Chords for Barenaked Ladies - These Apples
Tempo:
129.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[G] [A] My friend brought me flowers, she said they were [E] lilacs, she'd never been good with plants.
[A]
[G] The next [A] presentation, a new dictionary, she circled the word [E] romance.
So [A] enthusiastic, a little bit drastic, [D] I shaved [A] her name in [D] my head.
[A] As she beheld [E] it, she said [A] I misspelled [D] it, [A] need more be said.
These [A] apples aren't [D] delicious,
[Em] [A] as a matter of fact they are, she [Bm] said.
Can all this fruit [C] be free?
[A] She
[G] [A] [Em]
[G] wrote [A] me a letter, as big as a phone [G] book, I've never [A] been big [E] on mail.
I sent her a postcard from somewhere near Lethbridge, wondered if it still [Em] went by rail.
I've never [A] been frightened of being enlightened, but some things can go too [D] far.
[A]
[E] [A] Sometimes stammer, a mix of my grammar, [D] you get what [A] my meanings [Bm] are.
[A] These apples aren't [D] delicious,
[Em] [A] as a matter of fact they are, she said.
Can all this fruit be [A] free?
[D] I'm not [G] trying to sing [A] a love song, I'm [D] trying to sing it soon.
I know [G] I have [E] sometimes hit [A] strong, [E] [D]
falling [G] in love, catching [A] fire.
I [Bm] want to be [D] consumed, [G] wondering will I [E] ever [A] tire.
Will I ever tire?
Will I ever tire?
[Bm]
[A] These apples aren't [D] delicious,
[G] [A] as a matter of fact [B] they are, she said.
[A] Can all this fruit be [C] free?
[A]
[G] [A] My friend brought me flowers, she said they were [E] lilacs, she'd never been good with plants.
[A]
[G] The next [A] presentation, a new dictionary, she circled the word [E] romance.
So [A] enthusiastic, a little bit drastic, [D] I shaved [A] her name in [D] my head.
[A] As she beheld [E] it, she said [A] I misspelled [D] it, [A] need more be said.
These [A] apples aren't [D] delicious,
[Em] [A] as a matter of fact they are, she [Bm] said.
Can all this fruit [C] be free?
[A] She
[G] [A] [Em]
[G] wrote [A] me a letter, as big as a phone [G] book, I've never [A] been big [E] on mail.
I sent her a postcard from somewhere near Lethbridge, wondered if it still [Em] went by rail.
I've never [A] been frightened of being enlightened, but some things can go too [D] far.
[A]
[E] [A] Sometimes stammer, a mix of my grammar, [D] you get what [A] my meanings [Bm] are.
[A] These apples aren't [D] delicious,
[Em] [A] as a matter of fact they are, she said.
Can all this fruit be [A] free?
[D] I'm not [G] trying to sing [A] a love song, I'm [D] trying to sing it soon.
I know [G] I have [E] sometimes hit [A] strong, [E] [D]
falling [G] in love, catching [A] fire.
I [Bm] want to be [D] consumed, [G] wondering will I [E] ever [A] tire.
Will I ever tire?
Will I ever tire?
[Bm]
[A] These apples aren't [D] delicious,
[G] [A] as a matter of fact [B] they are, she said.
[A] Can all this fruit be [C] free?
[A]
Key:
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D
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[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ My friend brought me flowers, she said they were [E] lilacs, she'd never been good with plants.
[A] _ _
[G] The next [A] presentation, a new dictionary, she circled the word [E] romance. _ _
So [A] enthusiastic, a little bit drastic, [D] I shaved [A] her name in [D] my head.
[A] As _ she beheld [E] it, she said [A] I misspelled [D] it, [A] need more be said. _
These [A] apples aren't [D] delicious, _ _
[Em] _ [A] as a matter of fact they are, she [Bm] said.
Can all this fruit [C] be free? _ _
[A] _ She _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] wrote [A] me a letter, as big as a phone [G] book, I've never [A] been big [E] on mail.
I _ sent her a postcard from somewhere near Lethbridge, wondered if it still [Em] went by rail.
I've never [A] been frightened of being enlightened, but some things can go too [D] far.
_ [A] _ _
[E] _ [A] Sometimes stammer, a mix of my grammar, [D] you get what [A] my meanings [Bm] are. _ _
[A] These apples aren't [D] delicious, _ _
[Em] _ [A] as a matter of fact they are, she said.
Can all this fruit be [A] free? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ I'm not [G] trying to sing [A] a love song, I'm [D] trying to sing it soon.
I know [G] I have [E] sometimes hit [A] strong, _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
falling [G] in love, catching [A] fire.
I [Bm] want to be [D] consumed, _ [G] wondering will I [E] ever [A] tire. _
Will I ever tire? _ _ _
Will I ever tire? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[A] These apples aren't [D] _ delicious, _
[G] _ [A] as a matter of fact [B] they are, she said. _
[A] Can all this fruit be [C] free? _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ My friend brought me flowers, she said they were [E] lilacs, she'd never been good with plants.
[A] _ _
[G] The next [A] presentation, a new dictionary, she circled the word [E] romance. _ _
So [A] enthusiastic, a little bit drastic, [D] I shaved [A] her name in [D] my head.
[A] As _ she beheld [E] it, she said [A] I misspelled [D] it, [A] need more be said. _
These [A] apples aren't [D] delicious, _ _
[Em] _ [A] as a matter of fact they are, she [Bm] said.
Can all this fruit [C] be free? _ _
[A] _ She _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] wrote [A] me a letter, as big as a phone [G] book, I've never [A] been big [E] on mail.
I _ sent her a postcard from somewhere near Lethbridge, wondered if it still [Em] went by rail.
I've never [A] been frightened of being enlightened, but some things can go too [D] far.
_ [A] _ _
[E] _ [A] Sometimes stammer, a mix of my grammar, [D] you get what [A] my meanings [Bm] are. _ _
[A] These apples aren't [D] delicious, _ _
[Em] _ [A] as a matter of fact they are, she said.
Can all this fruit be [A] free? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ I'm not [G] trying to sing [A] a love song, I'm [D] trying to sing it soon.
I know [G] I have [E] sometimes hit [A] strong, _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
falling [G] in love, catching [A] fire.
I [Bm] want to be [D] consumed, _ [G] wondering will I [E] ever [A] tire. _
Will I ever tire? _ _ _
Will I ever tire? _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[A] These apples aren't [D] _ delicious, _
[G] _ [A] as a matter of fact [B] they are, she said. _
[A] Can all this fruit be [C] free? _ _
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