Barenaked Ladies

^{D D/C# D/B D/A G G/F# Em7 A7 Bm Bm/A E9/G# E Bm11 A7sus C9}

Intro
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(D, D/C#, D/B, D/A, G, G/F#, Em7, A7) x 2
1st Verse

^D What, am I to wake up suddenly and then
enroll at the local college and earn me a degree
And I could work weekends?
^Bm If I ^Bm/A work real ha ^E9/G# rd ^E
Bm I could ^Bm/A mow your back ya ^E9/G# rd ^E
2nd verse

^{D D/C#} I can go to ^D/B Europe ^D/A travel with my frien ^G ds ^{G/F# Em7 A7
D D/C#} I can blow a ^D/B thousand ^D/A Deutsche marks
To ^G get drunk in a ^G/F# pub with some Aust ^Em7 ralia ^A7 ns.
^Bm Buy a ^Bm/A giant backpa ^E9/G# ck ^E
Bm Sew a fl ^Bm/A ag on the ba ^E9/G# ck ^E
Chorus

^D I think ^D/C# never is en ^D/B ough (Yeah n ^D/A ever is eno ^G ugh)
I ^G/F# never have to ^Em7 do that s ^A7 tuff
^D I think ^D/C# never is en ^D/B ough (Yeah n ^D/A ever is eno ^G ugh)
Yo ^G/F# u never have t ^Em7 o do that ^A7 stuff
(D, D/C#, D/B, D/A, G, G/F#, Em7, A7) x 2
3rd verse

^D I never had to spend a summer planting trees
I never worked my way through a forest inch by inch
Doubled over on my hands and knees.
^D I ^D/C# never spent a ^D/B single ^D/A day in ret ^G ail ^{G/F# Em7 A7
D D/C#} Telling people ^D/B what they ^D/A want to hear
^G Telling people ^G/F# anything to ^Em7 make a s ^A7 ale.
^Bm Eating ^Bm/A in the food co ^E9/G# urt ^E
Bm with th ^Bm/A e old and the bo ^E9/G# red ^E
Chorus

^D I think ^D/C# never is en ^D/B ough (Yeah n ^D/A ever is eno ^G ugh)
I ^G/F# never have to ^Em7 do that s ^A7 tuff
^D I think ^D/C# never is en ^D/B ough (Yeah n ^D/A ever is eno ^G ugh)
Yo ^G/F# u never have t ^Em7 o do that ^A7 stuff
Bridge & Solo

The ^G world's your oyster s ^A7 hell
So w ^G hat's that funny s ^A7 mell
You ^G eat the bivalve ^A7 anyway
And you're ^G sick with salmonella
You get your ^A7 Ph.D.
How ^G happy you will ^A7 be
When you ^G get a job at ^A7 Wendy's
And are ^G honored with em ^A7 ployee of the m ^Bm11 onth ^{A7sus G D}
(Bm11, A7sus, G, D) x2
A7sus, Bm11, C9
(D, D/C#, D/B, D/A, G, G/F#, Em7, A7) x 2
Chorus

^D I think ^D/C# never is en ^D/B ough (Yeah n ^D/A ever is eno ^G ugh)
I ^G/F# never have to ^Em7 do that s ^A7 tuff
^D I think ^D/C# never is en ^D/B ough (Yeah n ^D/A ever is eno ^G ugh)
Yo ^G/F# u never have t ^Em7 o do that ^A7 stuff
^D I think ^D/C# never is en ^D/B ough (Yeah n ^D/A ever is eno ^G ugh)
I ^G/F# never have to ^Em7 do that s ^A7 tuff
^D I think ^D/C# never is en ^D/B ough (Yeah n ^D/A ever is eno ^G ugh)
Yo ^G/F# u never have t ^Em7 o do that ^A7 stuff ^D