Barenaked Ladies – Grade Nine (Guitar)

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[Intro] B A B A x2 [Verse 1]

B
 I found my locker and I found my classes

B
  Lost my lunch and I broke my glasses,

            B
That guy is huge! that girl is wailing!

F#                            E
  First day of school and I’m already failing.

[Chorus]

B                 A              B                    A
  This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine (this is me in grade 9)

B                  A             B                    A
  This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine

[Verse 2]

           B                             A
I’ve got a blue and red Adidas bag and a humongous binder,

B                                 A
  I’m trying my best not to look like a minor niner.

  B                                 A
I went out for the football team to prove that I’m a man

  F#                                 E
I guess I shouldn’t tell them that I like Duran Duran. (Wooh!)

[Chorus]

B                 A               B                        A
  This is me in grade nine, baby, yeah this is me in grade nine (this is me in grade 9)

B                  A             B                    A
  This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine

[Verse 3]

      B                                  A
Well, half my friends are crazy and the others are depressed

B                              A
none of them can help me study for my math test.

  B                               A
I got into the classroom and my knowledge was gone;

  F#                                   E
I guess I should've studied instead of watching Wrath Of Khan.

[Chorus]

B                 A              B                    A
  This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine (this is me in grade 9)

B                  A             B                    A
  This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine

[Bridge 1]

                 B
They called me chicken legs, they called me four-eyes

               B
they called me fatso, they called me buckwheat,

N.C. they called me Eddie [Chorus]

B                 A               B                         A
  This is me in grade nine, baby, yeah this is me in grade nine (this is me in grade 9)

B                  A             B                    A
  This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine

[Verse 4]

            B                    A
I've got a red leather tie and pair of rugger pants,

B                     A                       B
  I put them on and I went to the high school dance.

                        A
  But Dad said I had to be home by eleven -

F#                      E
   aw, man, I'm gonna miss Stairway to Heaven.

[Chorus]

B                 A              B                    A
  This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine (this is me in grade 9)

B                  A             B                    A
  This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine (this is me!)

[Bridge 2] (Electric, Rush: Tom Sawyer) E E E D E G E C [Chorus]

B                 A               B                        A
  This is me in grade nine, baby, yeah this is me in grade nine (this is me in grade 9)

B                  A             B                    A
  This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine (this is me!)

[Interlude] (Medley: Charlie Brown, Rush: The Spirit of Radio) B G# C# A# D# C E C# [Chorus]

B                 A               B                    A
  This is me in grade nine, baby, yeah this is me in grade nine (this is me in grade 9)

B                  A             B                    A
  This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine

[Outro] B A