Maybe You Should Drive
- Barenaked Ladies
Key: C C ·
Orig: C ·
Capo:
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Time: 4/4 ·
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Intro
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
Verse 1
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
The girl works at the store, sweet Jane Saint Claire
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
Was dazzled by her smile while I shopped there
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
It wasn't long before I lived with her
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G Cadd9 G Am G
I sang her songs ah while she dyed my hair
Chorus
Am D G D Em7 D Am
Jane, divided, but I can't decide which side I'm on
Am D G D Em7 D Am
Jane decided only cowards stay, while traitors run
Am D Am D Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
Jane, Jane
Verse 2
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
I'd bring her gold and frankincense and myrrh
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
She thought that I was making fun of her
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She made me feel I was fourteen again
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
That's why she thinks it's cooler if we'd just stay friends
Chorus
Am D G D Em7 D Am
Jane doesn't think a man could ever be faithful
Am D G D Em7 D Am
Jane isn't giving me a chance to be shameful
Am D Am D
Jane, Jane
Bridge
Bm G C D
I wrote a letter, she should have got it yesterday
Em F#m Bm
That life could be better by being together
C D G
Is what I cannot explain to Jane
Instr
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
Verse 3
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
The girl works at the store, sweet Jane St. Clair
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
Still dazzled by her smile while I shoplift there
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
No promises as vague as Heaven
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
No Juliana next to my Evan
Chorus
Am D G D Em7 D Am
Jane, desired by the people at her school and work
Am D G D Em7 D Am
Jane is tired, 'cause every man becomes a lovesick jerk
Am D Am D
Jane, Jane, Come on
Outro
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
Cadd9 G A7sus4 G
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Intermittently (Chords by Tetrius)
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Verse
G Eb F G
Someone somewhere has unglued our epoxy
G Eb F
Someone somewhere has unglued our epoxy
Am D
And now I'm kissing you by proxy
G
Hope you don't mind
G Eb F
Someone somewhere is dreaming of me
Am D
Tries to love me
G G7
Hope you don't mind
Chorus
Cmaj7 B7
I love
Gmaj7 E7
Intermittently
Cmaj7 Ebmaj7
I love you
G
Intermittently
Verse
G Eb
She's a lot like you but
F
She don't look like you
Am D G
OK she's not you but she'll do fine
G
I put my life on hold to
Eb F
Avoid complication
Am D
But should I tell you to your face
G
And risk my hide?
Chorus
Cmaj7 B7
I love
Gmaj7 E7
Intermittently
Cmaj7 Ebmaj7
I love you
G G7
Intermittently
Bridge
Fm
When immeasurably
Cm
Turns to intermittently
Db Bb
There's no use in going on
Bb C
Except for fear of being wrong
Verse
G Eb F G
Every morning I just hit the ground yawning Aaa--Huhhhhh
G Eb F
Stick around if you enjoy disaster
Am D
Cause if you can't see what I'm after
G
You must be blind
Chorus
Cmaj7 B7
I love
Gmaj7 E7
Intermittently
Cmaj7 Ebmaj7
I love you
G G7
Intermittently
Outro
Cmaj7 B7
Didn't have the heart to say goodbye
B7 Gmaj7
So I continued in my charlatan ways
Gmaj7
Did I say heart?
E7
I meant to say guts
Cmaj7
So, Now I'm on my own
Ebmaj7 Gmaj7
And I'm sorry that you're gone
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These Apples (Chords by shoebox_of_lies)
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Intro
G A7 G A7
G A7 G A7
Verse
G A7 G A7
A friend brought me flowers, she said they were lilacs,
G A7 G A7
I've never been good with plants
G A7 G A7
Her next presentation, a new dictionary
G A7 A7sus4
She circled the word "romance"
G A7 G A7
So enthusiastic, a little bit drastic,
G A7 G A7
I shaved her name in my head.
G A7 G A7
As she beheld it, she said I misspelled it;
G A7
Need more be said?
Chorus
Bm7 A7 G G G/F# Em7
These apples are delicious!
A7 N.C.
"As a matter of fact they are," she said
Bm7 A7 C
Can all this fruit be free?
