Chords for Barenaked Ladies - "What Do We Need?"
Tempo:
78.2 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
C#m
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] [E] Go to bed on a bus, [A] wake up [C#m] backstage.
[A] It's a little harder now than [E] it was when I was half my age.
Just blow off the dust, [A] reset [C#m] the cage.
[B] We're still making headlines even if they aren't [E] front page.
What [A] do we need?
[E] Not a lot.
[A] I'm pretty sure that we could [B] get by with half as much [E] as we've got.
Where [A] will we be after [E] the [C#] spotlight fades?
[A] We're gonna have to learn [B] to live in the slow [E] lane.
I'm [A] often asked [C#m] what it takes.
You've [E] gotta be good, work [B] hard, and have a hundred [E] lucky breaks.
The [A] hardest part is the [C#m] heart you break.
[A] But if you're lucky, then you're [B] always learning from [E] your mistakes.
What [A] do we need?
[E] Not a lot.
[A] I'm pretty sure that we [B] could get by with half as [E] much as we've got.
Where will we be after the spotlight [C#m] fades?
[A] We're gonna have to [B] learn to live in the slow [E] lane.
[A] Over [E] and over [F#m] and over [E] again.
[A] I leave [C#m] my family [A] to be with [B] my friends.
[A] [E] Older, I'm older, [F#m] I'm [E] older again.
[A] I love it [C#m] more than [A] anything, but please make it [B] end.
[B] [E]
[C#m] [A] [B] [E]
What do we need?
[A] [E] Not a lot.
[A] I'm pretty sure that we [B] could get by with half as [E] much as we've got.
Where will we be [A] after the spotlight [C#m] fades?
[A] We're gonna have to [B] learn to live in the slow lane.
We're gonna have to learn to love the [E] slow lane.
[A] It's a little harder now than [E] it was when I was half my age.
Just blow off the dust, [A] reset [C#m] the cage.
[B] We're still making headlines even if they aren't [E] front page.
What [A] do we need?
[E] Not a lot.
[A] I'm pretty sure that we could [B] get by with half as much [E] as we've got.
Where [A] will we be after [E] the [C#] spotlight fades?
[A] We're gonna have to learn [B] to live in the slow [E] lane.
I'm [A] often asked [C#m] what it takes.
You've [E] gotta be good, work [B] hard, and have a hundred [E] lucky breaks.
The [A] hardest part is the [C#m] heart you break.
[A] But if you're lucky, then you're [B] always learning from [E] your mistakes.
What [A] do we need?
[E] Not a lot.
[A] I'm pretty sure that we [B] could get by with half as [E] much as we've got.
Where will we be after the spotlight [C#m] fades?
[A] We're gonna have to [B] learn to live in the slow [E] lane.
[A] Over [E] and over [F#m] and over [E] again.
[A] I leave [C#m] my family [A] to be with [B] my friends.
[A] [E] Older, I'm older, [F#m] I'm [E] older again.
[A] I love it [C#m] more than [A] anything, but please make it [B] end.
[B] [E]
[C#m] [A] [B] [E]
What do we need?
[A] [E] Not a lot.
[A] I'm pretty sure that we [B] could get by with half as [E] much as we've got.
Where will we be [A] after the spotlight [C#m] fades?
[A] We're gonna have to [B] learn to live in the slow lane.
We're gonna have to learn to love the [E] slow lane.
Key:
A
E
B
C#m
F#m
A
E
B
_ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ Go to bed on a bus, [A] wake up [C#m] backstage. _
[A] It's a little harder now than [E] it was when I was half my age.
Just blow off the dust, [A] reset [C#m] the cage. _
[B] We're still making headlines even if they aren't [E] front page.
What [A] do we need?
_ [E] Not a lot. _ _
[A] I'm pretty sure that we could [B] get by with half as much [E] as we've got.
Where [A] will we be after [E] the [C#] spotlight fades?
[A] We're gonna have to learn [B] to live in the slow [E] lane.
_ I'm [A] often asked _ [C#m] what it takes.
You've [E] gotta be good, work [B] hard, and have a hundred [E] lucky breaks.
The [A] hardest part is the [C#m] heart you break. _
[A] But if you're lucky, then you're [B] always learning from [E] your mistakes.
What [A] do we need?
_ [E] Not a lot. _
[A] I'm pretty sure that we [B] could get by with half as [E] much as we've got.
Where will we be after the spotlight [C#m] fades?
[A] We're gonna have to [B] learn to live in the slow [E] lane. _ _ _
[A] Over [E] and over [F#m] and over [E] again.
[A] I leave [C#m] my family [A] to be with [B] my friends.
[A] _ [E] Older, I'm older, [F#m] I'm [E] older again.
[A] I love it [C#m] more than [A] anything, but please make it [B] end.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ What do we need?
[A] _ [E] Not a lot.
_ [A] I'm pretty sure that we [B] could get by with half as [E] much as we've got.
_ Where will we be [A] after the spotlight [C#m] fades?
[A] We're gonna have to [B] learn to live in the slow lane.
_ We're gonna have to learn to love the [E] slow lane.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] It's a little harder now than [E] it was when I was half my age.
Just blow off the dust, [A] reset [C#m] the cage. _
[B] We're still making headlines even if they aren't [E] front page.
What [A] do we need?
_ [E] Not a lot. _ _
[A] I'm pretty sure that we could [B] get by with half as much [E] as we've got.
Where [A] will we be after [E] the [C#] spotlight fades?
[A] We're gonna have to learn [B] to live in the slow [E] lane.
_ I'm [A] often asked _ [C#m] what it takes.
You've [E] gotta be good, work [B] hard, and have a hundred [E] lucky breaks.
The [A] hardest part is the [C#m] heart you break. _
[A] But if you're lucky, then you're [B] always learning from [E] your mistakes.
What [A] do we need?
_ [E] Not a lot. _
[A] I'm pretty sure that we [B] could get by with half as [E] much as we've got.
Where will we be after the spotlight [C#m] fades?
[A] We're gonna have to [B] learn to live in the slow [E] lane. _ _ _
[A] Over [E] and over [F#m] and over [E] again.
[A] I leave [C#m] my family [A] to be with [B] my friends.
[A] _ [E] Older, I'm older, [F#m] I'm [E] older again.
[A] I love it [C#m] more than [A] anything, but please make it [B] end.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ What do we need?
[A] _ [E] Not a lot.
_ [A] I'm pretty sure that we [B] could get by with half as [E] much as we've got.
_ Where will we be [A] after the spotlight [C#m] fades?
[A] We're gonna have to [B] learn to live in the slow lane.
_ We're gonna have to learn to love the [E] slow lane.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _