Barenaked Ladies

^D A key in the ^E door, a step on the ^G floor
A note on the ^Gm table and a ^A meal in the ^D micro
Note says "I'm in ^E bed, please make sure that you're ^G fed
If you're taking a ^Gm shower, you can ^A borrow my ^D bathrobe
And when I'm ^E asleep, I dream you move in next ^G week"
I crumple the ^Gm note and save it to ^A put inside my
** PRE-CHORUS
^D Shoe box (shoe ^A box)
Shoe box of ^Bm lies ^{A G}
** VERSE 2
^D It's under my ^E bed, it's never been ^G read
It's in with my ^Gm school stuff and my ^A mom never ^D cleans there
>From my first little ^E fib, when I still wore a ^G bib
To my latest att ^Gm empt at pre ^A tending I'm ^D someone
He's not seven ^E teen, and doesn't know what you ^G mean
When talk turns to ^Gm single malts or ^A stilton or my
**CHORUS
^D Shoe box (shoe ^A box)
Shoe box of ^Bm lies ^{A G
D} Shoe box (shoe ^A box)
Shoe box of ^Bm lies ^{A G}
**BRIDGE
^G Did some ^A body tell you ^G this is ^A how it's supposed to ^G be?
Or are ^A you just finding ^Bm you don't ^G want any ^D more from ^A me?
("one-note solo" over chorus-like D-A-Bm-G progression x2)
** VERSE 3
^D Was it something I ^E said or was it something you ^G read
That's making me ^Gm think that I should ^A never have ^D come here
I can offer you ^E lies, I can tell you ^G goodbye
I can tell you I'm ^Gm sorry, but I ^A can't tell the ^D truth, dear
And what if I ^E could-would it do any ^G good?
'Cause you'll never ^Gm get to see the ^A contents of my
** CHORUS
^D Shoe box (shoe ^A box)
Shoe box of ^Bm lies ^{A G
D} Shoe box (shoe ^A box)
Shoe box of ^Bm lies ^{A G}
** BRIDGE
^G You're so ^A nineteen-ninety, ^G and it's nineteen-ninety- ^A four
^G Leave this ^A world behind me 'cause ^Bm you don't ^G want me ^D any ^A more
(vamp D-A-Bm-G progression with "Lie-ee-yie" all the way home and end on a
^Dsus4 <><><>
There are two versions of "Shoe Box" being shipped to radio stations, so the
version you hear first may start with the chorus riffs twice (the single
remix) or it may begin just with Steven Page's vocals (that's the album
version).
I haven't figured out whether the song should be played with open or barre
chords, so right now I'm using a mix of both, depending on the part of the
song, until I see what feels comfy. The bulk of the song is played in
straight 4/4 downstrokes, though during the third verse and part of the
outro, they're off-beat upstrokes, which sounds kinda cool. My chord choices:
D: 000232 or X5777X
E: 022100
G: 355433 or 320003
Gm: 355333
A: X02220 or 577655
Bm: X24432
Dsus4: 000233
Asus4: X0223X
(The guys do sound like they're sneakin' in a fast Dsus4 and an Asus4 during
the chorus, so those of you who wanna put 'em in there for the full effect,
go to town...)
Let me know what you think and feel free to send corrections...
Dan Amrich (not the King of Bedside Manor)
DanAmrich@aol.com