Instr
G A7 G A7
G A7 G A7
Verse
G A7 G A7
She wrote me a letter as big as a phone book
G A7 G A7
I've never been big on mail
G A7 G A7
I sent her a postcard from somewhere near Lethbridge,
G A7 A7sus4
And wondered if it still went by rail
G A7 G A7
I've never been frightened of being enlightened
G A7 G A7
But some things can go too far
G A7 G A7
Though sometimes I stammer and mix up my grammar,
G A7
You get what my meanings are
Chorus
Bm7 A7 G G G/F# Em7
These apples are delicious!
A7 N.C.
"As a matter of fact they are," she said
Bm7 A7 C
Can all this fruit be free?
Instr
G A7 G A7
Bridge
D/F# G A7 Bm7
I'm not trying to sing a love song, I'm trying to sing in tune
D/F# G A7 G A7
I know I am sometimes headstrong
D/F# G A7 Bm7
Falling in love, catching fire, I want to be consumed
D/F# G A7 G A7
Wondering will I ever tire, will I ever tire?
G A7 G A7
Will I ever tire?
Instr
A7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus4
A7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus4
A7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus4
A7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus4
Chorus
Bm7 A7 G G G/F# Em7
These apples are delicious!
A7 N.C.
"As a matter of fact they are," she said
Bm7 A7 C
Can all this fruit be free?
Outro
A7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus4
A7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus4
A7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus4
A7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus4
A7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus4
A7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus4
A7
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You Will Be Waiting (Chords by me)
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Intro
D D/C# Bm Bm/G# Gm D A7
Verse
D D/C# Bm Bm/G#
As we walk together through the autumn, nearing winter
Gm D A7
Through the dying leaves and trees we call our home and native land
D D/C# Bm Bm/G# Gm
You say you don't believe a thing I say, I say you don't believe a thing
D A7
You say you can't believe how I don't understand
Chorus
G
But I know
D
That you will be waiting
G
Oh, I know
Bm
That you will be waiting
G
Oh, I know
A
You will be waiting
A7 D D/C# Bm Bm/G# Gm D A7
Waiting there for me
Verse
D D/C# Bm Bm/G#
You say you cannot live with me, you need your own identity
Gm D A7
And now we air our laundry on national TV
D D/C# Bm Bm/G#
And so you hate my arrogance, my smothering and sitting on the fence
Gm D A7
But I'm afraid of the hard permanence of letting you go free
Chorus
G
But I know
D
That you will be waiting
G
Oh, I know
Bm
That you will be waiting
G
Oh, I know
A
You will be waiting
A7 D D/C# Bm Bm/G# Gm D A7
Waiting there for me
Verse
D D/C# Bm Bm/G#
I'm so sick of fighting and that effigy you're lighting looks
Gm D A7
An awful lot like someone whose name I just can't quite place
D D/C# Bm Bm/G#
And though you say it's not supposed to be me or any entity
Gm D A7
Still through the flames and smoke I see I recognize that face
Chorus
G
But I know
D
That you will be waiting
G
Oh, I know
Bm
That you will be waiting
G
Oh, I know
A
You will be waiting
A7 D D/C# Bm Bm/G# Gm D A7
Waiting there for me
Outro
G A
You were someone who would
D D/C# G
Always tell me things I don't know
Gm
And tell me where to go
A
There I'll always go
A7 G
Always go there
G Em
Whether or not you're waiting
Bm F#m
I don't care if you'll be waiting
G A7 D D/C# Bm Bm/G#
But please say that you will be waiting there for me
Gm
Don't you ever leave me
D
Don't leave
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A (Chords by me)
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Verse
A E A E
A is for angry which is what you are at me
A E G D
A is for adult which is what I'll never be
A E A E
A is for applesauce, my favourite meal
A E G D
A is for Adam which is how I sometimes feel
G D
like I'm the only man on Earth
E
and I've forgotten what that's worth
Verse
A E A E
A is for Arthur he's a lovable drunk
A E G D
A M and Azing like Thelonius Monk
A E A E
A is for argument, A is for apparent
A E G D
A is for antagonism that's not even there
G D
it's just you begging for attention
E
or something I won't even mention
Chorus
D E A A7
And I don't even know why you keep on trying
D E A A7
Like I don't even know why I keep on lying
D Bm E A
There are millions of people in worlds of their own
D A E
And two of them can't let go.
