Barenaked Ladies

^Dm The phone rings, it early, it's
^C seven o'clock, he says
^F sorry I woke you but I
^C just had to talk.
^Dm You know last night, remember when
^C I tried to choke you? I didn't
^F mean it, I was drunk, it was
^C only a joke.
You should k ^F now that by n ^C ow,
when the cheq ^Am uered flag comes ^Gm down,
no one, no one, ^Em no ^add7 one has won t ^Dm he race.
^Dm The next night he's over and
^C over and under and
^F after he's finished, she
^C lies there and wonders just
^Dm why does she need him, and
^C why does she stay here, and
^F then in the darkness, she'll
^C quietly say Dear, you've
^F never really kno ^C wn
that whe ^Am n the white flag is flow ^Gm n,
no one, no one, no ^Em one has won the ^Dm war.
They're ^Dm complicated people leading
^C complicated lives, and he
^F complicates their problems by telling
^C complicated lies
He tel ^Dm ls her he's sorry, she
^C tells him it's over he
^F tells her he's sorry she
^C says over and over, You've
^F never really kno ^C wn
that wh ^Am en the white flag is flo ^Gm wn,
no one, no one, no ^Em on ^add7 e has won the war. ^Dm
E There goes a forest and ther ^A e goes a bluebird
^E There goes a partridge and there ^A goes a Go Train
^E There goes an angel and there ^A goes a steeple
^E There goes a cop car and there ^A goes an eagle
^E There goes a raven and there ^A go the ribbons
^E There goes a raven and there ^A go the ribbons
^E There goes a raven and ther ^A e go
The ribbons the ribbons the ribbons
The ribbons of the flag ^E .