Barenaked Ladies - For You

barenaked ladies – for you

standard tuning – no capo

i checked this against the bathroom sessions and made a slight modification to it
for a bit easier play . enjoy

main riff :
E – – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – |
B – – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – |
G – – – 0 – – 2 – – 4 – – 4p2 – 0 – – 2 – – 2h4 – 2 – – 0 – – 2 – – 4 – – 0 – – 2 – – 4 – – 4p2 – 0 – – 2 – – 4 – – 2 – – 0 – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

Gmaj Fmaj
E 3 1
B 3 1
G 0 2
D 0 3
A 2 3
E 3 0

( play main riff over 2 lines and repeat )
i have set aside everything i love
i have saved everything else for you
i cannot decide what this doubt’s made of
though i thought over it through and through

Gmaj Cadd9 Gmaj
in a book in a box high upon a shelf
Cadd9 Dsus4 Gmaj
in a locked and guarded vault
Gmaj Cadd9 Gmaj
are the things i keep only for myself
Cadd9 Dsus4 Gmaj
it’s your fate but it’s not your fault

Cadd9 Gmaj Cadd9 Gmaj
and for every useless reason i know
Cadd9 Gmaj Cadd9 Gmaj
there’s a reason not to care
Cadd9 Gmaj Cadd9 Gmaj
if i hide myself wherever i go
Cadd9 Fmaj D Dsus4 D
Am i ever really there?

( main riff )

Gmaj Cadd9 Gmaj
there is nowhere else i would rather be ,
Cadd9 Dsus4 Gmaj
but i can’t just be right here
Gmaj Cadd9 Gmaj
an enigma wrapped in a mystery ,
Cadd9 Dsus4 Gmaj
or a fool consumed by fear

Cadd9 Gmaj Cadd9 Gmaj
and for every useless reason i know
Cadd9 Gmaj Cadd9 Gmaj
there’s a reason not to care
Cadd9 Gmaj Cadd9 Gmaj
if i hide myself wherever i go
Cadd9 Fmaj D Dsus4 D
Am i ever really there?

( main riff )

play this for the first line of last verse
E 3
B 3
G 0
D 0
A –
E –

i will give you all i could ever give
Cadd9 Dsus4 Gmaj
though it’s less than you will need
Gmaj Cadd9 Gmaj
could you just forget , if you can’t forgive
Cadd9 Fmaj D Dsus4 D
all the things i cannot concede

Cadd9 Gmaj Cadd9 Gmaj
and for every useless reason i know
Cadd9 Gmaj Cadd9 Gmaj
there’s a reason not to care
Cadd9 Gmaj Cadd9 Gmaj
if i hide myself wherever i go
Cadd9 Fmaj D Dsus4 D
Am i ever really there?

( main riff )