Verse
A E A E
A is for algebra, I learned it in school
A E G D
A is what Fonzie said 'cause he was very cool
A E A E
A is for adversary, A is for alection
A E G D
A is arousal you are giving me an erection
G D
c'mon I'm trying to show affection
E
for longer than a half an hour.
Chorus
D E A A7
And I don't even know why you keep on trying
D E A A7
Like I don't even know why I keep on lying
D Bm E A
There are millions of people in worlds of their own
D A E
And two of them can't let go.
Instr
Gm F Dm Gm Am
Cm A# Gm Cm Dm
Bridge
Gm F
Met a woman I used to know
Dm Gm Am
Long before you, long ago.
Cm A#
All I could say, after hello
Gm Cm Dm
Was "are you still single?"
Verse
A E A E
A is for attitude I can't help but wield
A E G D
A is for arrogance, emotional shield
A E A E
A is for acting, A is for abhorrently
A E G D
A is for asshole which is what I am how rude of me
G D
I owe you an apology
E
I'm sorry.
Chorus
D E A A7
And I don't even know why you keep on trying
D E A A7
Like I don't even know why I keep on lying
D Bm E A
There are millions of people in worlds of their own
D A E
And two of them can't let go.
Outro
A E A E A E G D
A E A E A E G D
A E A E A E G D
A E A E A E G D
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Everything Old is New Again (chords by purematas)
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Capo II
Intro
E A E A
Verse
E A E B A
Learn to lose, it's easier that way
E A E B A
We've paid our dues, but we can't make life pay
F#m B E B A
All across the world, people going mad
F#m B E B A
In their mother's cars, the kids are feeling sad
B E E7
That's how it is, and I'll see you later
Chorus
A E F#m
Everything old is new again
D A E
Everything under the sun
A E Fdim F#m
Now that I'm back with you again
D A
We hug and we kiss
D A
We sit and make lists
D E A
We drink and I bandage your wrists
Verse
E A E B A
Wasted youth, there wasn't much to waste
E A E B A
Down to the bone, and still losing weight
F#m B E B A
With all the wishing in the world glistening in her eyes
F#m B E B A
But when I say I love her, she thinks I'm telling lies
B
Is it all lost?
E E7
No, we never had it
Chorus
A E F#m
Everything old is new again
D A E
Everything under the sun
A E Fdim F#m
All of our fears come true again
D A
Recycle reuse
D A
Resent and refuse
D E
Our parent's ideals and views
Bridge
F#m Cdim C#m C#m/G# A E/G#
She thinks the afterlife might just be where the action is
F#m Cdim C#m C#m/G# F#m B
With high schools built like prisons, she can't find a way to live
Verse
E A E B A
Moved back home to fill the empty nest
E A E B A
Afraid to roam, in love with second best
F#m B E B A
While somewhere in the world, she's hosting her own show
F#m B E B A
And everyone she questions never seems to know
B E E7
Just who they are and where they are going
Chorus
A E F#m
Everything old is new again
D A E
Everything under the sun
A E Fdim F#m
Now that I'm without you again
D A
I wake up and eat
D A
I go back to sleep
D E A
And let all my nightmares repeat
Outro
F#m B E B A
All across the world, people going mad
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Alternative Girlfriend (Chords by me)
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Capo II
Intro
D Cadd9 D Cadd9
D Cadd9 D Cadd9
Verse
D Cadd9 D Cadd9
You're in an all-girl band
D Cadd9 D Cadd9
Your futon's second hand
D Cadd9 D Cadd9 D Cadd9 A7sus4 D
Your parents understand, but you don't care
D Cadd9 D Cadd9
I have a job in a shop
D Cadd9 D Cadd9
I'm an under cover cop
D Cadd9 D Cadd9 D Cadd9 D Cadd9
I make sure the customers aren't thieves
Pre-Chorus
A Em A Em
Old at being young, Young at being old
A Em
Everything's on hold within our evolution
Chorus
D Fmaj7 Em A7sus4 A7
You're my alternative girlfriend
D Fmaj7 Em A7sus4 A7
I love you and now you cannot pretend
Bm G
There's nothing left that won't cross over
Verse
D Cadd9 D Cadd9
Last night we slept on the lawn
D Cadd9 D Cadd9
You woke up and I was gone
D Cadd9 D Cadd9 D Cadd9 A7sus4 D
Back to the dream I dream to leave
D Cadd9 D Cadd9
My life with her is a bore
D Cadd9 D Cadd9
A worn-out metaphor
D Cadd9 D Cadd9 D Cadd9 D Cadd9
