What a Good Boy
Barenaked Ladies
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When I was born, they looked at me and said,
"What a good boy, what smart boy, what a strong boy."
G D Csus2
And when you were born, they looked at you and said,
"What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl."
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We've got these chains hanging around our necks,
people want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath.
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Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same,
when temptation calls, we just look away.
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This name is the hairshirt I wear, and this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair.
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This song is the cross that I bear, bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me
D G G/F# Em C
be with me tonight
G G/F# Em C
I know that it isn't right
G
but be with me tonight.
D Csus2
I go to school, I write exams,
if I pass, if I fail, if I drop out, does anyone give a damn?
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And if they do, they'll soon forget,
cause it won't take much for me to show my life ain't over yet.
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I wake up scared, I wake up strange,
I wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever going to change
G D Em C G
I wake up scared, I wake up strange, and everything around me stays the same.
D Csus2
It's the hairshirt I wear, and this hairshirt is woven from, is woven from your brown hair.
G D Csus2
This song is the cross that I bear, bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me
D G G/F# Em C
be with me tonight
G G/F# Em C G G/F# Em C
I know that it isn't right
G
but be with me tonight.
D Csus2
I couldn't tell you that I was wrong,
chickened out, grabbed a pen and paper, sat down and I wrote this song.
G D Csus2
I couldn't tell you that you were right,
so instead, I looked in the mirror, watched TV, laid awake all night
G D Csus2
We've got these chains hanging around our necks,
people want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath.
G D Csus2
Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same,
when temptation calls, yeah, hey.
G D Csus2
This name is the hairshirt I wear, and this hairshirt is woven from, is woven from, is woven from hair.
G D Csus2
This song is the cross that I bear, bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me,
G
be with me tonight.
G D Csus2
When I was born, they looked at me and said,
"What a good boy, what smart boy, what a strong boy."
G D
And when you were born, they looked at you and said,
Em C G
"What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl."
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Song added 2000-01-01 00:00:00 and last updated 2019-10-17 09:38:25.