Alcohol - Barenaked Ladies Chords
Chords: B7, D7, A7, Bb7, F#m7, D, E, A, A/G#, A/G
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Genre: rock, pop, adult contemporary
Barenaked Ladies, Alcohol, 01/09/99
On the CD they use guitar capo 2, and it sounds better that way.
During the verses and intro the B7, D7, and A7 are all bar chords.
[Intro]
B7 D7 A7 A7 Bb7 B7 D7 A7
[Verse 1]
B7 D7 A7 A7 Bb7
Alcohol, my permanent accessory
B7 D7 A7 A7 Bb7
Alcohol, a party time necessity
B7 D7 A7 F#m7
Alcohol, alternative to feeling like yourself
D E A E A E
Oh, alcohol, I still drink to your health
[Chorus]
A E F#m7 A7 Bb7 B7 D A E
I love you more than I did the week before I discovered alcohol
[Verse 2]
B7 D7 A7 A7 Bb7
Forget the cafe latte, screw the raspberry iced tea
B7 D7 A7 A7 Bb7
A Malibu and Coke for you, a G & T for me
B7 D7 A7 F#m7
Alcohol, your songs resolve like my life never will
D E A E A E
When someone else is picking up the bill
[Chorus]
A E F#m7 A7 Bb7 B7 D A E
I love you more than I did the week before I discovered alcohol
F#m7 D E F#m7
Oh, alcohol, would you please forgive me?
D E F#m7 D E A E
For while I cannot love myself, I'll use something else
[Bridge]
A A/G# A/G D/F# D A
I thought that alcohol was just for those with nothing else to do
A A/G# A/G Dm/F A
I thought that drinking just to get drunk was a waste of precious booze
A/G# A/G Dm/F A
But now I know that there's a time and there's a place where I can choose
A/G# A/G D E
To walk the fine line between self control and self abuse
[Solo]
B7 D7 A7 A7 Bb7 B7 D7 A7
[Chorus]
A E F#m7 A7 Bb7 B7 D A E
I love you more than I did the week before I discovered alcohol
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