Barenaked Ladies – See The Tower (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
A E See the tower, tall and beautiful A E Like a thimble on a sharp pencil F#m B People know of you no matter where I go F#m E Your reputation is international
[Refrain]
A E See the tower A E See the tower
[Verse 2]
A E Helicopters buzzing 'round your tip A E You were built in 1976 F#m7 B Though you're not the tallest building in the world F#m7 E You're still a modern wonder for the boys and girls
[Refrain]
A E See the tower A E See the tower
[Verse 3]
A E Looking out over Lake Ontario A B E Do you wonder where the decades go? F#m7 B It's a Jagged Pill to swallow whole F#m7 E A But you, you, you, you, you oughta know
[Instrumental]
E A E B A E B F#m E
[Verse 4]
A E Tiny Tim once had a concert there A E His ukulele and his wavy hair F#m B He played "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" too F#m B Just another day in the life for you
[Refrain]
A E See the tower A E See the tower
[Verse 5]
A E My pal Richard, he had a good friend A B E Worked at the tower in the '80s and F#m B He got fired for joyriding on the roof F#m E A E Of the elevator, what a goof
[Verse 6]
A E Made of concrete with a hollow shaft A E They dropped pumpkins just to see them smashed F#m B I went on a date there so long ago F#m E A And she never ever ever ever ever let me go
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A B E A F#m B A E
[Verse 7]
A E We crashed millions so Canadians A E Could look out at their home on native land F#m B Rockets played cowboys and Indians F#m E Not being taught about colonialism
[Refrain]
A E See the tower A E See the tower
[Verse 8]
A E Any questions, you can ask the mayor A E If they're not banning a band or having an affair F#m B Selling furniture, forging contracts F#m E A E Or getting videotaped while they're smoking crack
[Verse 9]
A E You light up the city sky at night A E Giving comfort with your laser light F#m B Is that King Kong climbing to the top? F#m E A Will the tower ever ever ever ever ever stop?
[Instrumental]
E A E B A E B F#m E
[Verse 10]
A E Private parties on your upper deck A E Looking at you is a pain in the neck F#m B I could see you from my windowsill F#m A E I adored you, I adore you still