Barenaked Ladies – The Flag (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(3)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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Intro:
Dm Am/D Em/D x4
Verse:
Dm G The phone rings, it's early, it's seven o'clock, F C He says, "Sorry I woke you, but I just had to talk. Dm G You know last night, remember, when I tried to choke you? F C I didn't mean it, I was drunk, it was only a joke."
Prechorus:
Dm Dm/C G You should know that by now, F C Dm When the chequered flag comes down, A# A No one, no one, no one has won the race.
Intro
Verse:
Dm G The next night he's over and over and under F C And after he's finished she lies there and wonders Dm G Just why does she need him, and why does she stay here, F C And then in the darkness, she'll quietly say, "Dear,
Prechorus:
Dm Dm/C G You've never really known. F C Dm That when the white flag is flown, A# A Dm No one, no one, no one has won the war."
Verse:
Dm G They're complicated people leading complicated lives, F C And he complicates their problems by telling complicated lies. Dm G He tells her he's sorry. She tells him, "It's over." F C He tells her he's sorry. She says, over and over,
Prechorus:
Dm Dm/C G "You've never really known, F C Dm That when the white flag is flown, A# A Dm No one, no one, no one has won the war."
Outro:
Emaj7 Aadd9 There goes a forest and there goes a bluebird Emaj7 Aadd9 There goes a partridge and there goes a Go Train Emaj7 Aadd9 There goes an angel and there goes a steeple Emaj7 Aadd9 There goes a cop car and there goes an eagle Emaj7 Aadd9 There goes a raven and there go the ribbons Emaj7 Aadd9 There goes a raven and there go the ribbons Emaj7 Aadd9 There goes a raven and there go Amaj7/C# The ribbons, the ribbons, the ribbons, the ribbons Emaj7 Aadd9 of the flag.