Barenaked Ladies - Golden Boy

golden boy – barenaked ladies
capo on 3rd fret
tabbed by wesley rykse

pre – verse lick

E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 0 – – 1 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – 2 – – 4 – – 2 – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

G D Em pre – verse lick C9
hey golden boy , don’t let the darkness into , take you away from yourself

G/B Am G
nobody else , there’s nobody left to make you run

C9 G/B Am
somebody new , maybe it’s you , only bereft of meaning

G D Em G D
one of these days , you’re going to wake up wondering how it went down

G D Em
then in a daze , you’re going to make up something

pre – verse lick C9
and wallow around in your room

G/B Am G
maybe it’s soon , or maybe it won’t be for some time ( maybe it won’t be for some time )

C9 G/B Am
i hope you’ll be thinking of me , and i hope you won’t be lonely

chorus :

G A Em C9
hang your head , but don’t let your hair fall out

G A Em
just hang your hat , at somebody else’s house

verse 2 :

G D Em G D
game , set and match , i have to give that to you , you are the man

G D Em
wait , there’s a catch , everyone sees right through you

pre – verse lick C9
but that was the plan all along

G/B Am G
just tell me i’m wrong , tell me you wanted something else ( tell me you wanted something more )

C9 G/B Am Bm7 C9
you entered the code that made you explode , now i hope you won’t be lonely anymore

chorus :

G A Em C9
hang your head , but don’t let your hair fall out

G A Em
just hang your hat , at somebody else’s house

bridge :

Bm7 C9
no , no , no; you’re not a quitter

D Em
so don’t , don’t , don’t , don’t you be bitter

Bm7 C9
go , go , go where you’ll glitter away

solo chords x2

G A Em G D

chorus :

G A Em C9
hang your head , but don’t let your hair fall out

G A Em
just hang your hat , at somebody else’s house

G A Em C9
hang your head , but don’t let your hair fall out

G A Em
just hang your hat , at somebody else’s house

ending :

G A Em C9
at somebody else’s house

G A Em C9
at somebody else’s house

G pre – verse lick C9