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What A Good Boy chords by
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies

1992Pop
4.0 (1)
Verse 1
G
D

When I was born,
C

they looked at me and said

"What a good boy,

what a smart boy, what a strong boy"
G
D

And when you were born,
C

they looked at you and said

"What a good girl, what a smart girl,
Pre-chorus 1

what a pretty girl"
G
D

We've got these chains
C

hanging around our necks

People want to strangle us with them
G

Before we take our first breath
D

Afraid of change,
C

afraid of staying the same

When temptation calls
Chorus 1

We just look away
G
D

This name is the hair shirt I wear
C

And this hair shirt is woven

from your brown hair
G
D

This song is the cross that I bear
C

Bear with me, bear with me, bear with me
G
C
C

Be with me tonight
G
C
C

I know that it isn't right
Verse 2

Be with me tonight
G
D
C

I go to school, I write exams

If I pass, if I fail, if I drop out
G

Does anyone give a damn?
D
C

And if they do, they'll soon forget

'Cause it won't take much for me
Pre-chorus 2

To show my life ain't over yet
G
D

I wake up scared,
C

I wake up strange

I wake up wondering if anything
G

in my life is ever going to change
D
Em

I wake up scared, I wake up strange
C

And everything around me stays the
Chorus 2
G
D

(same) It's the hair shirt I wear
C

And this hair shirt is woven from,
G

is woven from your brown hair
D

This song is the cross that I bear
C

Bear with me, bear with me, bear with me
G
C
C

Be with me tonight
G
C
C

I know that it isn't right
G
C
C

Be with me tonight
Verse 3
G
D
C

I couldn't tell you I was wrong

Chickened out, grabbed a pen and a paper
G

Sat down and I wrote this song
D
C

I couldn't tell you that you were right

So instead I looked in the mirror
Pre-chorus 3

And I watched TV, laid awake all night
G
D

We've got these chains
C

hanging around our necks

People want to strangle us with them
G

Before we take our first breath
D

Afraid of change,
C

afraid of staying the same

When temptation calls
Chorus 3

Yeah hey
G
D

This name is the hair shirt I wear
C

And this hair shirt is woven from,
G

is woven from, is woven from your hair
D

This song is the cross that I bear
C

Bear with me, bear with me, bear with me
Outro 1

Be with me tonight
G
D

When I was born,
C

they looked at me and said

"What a good boy, what a smart boy,

what a strong boy"
G
D

And when you were born,
C

they looked at you and said

"What a good girl, what a smart girl,
G

what a pretty girl", yeah, yeah

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