Barenaked Ladies

^{G A7 G A7}
Verse 1:
A ^G friend brought me ^A7 flowers, she ^G said they were ^A7 lilacs,
I've ^G never been ^A7 good with plants ^{G A7}
Her ^G next presen ^A7 tation, a ^G new dictio ^A7 nary
She ^G circled the ^A7 word "romance" ^A7sus4
So ^G enthusi ^A7 astic, a ^G little bit ^A7 drastic,
I ^G shaved her name ^A7 in my head. ^{G A7
G} As she be ^A7 held it, she ^G said I mis ^A7 spelled it;
^G Need ^A7 more be said?
Chorus:
^Bm7 These ^A7 apples are del ^G icious! ^{G G/F# Em7}
A7 N.C.
"As a matter of fact they are," she said
^Bm7 Can a ^A7 ll this fruit be fr ^C ee?
Interlude:
^{G A7 G A7}
Verse 2:
She ^G wrote me a ^A7 letter as ^G big as a ^A7 phone book
I've ^G never been ^A7 big on mail ^{G A7}
I ^G sent her a ^A7 postcard from ^G somewhere near ^A7 Lethbridge,
And ^G wondered if it ^A7 still went by rail ^{A7-3 A7sus4 A7}
I've ^G never been ^A7 frightened of ^G being en ^A7 lightened
But ^G some things ^A7 can go too far ^{G A7}
Though ^G sometimes I st ^A7 ammer and ^G mix up my ^A7 grammar,
You ^G get what my ^A7 meanings are
Chorus:
^Bm7 These ^A7 apples are del ^G icious! ^{G G/F# Em7}
A7 N.C.
"As a matter of fact they are," she said
^Bm7 Can a ^A7 ll this fruit be fr ^C ee?
Interlude:
^{G A7 G A7}
Bridge:
^D/F# I'm not tr ^G ying to sing a lo ^A7 ve song, I'm trying to ^Bm7 sing in tune
^D/F# I know ^G I am sometimes headstrong ^{A7 G A7
D/F#} Falling i ^G n love, catching ^A7 fire, I want to ^Bm7 be consumed
^D/F# Wondering ^G will I ever tire, ^A7 will ^G I ever ^A7 tire?
^{G A7} Will ^G I ever ^A7 tire?
Instrumental Break:
A7 A7sus4add13 A7(3) A7 x4
Chorus:
^Bm7 These ^A7 apples are del ^G icious! ^{G G/F# Em7}
A7 N.C.
"As a matter of fact they are," she said
^Bm7 Can a ^A7 ll this fruit be fr ^C ee?
Outro:
A7 A7sus4 A7-3 A7 (6x)
^A7