Barenaked Ladies - Humour Of The Situation

pretty easy song off bnl’s 2000 album “maroon” . in the u . s . it’s spelled “humor” ,
in canada it’s spelled “humour” . i figured i’d go with “humour” since that’s what
it says on the back of my “maroon” cd . anyways :

– standard tuning –

– capo on the 2nd fret –

– tempo –
fast ♩ = 152

the chords are played as follows :
– ( all chords are relative to the capo )
Gmaj7 : 3×0002
Em7 : 022033
G : 320033
Cadd9 : x32033
D : xx0232
Em9 : 022032
D#+ : x6544
xem : 022000
G/F : 1×0003
C : x32010
D7sus : xx0213
Cm : x35543
Am : x02210
G/B : x2x033
A# : x13331
F/A : x03211
Fm : 133111
F : 133211

[ intro ]
Gmaj7 , Em7 ( x4 )

[ verse 1 ]
G Em7 Cadd9
when you walked in , i said with a grin
D G
that we were just talking about you
Em9 Cadd9
we all had to lie because you would cry
D
if you knew we were laughing at you

[ pre – chorus 1 ]
G D#+ Em G/F
in the momentary lull before the band begins to play
C D7sus G D7sus
there’s an overwhelming stench of alibi

[ chorus ]
G Em7
come on now , now
Cm
come on now , now
Am D G
enjoy the humour of the situation
Em7
come on now , now
Cm
come on now , now
Am D
enjoy the humour of the situation

[ instrumental ]
Gmaj7 , Em7 ( x2 )

[ verse 2 ]
i said on the phone “don’t wait ’till i’m home”
but i’m sure i could hear you crying
i said where i was , but you doubt it because
it’s the caller i . D . you’re buying

[ pre – chorus 2 ]
in the hour that it took for me to drive up to the door
you’d arranged all my belongings on the lawn

[ chorus ] ( x2 )
come on now , now
come on now , now
enjoy the humour of the situation

[ bridge ]
C G/B A# F/A
have you heard the one about the boy
Fm C G C
who moved into the henhouse to sleep?
G/B A# F
he woke up with egg on his face
Fm C D
when he found out all the hens had crossed the street

[ chorus ] ( x2 )
come on now , now
come on now , now
enjoy the humour of the situation

[ verse 3 ]
as i walked out , i thought about all i had left behind me
i felt a chill because i was still
wearing the emperor’s new clothes

[ pre – chorus 3 ]
my mind was racing with each chance that i had missed
while your next door neighbour soaked be with the house

[ pre – chorus 4 ]
i’ve never felt so small , i’ve never been so dissed
as i shiver , dripping , while the chorus goes :

[ chorus ] ( x3 )
come on now , now
come on now , now
enjoy the humour of the situation

[ coda ]
G , Em7 , Cm , Am , D , Am , D , G

[ end on G ]