Barenaked Ladies - I Can Sing

here’s an extremely simple two – chord song from bnl’s children’s record , “snacktime!” .

– standard tuning –

– no capo –

chords are played as follows :
E : 022100
Asus2 : x02200

[ intro ]
E

[ verse 1 ]
( E )
i can sing , i can sing , i can sing better
Asus2 E
i can knit a scarf , but you can’t knit a sweater
Asus2 E
when i’m underwater i couldn’t be wetter
Asus2 E
never go swimmin’ in a mohair sweater

[ verse 2 ]
E
i can dance , i can dance , i can dance faster
Asus2 E
i tried to keep up but it was a disaster
Asus2 E
one more move and i’m gonna be the master
Asus2 E
so crank it up loud on the ghetto blaster

[ verse 3 ]
E
i can eat , i can eat , i can eat more
Asus2 E
and when it’s not fresh from the local store
Asus2 E
there’s a little town in labrador
Asus2 E
where she sells seashells by the shoe store

[ verse 4 ]
E
i can speak , i can speak , i can speak quicker
Asus2 E
imagine i made a way to make everyone currently frowning snicker
Asus2 E
and on the guitar he could be a little slicker
Asus2 E
but jimmy always said i was a good flatpicker

[ instrumental ]
G , Asus2 ( x3 ) , E

[ verse 5 ] – ( only played live , not on the album version )
E
i can sing , i can sing , i can sing better
Asus2 E
i can knit a scarf , but you can’t knit a sweater
Asus2 E
when i’m underwater i couldn’t be wetter
Asus2 E
never go swimmin’ in a mohair sweater

[ end on E ]