These Apples Barenaked Ladies
THESE APPLES - Barenaked Ladies
Standard Tuning
Intro:
[G] [A7] [G] [A7]
[G] [A7] [G] [A7]
Verse 1:
A [G]friend brought me [A7]flowers, she [G]said they were [A7]lilacs,
I've [G]never been [A7]good with plants[G] [A7]
Her [G]next presen[A7]tation, a [G]new dictio[A7]nary
She [G]circled the [A7]word "romance"[A7sus4]
So [G]enthusi[A7]astic, a [G]little bit [A7]drastic,
I [G]shaved her name [A7]in my head.[G] [A7]
[G]As she be[A7]held it, she [G]said I mis[A7]spelled it;
[G]Need [A7]more be said?
Chorus:
[Bm7] These [A7]apples are del[G]icious![G] [G/F#] [Em7]
A7 N.C.
"As a matter of fact they are," she said
[Bm7] Can a[A7]ll this fruit be fr[C]ee?
Interlude:
[G] [A7] [G] [A7]
[G] [A7] [G] [A7]
Verse 2:
She [G]wrote me a [A7]letter as [G]big as a [A7]phone book
I've [G]never been [A7]big on mail[G] [A7]
I [G]sent her a [A7]postcard from [G]somewhere near [A7]Lethbridge,
And [G]wondered if it [A7]still went by rail [A7-3] [A7sus4] [A7]
I've [G]never been [A7]frightened of [G]being en[A7]lightened
But [G]some things [A7]can go too far[G] [A7]
Though [G]sometimes I st[A7]ammer and [G]mix up my [A7]grammar,
You [G]get what my [A7]meanings are
Chorus:
[Bm7] These [A7]apples are del[G]icious![G] [G/F#] [Em7]
A7 N.C.
"As a matter of fact they are," she said
[Bm7] Can a[A7]ll this fruit be fr[C]ee?
Interlude:
[G] [A7] [G] [A7]
Bridge:
[D/F#] I'm not tr[G]ying to sing a lo[A7]ve song, I'm trying to [Bm7]sing in tune
[D/F#] I know [G]I am sometimes headstrong[A7] [G] [A7]
[D/F#] Falling i[G]n love, catching [A7]fire, I want to [Bm7]be consumed
[D/F#] Wondering [G]will I ever tire, [A7] will [G]I ever [A7]tire?
[G] [A7] Will [G]I ever [A7]tire?
Instrumental Break:
A7 A7sus4add13 A7(3) A7 x4
Chorus:
[Bm7] These [A7]apples are del[G]icious![G] [G/F#] [Em7]
A7 N.C.
"As a matter of fact they are," she said
[Bm7] Can a[A7]ll this fruit be fr[C]ee?
Outro:
A7 A7sus4 A7-3 A7 (6x)
[A7]
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