Barenaked Ladies - Never Do Anything

from bnl’s 2000 album “maroon” .

– standard tuning –

– no capo –

the chords are played as follows :
Gm7/C : x33333
G : 320033
G/F# : 2×0033
Em7 : 020033
Cadd9 : x32033
G/A : x00033
G/B : x20033
C2 : x30033
C : x32010
Am : x02210
B7/F# : 224242
Em : 022000
Em/F# : 2×2000
Em/G : 3×2000
B7 : x21202
D/F# : 2×023

x [ intro ]
Gm7/C

[ verse 1 ]
G G/F# Em7 Cadd9
wiped out down the stairs
G G/F# Em7 Cadd9
i’ll bet you there’s a song in there
G G/F# Em7 Cadd9 G G/F# Em7 Cadd9
i’m not sure i’m prepared to write it down
G G/F# Em7 Cadd9
that guy should be me
G G/F# Em7 Cadd9
i’d look much better on t . v .
G G/F# Em7
then the world would see
Cadd9
that i can do anything

[ chorus ]
G G/A
i can be that
G/B
but soon you’ll see that
C2
i will never do anything

Gm7/C ( x7 , palm mute after each one )

[ verse 2 ]
let’s play tic tac toe
i’ll play x , you can be the o .
thoughts of turning pro
have crossed my mind
i could make a mint
fill my pockets with more than lint
i’ll give you a hint
it involves the “internet”

[ chorus ] ( x2 )
i can be that
but soon you’ll see that
i will never do anything

[ bridge 1 ]
C G/B Am B7/F# Em Em/F# Em/G Em/F#
don’t write me off as an also ran
C G/B Am B7 G
just mark me down as an angry man
G/F# Em7
got a big chip , you want a fat lip?
C1
how ’bout a mouthful of chiclets?
C G/B Am B7/F# Em Em/F# Em/G Em/F#
life passed me by , but it’s not my fault
C G/B Am B7 G
i’ll lick my wounds , could you pass the salt?

[ chorus ] ( x2 )
i can be that , but soon you’ll see that
i will never do anything

Gm7/C ( x7 , palm mute after each one )

[ instrumental ]
Gm7/C

[ bridge 2 ]
Gm7/C
awwwwwww , if i were the king
all my subjects they would dance and sing
they could kiss my ring
G G/B C2
and kiss my ass
G D/F# Em Cadd9
when i’m old and grey
G D/F# Em Cadd9
i’ll look back on my life and say
G D/F# Em
“give me one more day ,
Cadd9
and i’ll still never do anything . ”

[ chorus ] ( x4 )
i can be that
but soon you’ll see that
i will never do anything

[ end on G ]