What A Good Boy original guitar chords by
Barenaked Ladies

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Key: G major•

Verse 1

G

G

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D

D

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When I was born,

C

C

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they looked at me and said

"What a good boy,

what a smart boy, what a strong boy"

G

G

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D

D

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And when you were born,

C

C

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they looked at you and said

"What a good girl, what a smart girl,

Pre-chorus 1

what a pretty girl"

G

G

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D

D

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We've got these chains

Cadd9

Cadd9

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hanging around our necks

People want to strangle us with them

G

G

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Before we take our first breath

D

D

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Afraid of change,

Cadd9

Cadd9

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afraid of staying the same

When temptation calls

Chorus 1

We just look away

G

G

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D

D

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This name is the hair shirt I wear

Cadd9

Cadd9

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And this hair shirt is woven

from your brown hair

G

G

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D

D

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This song is the cross that I bear

Cadd9

Cadd9

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Bear with me, bear with me, bear with me

G

G

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G/F#

G/F#

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C/E

C/E

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C

C

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Be with me tonight

G

G

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G/F#

G/F#

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C/E

C/E

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C

C

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I know that it isn't right

Verse 2

Be with me tonight

G

G

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D

D

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Cadd9

Cadd9

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I go to school, I write exams

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

G

G

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Does anyone give a damn?

D

D

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Cadd9

Cadd9

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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

G

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D

D

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I wake up scared,

Cadd9

Cadd9

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I wake up strange

I wake up wondering if anything

G

G

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in my life is ever going to change

D

D

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Em

Em

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I wake up scared, I wake up strange

Cadd9

Cadd9

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And everything around me stays the

Chorus 2

G

G

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D

D

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(same) It's the hair shirt I wear

Cadd9

Cadd9

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And this hair shirt is woven from,

G

G

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is woven from your brown hair

D

D

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This song is the cross that I bear

Cadd9

Cadd9

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Bear with me, bear with me, bear with me

G

G

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G/F#

G/F#

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C/E

C/E

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C

C

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Be with me tonight

G

G

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G/F#

G/F#

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C/E

C/E

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C

C

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I know that it isn't right

G

G

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G/F#

G/F#

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C/E

C/E

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C

C

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Be with me tonight

Verse 3

G

G

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D

D

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Cadd9

Cadd9

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I couldn't tell you I was wrong

Chickened out, grabbed a pen and a paper

G

G

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Sat down and I wrote this song

D

D

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Cadd9

Cadd9

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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

G

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D

D

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We've got these chains

Cadd9

Cadd9

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hanging around our necks

People want to strangle us with them

G

G

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Before we take our first breath

D

D

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Afraid of change,

Cadd9

Cadd9

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afraid of staying the same

When temptation calls

Chorus 3

Yeah hey

G

G

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D

D

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This name is the hair shirt I wear

Cadd9

Cadd9

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And this hair shirt is woven from,

G

G

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is woven from, is woven from your hair

D

D

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This song is the cross that I bear

Cadd9

Cadd9

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Bear with me, bear with me, bear with me

Outro 1

Be with me tonight

G

G

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D/G

D/G

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When I was born,

C/G

C/G

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they looked at me and said

"What a good boy, what a smart boy,

what a strong boy"

G

G

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D/F#

D/F#

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And when you were born,

C/E

C/E

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they looked at you and said

Cadd9

Cadd9

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"What a good girl, what a smart girl,

G

G

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what a pretty girl", yeah, yeah

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG D C Cadd9 G/F#...

G
D
C
Cadd9
G/F#
C/E
Em
D/G
C/G
D/F#

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Chords

G
D
C
Cadd9
G/F#
C/E
Em
D/G
C/G
D/F#

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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