Brian Wilson
Barenaked Ladies (Steven Page, 1992)
Swiss Army Strum
4/4 | d - D u - u d u |
1 2 & & 4 &
[G] ...Drove [D] downtown in the rain, [Am] ...nine- [Am] thirty on a Tuesday
[G] night, Just to [D] check out the late- night [Bm] record [Am] shop.
[G] ...Call it im- [D] pulsive, call it com- [Am] pulsive, call it in- [Am] sane;
[G] But when I'm sur- [D] rounded I just can't [Bm] Sto- o- [Am] op.
[G] ...It's a matter of [D] instinct. it's a matter of con- [Am] ditioning, a matter of [Am] fact.
[G] ...You can [D] call me Pavlov's [Bm] do - [Am] og,
[G] ...Ring a [D] bell and I'll salivate, [Am] ...how'd you like [Am] that?
[G] ...Dr. [D] Landy tell me you're [Bm] not just a peda- [Am] gogue 'cause right now I'm...
Chorus
[G] Lying in [D] bed, just like [Am] Brian Wilson [Am] did
Well I'm [G] lying in [D] bed just like Brian [Em] Wilson did... [A] [G] [A]
[Em] [A] [G] [A]
[G] ...So I'm [D] lying here, [Am] ...just [Am] staring at the ceiling
[G] tiles, And I'm [D] thinking about [Bm] oh what to think a- [Am] bout.
[G] ...Just [D] listening and re- [Am] listening... [Am] to Smiley
[G] Smile, and I'm [D] wondering if this is [Bm] some kind of cre- [Am] ative drought because
Chorus
[G] Lying in [D] bed, just like [Am] Brian Wilson [Am] did
Well I'm [G] lying in [D] bed just like Brian [Em] Wilson did... [A] [G] [A]
[Em] [A] [G] [A]
Bridge
[Am] And if you want to [D] find me, I'll be [F] out in the [Em] sandbox
[Am] Wondering [D] where the hell all the [G] love has [F] go- o- [Am] one.
Playing my [D] guitar and building [F] castles in the [Em] sun whoa- oh
[Am] Oh, and [D] singing "Fun, Fun, [G] Fun"
Chorus
I'm lying in [D] bed, just like [Am] Brian Wilson [Am] did
Well I'm [G] lying in [D] bed just like Brian [Em] Wilson did... [A] [G] [A]
[Em] [A] [G] [A]
Bridge 2
[Am↓] ... I [E7↓] had a [Am↓] dream that I was [E7↓] three hundred [Am↓] pounds
And [E7↓] though I was very [Am↓] heavy, I [E7↓] floated 'til I couldn't see the [Am] ground
I [E7] floated 'til I [Am] couldn't see the [E7] ground, whoa
[Am] Somebody help me ([E7] I couldn't see the ground)
[Am] Somebody help me ([E7] I couldn't see the ground)
[Am] Somebody help [E7] meeeeee, because I'm...
Chorus
[G] I'm lying in [D] bed, just like [Am] Brian Wilson [Am] did
Well I'm [G] lying in [D] bed just like Brian [Em] Wilson did... [A] [G] [A↓]
[G↓↓] ...Drove [D] downtown in the rain, [Am] ...nine- [Am] thirty on a Tuesday
[G] night, Just to [D] check out the late- night [Bm] record [Am] shop.
[G] ...Call it im- [D] pulsive, call it com- [Am] pulsive, call it in- [Am] sane;
[G] But when I'm sur- [D] rounded I just can't [Bm] Sto- o- [Bm] op. [Em↓]
#Capo on 3rd fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 1/04/19 JJ
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Barenaked Ladies (Steven Page, 1992)
Swiss Army Strum
4/4 | d - D u - u d u |
1 2 & & 4 &
[G] ...Drove [D] downtown in the rain, [Am] ...nine- [Am] thirty on a Tuesday
[G] night, Just to [D] check out the late- night [Bm] record [Am] shop.
[G] ...Call it im- [D] pulsive, call it com- [Am] pulsive, call it in- [Am] sane;
[G] But when I'm sur- [D] rounded I just can't [Bm] Sto- o- [Am] op.
[G] ...It's a matter of [D] instinct. it's a matter of con- [Am] ditioning, a matter of [Am] fact.
[G] ...You can [D] call me Pavlov's [Bm] do - [Am] og,
[G] ...Ring a [D] bell and I'll salivate, [Am] ...how'd you like [Am] that?
[G] ...Dr. [D] Landy tell me you're [Bm] not just a peda- [Am] gogue 'cause right now I'm...
Chorus
[G] Lying in [D] bed, just like [Am] Brian Wilson [Am] did
Well I'm [G] lying in [D] bed just like Brian [Em] Wilson did... [A] [G] [A]
[Em] [A] [G] [A]
[G] ...So I'm [D] lying here, [Am] ...just [Am] staring at the ceiling
[G] tiles, And I'm [D] thinking about [Bm] oh what to think a- [Am] bout.
[G] ...Just [D] listening and re- [Am] listening... [Am] to Smiley
[G] Smile, and I'm [D] wondering if this is [Bm] some kind of cre- [Am] ative drought because
Chorus
[G] Lying in [D] bed, just like [Am] Brian Wilson [Am] did
Well I'm [G] lying in [D] bed just like Brian [Em] Wilson did... [A] [G] [A]
[Em] [A] [G] [A]
Bridge
[Am] And if you want to [D] find me, I'll be [F] out in the [Em] sandbox
[Am] Wondering [D] where the hell all the [G] love has [F] go- o- [Am] one.
Playing my [D] guitar and building [F] castles in the [Em] sun whoa- oh
[Am] Oh, and [D] singing "Fun, Fun, [G] Fun"
Chorus
I'm lying in [D] bed, just like [Am] Brian Wilson [Am] did
Well I'm [G] lying in [D] bed just like Brian [Em] Wilson did... [A] [G] [A]
[Em] [A] [G] [A]
Bridge 2
[Am↓] ... I [E7↓] had a [Am↓] dream that I was [E7↓] three hundred [Am↓] pounds
And [E7↓] though I was very [Am↓] heavy, I [E7↓] floated 'til I couldn't see the [Am] ground
I [E7] floated 'til I [Am] couldn't see the [E7] ground, whoa
[Am] Somebody help me ([E7] I couldn't see the ground)
[Am] Somebody help me ([E7] I couldn't see the ground)
[Am] Somebody help [E7] meeeeee, because I'm...
Chorus
[G] I'm lying in [D] bed, just like [Am] Brian Wilson [Am] did
Well I'm [G] lying in [D] bed just like Brian [Em] Wilson did... [A] [G] [A↓]
[G↓↓] ...Drove [D] downtown in the rain, [Am] ...nine- [Am] thirty on a Tuesday
[G] night, Just to [D] check out the late- night [Bm] record [Am] shop.
[G] ...Call it im- [D] pulsive, call it com- [Am] pulsive, call it in- [Am] sane;
[G] But when I'm sur- [D] rounded I just can't [Bm] Sto- o- [Bm] op. [Em↓]
#Capo on 3rd fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 1/04/19 JJ
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