Barenaked Ladies - On The Lookout

from bnl’s 2010 album , “all in good time” .

standard tuning

no capo

chords are played as follows :
Fmaj7 : xxx9 ( 10 ) 8
F6 : xx ( 12 ) ( 10 ) ( 10 ) ( 10 )
Gm : 355333
Fmaj7/C : xx ( 10 ) 9 ( 10 ) 8
A#maj7 : xx8 ( 10 ) ( 10 ) ( 10 )
Am7 : x02010
Gm7 : 3×3333
F : 133211
Am : x02210
D : xx0232
C : x32010
A#/D : x5333
xebmaj7 : x68786
Csus : xx ( 10 ) ( 10 ) 88

[ intro ]
Fmaj7 , F6 ( x4 )

[ verse 1 ]
Fmaj7 F6 Fmaj7 F6 Fmaj7
on the lookout
F6 Fmaj7 F6 Fmaj7
the wind stopped
F6 Fmaj7
we chose this spot
F6
to begin

[ instrumental ]
Gm

[ verse 2 ]
Fmaj7 F6 Fmaj7/C A#maj7 Fmaj7
when we looked out
F6 Fmaj7/C A#maj7 Fmaj7
the waves crashed
F6 Fmaj7/C A#maj7
smashing our past
Gm
moving fast
A#maj7
nothing lasts
Am7 Gm7 F
make it last

[ chorus ]
( F ) Am
this all will pass
D
just like us
Gm
just like this spot
( Gm )
don’t miss this
C A#/D C
we’ve only got one shot

[ instrumental ]
Fmaj7 , F6 , Fmaj7/C , A#maj7 ( x2 )

[ verse 3 ]
hold on to this rock face
it’s dried and cracked
but grab on
don’t wait long
D#maj7 Csus
longing to
C F
look out for you

[ chorus ]
this all will pass
just like us
just like this spot
don’t miss this
we’ve only got one shot

[ instrumental ]
Fmaj7 , F6 , Fmaj7/C , A#maj7 ( x2 )

[ coda ]
Fmaj7 F6 Fmaj7/C A#maj7
on the lookout
Fmaj7 F6 Fmaj7/C A#maj7
on the lookout
Fmaj7 F6 Fmaj7/C A#maj7
on the lookout
Fmaj7 F6 Fmaj7/C A#maj7
on the lookout
Fmaj7 F6 Fmaj7/C A#maj7
on the lookout

[ end on F ]