
    my 
    life 
    ain't 
    over 
    yet 

    wake 
    up 
    scared, 

    wake 
    up 
    strange 

    wake 
    up 
    wondering 
    if 
    anything 

    in 
    my 
    life 
    is 
    ever 
    going 
    to 
    change 

    wake 
    up 
    scared, 
    wake 
    up 
    strange 

    And 
    everything 
    around 
    me 
    stays 
    the 

    Chorus 2
    (same) 
    It's 
    the 
    hair 
    shirt 
    wear 

    And 
    this 
    hair 
    shirt 
    is 
    woven 
    from, 

    is 
    woven 
    from 
    your 
    brown 
    hair 

    This 
    song 
    is 
    the 
    cross 
    that 
    bear 

    Bear 
    with 
    me, 
    bear 
    with 
    me, 
    bear 
    with 
    me 

    Be 
    with 
    me 
    to
    night 

    know 
    that 
    it 
    isn't 
    right 

    Be 
    with 
    me 
    tonight 

    Verse 3
    couldn't 
    tell 
    you 
    was 
    wrong 

    Chickened 
    out, 
    grabbed 
    pen 
    and 
    paper 

    Sat 
    down 
    and 
    wrote 
    this 
    song 

    couldn't 
    tell 
    you 
    that 
    you 
    were 
    right 

    So 
    instead 
    looked 
    in 
    the 
    mirror 

    Pre-chorus 3
    And 
    watched 
    TV, 
    laid 
    awake 
    all 
    night 

    We've 
    got 
    these 
    chains 

    hanging 
    around 
    our 
    necks 

    People 
    want 
    to 
    strangle 
    us 
    with 
    them 

    Before 
    we 
    take 
    our 
    first 
    breath 

    Afraid 
    of 
    change, 

    afraid 
    of 
    staying 
    the 
    same 

    When 
    temptation 
    calls 

    Chorus 3
    Yeah 
    hey 

    This 
    name 
    is 
    the 
    hair 
    shirt 
    wear 

    And 
    this 
    hair 
    shirt 
    is 
    woven 
    from, 

    is 
    woven 
    from, 
    is 
    woven 
    from 
    your 
    hair 

    This 
    song 
    is 
    the 
    cross 
    that 
    bear 

    Bear 
    with 
    me, 
    bear 
    with 
    me, 
    bear 
    with 
    me 

    Outro 1
    Be 
    with 
    me 
    to
    night 

    When 
    was 
    born, 

    they 
    looked 
    at 
    me 
    and 
    said 

    "What 
    good 
    boy, 
    what 
    smart 
    boy, 

    what 
    strong 
    boy" 

    And 
    when 
    you 
    were 
    born, 

    they 
    looked 
    at 
    you 
    and 
    said 

    "What 
    good 
    girl, 
    what 
    smart 
    girl, 

    what 
    pretty 
    girl", 
    yeah, 
    yeah 

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