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From: DWattier@wimsey.com (Daniel Wattier)


WHAT A GOOD BOY (Barenaked Ladies)

G           D                           C
When I was born, they looked at me and said
What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy
G           D                           C
And when you were born, they looked at you and said
What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl

We've got these chains that hang 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, we just look away

	CHORUS:
      G                    D
     This name is the hairshirt I wear
               C
     And this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair
      G                D
     This song is the cross that I bear
              C
     Bear it with me, Bear with me, Bear with me
                        G    D    C  (open)   C
     Be with me tonight
                                 G    D    C  (open)   C
     I know that it isn't right
     But be with me tonight

I go to school, I write exams
If I pass, If I fail, If I drop out, does anyone give a damn?
And if they do, they'll soon forget
'Cause it won't take much for me to show that my life ain't over yet

I wake up scared, I wake up strange
I wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever gonna change
I wake up scared, I wake up strange
And everything around me stays the same

CHORUS

I couldn't tell you, that I was wrong
Chickened out, grabbed a pen and paper, sat down and I wrote this song
I couldn't tell you, you were right
So instead I looked in the mirror, watched TV, layed awake all night

We've got these chains that hang around our necks
Perople want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath
Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same
When temptation calls . . .

CHORUS
REPEAT FIRST VERSE

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WAR ON DRUGS - Barenaked Ladies
Album: Everything to Everyone
Transcribed by Colin Principe
colinATfirstnamelastnameabove.com

A fabulous song that has quickly become one of my all-time favorites.
The viaduct referred to in the song is the Bloor Street Viaduct in Toronto.

I like to play this with a capo on the 3rd fret.  All chords are relative to that.

INTRO

G    C  x3
G    C   D

G                           C
She likes to sleep with the radio on
D                       G
So she can dream of her favorite song
Em                      C               D
The one that no one has ever sung since she was small

She'll never know that she made it up
She had a soul and we ate it up
Thrown away like a paper cup
The music falls

The only flaw in her detailed plan
Is where she wins back the love of her man
Everyone knows that he's never coming back

He took her heart and she took his name
He couldn't stand taking all the blame
He left her only with guilt and shame and then she cracked

CHORUS

Em          C            D    
Won't it be dull when we rid ourselves
   G                Em
Of all these demons haunting us
   C              D
To keep us company?

In the dream I refuse to have
She falls asleep in a lukewarm bath
We're left to deal with the aftermath again

On behalf of humanity
I will fight for your sanity
How profound such profanity can be

Em          C            D    
Won't it be dull when we rid ourselves
   G                Em
Of all these demons haunting us
   C              D
To keep us company?
Em          C         D
Won't it be odd to be happy like we
G                    Em
Always thought we're supposed to feel
    C               D
But never seem to be?

(For the third verse, you can either play as the first two verses or do the following)
G
Near where I live there's a viaduct
F/G
Where people jump when they're out of luck
Em                                       D
Raining down on the cars and trucks below

They've put a net there to catch their fall
Like it'll stop anyone at all
What they don't know is when nature calls, you go

They say that Jesus and mental health
Are just for those who can help themselves
But what good is that when you live in hell on earth?

From the very fear that makes you want to die
Is just the same as what keeps you alive
It's way more trouble than some suicide is worth

Won't it be dull when we rid ourselves
Of all these demons haunting us
To keep us company

Won't it be odd to be happy like we
Always thought we're supposed to feel
But never seem to be

Hard to admit I fought the war on drugs
My hands were tied and the phone was bugged
Another died and the world just shrugged it off

- Thanks very much, feel free to send along any comments, corrections!

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Tabbed by: Henry Willard
e-mail: info@henrywillard.com
URL: www.henrywillard.com

Tuning: Standard


Intro Chords: C#m, B, A, G#

                               C#m            
I'm not surprised it's come to this, Sooner or later there must be another's 

G#   A                                        G#                   A
kiss, Behind that kiss a promise of a life of bliss, Yeah, great I won't be 

           C#m               F#          A                 B
takin' the bait - I'd rather drown And I will not turn my whole life upside 

E
down

                          C#m                                       G#  A
Imagine everything you've done, Under a microscope on view for everyone, and 

                                          G#              A
if the King of Circumspection's here He's come in vain I won't be sharing 

    C#m                F#          A                 B                C#m
the blame - I wear the crown and I will not turn my whole life upside down

          G#              C#m            G#            C#m            G#
Nothing's good enough for me To shake me from complacency, I make my mind up 

         F#                                    C#m
and I'll never be The kind of man who'd make a choice, For if I hold my 

                          G#    A                                     G#
tongue I'll never lose my voice, If each attempted act of sabotage destroys 

           A                   C#m                  F#          A
all hope I won't be needing a rope - I'm gagged and bound and I will not 

        B                 E
turn my whole life upside down

A                         E    A                                E 
And if the genie were set free, and by the laws of things like that he's 

               A                         G#               C#m          A
indebted to me. I'd bury my three wishes deep down in the ground, So I will 

             B                E
not turn my whole life upside down.


SOLO: Bend the B string whenever it is on the 11th Fret. You will know what
i mean when you play along with the song

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11--10--9--8--7--6--5--4-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

BEND THE B AND TOP E STRINGS WHEN PLAYING THIS LAST BIT
e|---------10--10--10--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11--12--12--13--13--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                        C#m                                           
Though I appreciate the aim, tell Andy Warhol's ghost that he can keep his 

G#   A                                       G#            A
fame, i'd only use it to make everything the same again so don't applaud 

            C#m         F#             A                B                C#m
till the end - I'm not around cause I will not turn my whole life upside down

          G#              C#m             G#           C#m
Nothing's good enough for me, to shake me from complacency, I've made my 

G#              F#                   A                B                E
mind up I won't make a sound, and I will not turn my whole life upside down




A bit of a weird solo and really hard to put down on tab, but its there and is as near
enough perfect as I can get it. I'm 100% certain the chords are right and I just hope
that you can follow it ok. Any queeries, suggestions etc, e-mail me at any of the addresses below,

Thanks,
Henry Willard, 16, England
www.henrywillard.com

info@henrywillard.com / music@henrywillard.com / lil_man_willard@hotmail.com

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