No more surprises up its sleeve
Pre-Chorus
A Em A Em
We're old at being young, young at being old
A Em
Everything's been sold to others' revolutions
Chorus
D Fmaj7 Em A7sus4 A7
You're my alternative girlfriend
D Fmaj7 Em A7sus4 A7
I love you and now you cannot pretend
Bm G
There's nothing left that won't cross over
Bridge
D Cadd9 G
You live above your dad's four-car garage
D Cadd9 G
With your vinyl and imaginary entourage
D Cadd9 G
If I pull up in a U-Haul, pack up quick
D Cadd9 Fmaj7
So we can get out of this town, 'cause it makes me sick
Chorus
D Fmaj7 Em A7sus4 A7
You're my alternative girlfriend
D Fmaj7 Em A7sus4 A7
I love you and now you cannot pretend
Bm G
There's nothing left that won't cross over
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Am I the Only One (Chords by me)
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Capo II
Intro
Amaj7 A/D F#m A
Verse
Amaj7 A/D F#m
Am I the only one who gets to make you laugh
A
Laugh until you cry?
Amaj7 A/D F#m
Am I the only one who asks you to go
A
Go on without me?
Bm D F#m
Am I the only one who loves when you leave
D A Bm A/G
Your hair down in front of your eyes?
Chorus
F#m E D A
And who, who do you think I am?
F#m E D A A/G
And who, who do you think I'll be without you?
Instr
F#m E A D
F#m E A D A/G
Verse
Amaj7 A/D F#m
Am I the only one who had to dress you up
A
To see how you fell down?
Amaj7 A/D F#m
Am I the only one who needs you to go
A
Go on about me?
Bm D F#m
Am I the only one who loves when you leave
D A Bm A/G
Your hair down in front of your eyes?
Chorus
F#m E D A
And who, who do you think I am?
F#m E D A A/G
And who, who do you think I'll be without you?
F#m E A D
F#m E A D A/G
F#m E D A
And who, who do you think I am?
F#m E D A A/G
And who, who do you think I'll be without you?
Outro
F#m E A D
F#m E A D
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Little Tiny Song (Chords by me)
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Verse
Em C7
Hey I'm a cow, I'm curious
F#m B7
Hey watch me now, I'm furious
Verse
Em C7
Hey I'm a cow, I'm curious
F#m B7
Hey watch me now, I'm furious
Verse
Em C7
Hey I'm a cow, I'm full of hate
F#m B7
Hey watch me now, I'm on your plate
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Life, in a Nutshell (Chords by shoebox_of_lies)
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Capo III
Intro
D D/F# G
D D/F# G
D D/F# G
D D/F# G
Verse
D A
When she was three
Bm G
Her Barbies always did it on the first date
D A
Now she's with me
Bm G
There's never any need for them to demonstrate
D A
She's like a baby, I'm like a cat
Bm G D
When we are happy, we both get fat and still
A Bm F#
It's never enough, it's never enough, it's never enough.
Pre-Chorus
G A D D/F# G
So I don't tend to worry 'bout the things that other people say
A D D/F# G
And I'm learning that I wouldn't want it any other way
A D D/F#
Call me crazy but it really doesn't matter
G A Bm Bm/A
All that matters to me is she
Chorus
D D/F# G A7
Her life in a nutshell
Bm Bm/A G A7
No way would she want it to
D D/F# G A7
Change me it's not that easy 'cause
Bm Bm/A G A7 Bm Bm/A E7/G# G6
My time is often decided for me-
Bm Bm/A E7/G# G
For me
Verse
D A Bm G
She memorized every pencil crayon color in the box
D A Bm G
Her blue-green eyes complement the burnt sienna in her locks
D A
She's at the movies, I'm on the phone;
Bm G D
When we're separated we're never alone, but still
A Bm F#
It's never enough, it's never enough, no it's never enough.
pre-Chorus
G A D D/F# G
So I don't tend to worry 'bout the things that other people say
A D D/F# G
And I'm learning that I wouldn't want it any other way
A D D/F#
Call me crazy but it really doesn't matter
G A Bm
All that matters to me is she
Chorus
D D/F# G A7
Her life in a nutshell
Bm Bm/A G A7
No way would she want it to
D D/F# G A7
Change me it's not that easy 'cause
Bm Bm/A G A7 Bm Bm/A E7/G# G6
My time is often decided for me-
Bm Bm/A E7/G# G
For me
Bridge
Em A7 Bm G G G/F#
Well I fell down with no one there to catch me from falling
Em A7
Then she came 'round
D D/C#
And only her tenderness
Bm7 D/A G A
stopped me from bawling my eyes out, I'm okay
N.C.
