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From: bc80233@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu
Subject: barenaked_ladies: life_in_a_nutshell.crd (alternate version)
Recently, someone posted chords for this Barenaked Ladies song from
"Maybe You Should Drive." It didn't sound quite right to me, and this is
what I've come up with. I play it with a capo on the 5th fret, but only
because it makes it easier to play the subtle adds that Ed throws in
along the way. Any comments are welcome, especially from the person who
made the original post.
Ben McTernan
bc80233@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu
LIFE IN A NUTSHELL
(Capo on 5th fret)
Intro: C E F (4x) (that second chord isn't quite right--the guitar
may just hold on the C major)
C G Am F F/E
When she was three, her Barbies always did it on the first date
C G Am F F/E
Now she's with me, there's never any need for them to demonstrate
C G
She's like a baby, I'm like a cat
Am F F/E
When we are happy we both get fat
C G Am E
And still it's never enough, it's never enough, it's never enough
F G C E F
I don't tend to worry 'bout the things that other people say
G C E F
And I'm learning that I wouldn't want it any other way
G C E
Call me crazy but it really doesn't matter
F Am
All that matters to me is she
C Am7 F G
Her life in a nutshell
C Am7 F G
No way would she want me to
C Am7 F G
Change me it's not that easy 'cause
C Am7 F G Am G D F
My time is often decided for me
Am G D F
For me
Same for second verse and chorus
Bridge:
Dm G Am F F/E
I fell down with no one to catch me from falling
Dm G
She came 'round
Am G F F/E Dm
And only her tenderness stopped me from bawling my eyes out
G
I'm okay
And that's why, etc.
From: mrpeavey@aol.com (MRPeavey)
Life In a Nutshell by Barenaked Ladies
( All chords in barre form unless otherwise stated )
Please email any corrections to MRPeavy@aol.com
INTRO
F F A A# (four times)
F C(open) Am A#
When she was three, her barbies always did it on the first date
F C A A#
Now she's with me, There's never any need for them to demonstrate
F C
Cause she's like a baby, I'm like a cat
A A#
When we are happy we both get fat
F C A A#
And still, its never enough, its never enough, its never enough
F C(open) F Bb F
I dont tend to worry about the things that other people say
C(open) F Bb F
And Im learning that i wouldnt want it any other way
C(open) F Bb
Call me crazy but it really doesn't matter
A# Am
All that matters to me is she
F C A# C
Her life, in a nutshell
F C A# C
No way would she want
F C A# C
it to change me
F C A# C
Its not that easy cause
Dm C Gm A# Dm
my time is often decided for me
C A#
for me
You can do the rest.
- M. B.
