Barenaked Ladies – Alcohol (Guitar)

Capo 2
Key
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Versions (3)

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Chords

[Intro] B D A x2 [Verse 1]
B          D              A
Alcohol, my permanent accessory

B         D            A
Alcohol, a party-time necessity

B          D            A              F#m
Alcohol, alternative to feeling like yourself

    D               E                    A E A E
Oh Alcohol, I still drink to your health.
[Chorus]
A E       F#m         B            D
I love you more than I did the week before

A            E
I discovered Alcohol
[Verse 2]
   B             D                 A
Forget the cafe latte, screw the raspberry iced tea

  B          D               A
A Malibu and Coke for you, a G&T for me

B             D                  A             F#m
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#m         B            D
I love you more than I did the week before

A            E
I discovered Alcohol

   F#m      D         E         F#m
Oh Alcohol, would you please forgive me

         D      E      F#m  D        E         A    E
though I cannot love myself I'll use something else

A              A/G#        A/G                 D       E
I thought that alcohol was just for those with nothing else 

   A
to do

A              A/G#             A/G             D
I thought that drinking just to get drunk was a waste of 

E        A
precious booze

A         A/G#                A/G                D
But now I know that there's a time and there's a place 

      E     A
where I can choose

A           A/G#              A/G              D      E
To walk the fine-line between self control and self abuse.
[Solo]
B  D  A    x3
(Third time hold on D to get back to the Chorus A)
[Chorus]
A E       F#m         B            D
I love you more than I did the week before

A            E
I discovered Alcohol

A  E               F#m            B                  D
Would you please ignore, that you found me on the floor

A              E
trying on your camisole

   F#m      D         E         F#m
Oh Alcohol, would you please forgive me

         D      E      F#m  D        E         A    E
though I cannot love myself I'll use something else

A E                   A
  Would you please forgive me

A E                   A
  Would you please forgive me