And that's why
Chorus
D D/F# G A7
Her life in a nutshell
Bm Bm/A G A7
No way would she want it to
D D/F# G A7
Change me it's not that easy 'cause
Bm Bm/A G A7 G
My time is often decided for me-
Outro
A D D/F# G
And I don't tend to worry 'bout the things that other people say
A D D/F# G
And I'm learning that I wouldn't want it any other way
A D D/F#
Call me crazy but it really doesn't matter
G A
All that matters to me is she
Outro
D D/F# G
D D/F# G
D D/F# G
D D/F# G
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The Wrong Man Was Convicted (Chords by me)
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Capo III
Verse
Em Am D C G
Who's lonely now? Which one of us is suffering?
Em Am D C G
Who's in his cups? Which one of us recovering?
Bm Em Bm Em
Who likes to look at pictures and cries, but way too late?
Bm Em Am D
Who doesn't want to change a thing, accepting it was fate?
Chorus
G C
The wrong man was convicted
D G
You know I did the deed
C G
I thought that you would wait for me
Am D
Your wants I needn't heed
G C
The wrong man lies beside you
Em Am
And waits for you to wake
C D C G
And all because I lacked conviction
C D Em
The judgment's my mistake
Verse
Em Am D C G
Who's breathless now? Who only hyperventilates?
Em Am D C G
Who'd die for you? Who's dying inside anyway?
Bm Em Bm Em
Which one of us is sunshine and which one's growing dim?
Bm Em Am D
When two men dream of you at night, do you just dream of him?
Chorus
G C
The wrong man was convicted
D G
You know I did the deed
C G
I thought that you would wait for me
Am D
Your wants I needn't heed
G C
The wrong man lies beside you
Em Am
And waits for you to wake
C D C G
And all because I lacked conviction
C D Em
The judgment's my mistake
Bridge
Dm Em F
Who's lonely now?
A# C Cm
Who's reaching out to no one?
Gm
Who's lonely now?
A D
It takes one to know one
Verse
Em Am D C G
I changed my mind; you said that I could change it back
Em Am D C G
I wanted space, and now change has fallen through the cracks
Bm Em Bm Em
If I'm again beside your body, don't tell me where it's been
Bm Em Am D
It's cruel, unusual punishment to kiss fingerprinted skin
Chorus
G C
The wrong man was convicted
D G
You know I did the deed
C G
I thought that you would wait for me
Am D
Your wants I needn't heed
G C
The wrong man lies beside you
Em Am
And waits for you to wake
C D C G
And all because I lacked conviction
C D Em
The judgment's my mistake
It's my mistake
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Great Provider (Chords by me)
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Verse 1
Am G D Am
You and I have been through this before
Am G D Am
I owe you my whole life, nothing more
Am G D Am
I never said that I liked you the most
Am G D
You're my father, I'm your son
Am G D Am Am G D Am
Who's the Holy Ghost?
Chorus
G D
Where does the time go
Am G D Am
When it's not around here?
Verse 2
Am G D Am
Here we stand at the edge of the drive
Am G D Am
I'm just waiting for my ride to arrive
Am G D Am
I wait to see if you've any last words
Am G D
We pulled away, I called your name
Am G D Am Am G D Am
I don't think you heard
Chorus
G D
Where does the time go
Am G D Am Am
When it's not around here?
G D
Where does the time go
Am G D
When it's not around here?
Verse 3
Am G D Am
You and I never shared all that much
Am G D Am
When I leave, I'll be all right, I'll keep in touch
Am G D Am
As your road narrows, so mine grows wider
Am G D Am G D Am
As I leave I turn and wave to the great provider











