Barenaked Ladies – Lilac Girl (Guitar)
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This is the version of Lilac Girl from the Buck Naked demo tape. The version on Barenaked Recess and the
version they've played live is slightly different. I have never ever seen this song transcribed or tabbed
out anywhere online, so I did it myself.
[Chords]
G 320003
D xx0323
Am x02210
Am/E xxx9108 (D minor shape moved up to 8th fret)C x35553
Bb x13331
[Intro]
N.C.
My lilac girl
[walkdown] D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-0--2--3---------|
G D Am
[fill] D|------0----------| A|-0h2-------------| E|-------3---------|
G D Am
[fill] G|-------0---------| D|------0----------| A|-0h2-------------| E|---------3-------|
G D Am Am/E
G D Am
[fill] D|------0----------| A|-0h2-------------| E|-------3---------|
[Verse 1]
G D Am G Only you can turn my eloquence to banality, G D Am G Only you can make importancies into trivialities G D Am Am/E Only you can cure this malady G D Am Only you can make me swoon
[Chorus]
G D Am My lilac girl..oh G D Am La la la la laa laa la etc. G D Am Lilac Girl G D Am La la la la laa la la etc. G Lilac Girl
[Verse 2]
G D Am She brushes her hair G D Am She climbs down the stairs G D Am Suddenly she's aware that she's beautiful G D Am She looka so delicious, G D Am As she's washing the dishes G D Am Suddenly she wishes just like G D Am G all the fishes in the sea that she was with me
[Chorus]
G D Am She was with me, oh woah G D Am La la la la laa laa la etc. G D Am Lilac Girl G D Am La la la la laa la la
[Bridge]
C G I may lie like a rug Bb But I mean it when I say
That I wanna lie down next to you
C G I may lie like a rug Bb But I mean it when I say
You're my lilac girl
[Verse 3]
G D Am G Only you can turn my eloquence to banality, G D Am G Only you can make importancies into trivialities G D Am Am/E Only you can cure this malady G D Am Only you can make me swoon
[Chorus]
G D Am My lilac girl..oh G D Am La la la la laa laa la etc. G D Am Lilac Girl G D Am La la la la laa la la etc. G D Am Lilac Girl