Barenaked Ladies - The New Sad

– standard tuning –

– no capo –

– chords are played as follows –
Cadd9 : x32033
D : xx0232
G : 320033
Em7 : 022022

[ intro ]
Cadd9 , D

[ verse 1 ]
G D Cadd9 D
everybody knows that happy is the new sad
G D Cadd9
so i Am gonna go and imitate my old dad
D G D Cadd9 D
and never crack a smile again .

[ verse 2 ]
everybody knows that as we all get older
the will is first to go and so upon my shoulder
the bluebird shall not sing again .

[ instrumental ]
G , D , Em7 , Cadd9 , Em7 , Cadd9 , D

[ verse 3 ]
everybody knows that as our hair gets greyer
we strike a bended pose and say a little prayer
to never feel this way again .

[ verse 4 ]
everybody knows it’s never getting better
everything must go and you will have to let her
and never see her face again .

[ instrumental ]

[ verse 5 ]
everybody’s youth is only what they make it
longer in the tooth , so why do people fake it?
we’ll never get it back again .

[ instrumental ]

[ coda ]
Cadd9 D
i know it hurts
G Em7
no one wants to die .
Cadd9 D
goodbye .
( D )
goodbye .

[ instrumental ]
Cadd9 , D , G , Em7 , Cadd9

( Cadd9 ) D
goodbye .
( D ) G
goodbye .