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BRIAN WILSON - Barenaked Ladies
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Tabbed by: Barry Miles
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Capo on 3rd fret
One of their greatest songs of all. Send any corrections my way.
Intro (x4):
e|-----3------------0---0h2------------0--------3----------------------------|
B|-----3-3---3----3---3-----3------0h1---1--------1----0h1-------------------|
G|---------0----2------------------0-------0--------0------0-----------------|
D|--------------0----------------2-----------2------2--------2---------------|
A|-0h2-------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
E|-0h3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Drove downtown in the rain Nine thirty on a tuesday
e|-----3-------------0---0h2-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-3-----3-------3-----3-------------2h3-----0h1-------1---------------|
G|----------0------2-----------2---------2-----2-------0---------------------|
D|-----------------0------------------4----------0-------0h2---0h2-0---------|
A|-0h2-----------------------------2-----------------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
night Just to check out the late night Record shop
Chorus:
e|-----3---0h3-----------0---0h2-------------------------3-------------------|
B|-------3-----3-----------3-----3-----------0---0h1-------1----0h1----------|
G|----------------0----2-----------2-----------0-----0-------0------0--------|
D|-------------------0---------------------2-----------2-----2--------2------|
A|---2-----------------------------------0-----------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did Well I'm
e|-----3---0h3-----------0---0h2-----0h2-------------------------------------|
B|-------3-----3-----------3-----3-------x-x---------------------------------|
G|----------------0---2------------2-----x-x---------------------------------|
D|------------------0--------------------x-x---------------------------------|
A|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lying in bed just like Brian Wilson di-
Preverse Chords (x2):
[Em] [Emb6] [Em6] [Emb6]
Verse Chords:
[G]So I'm [D]lying here [Am7]just staring at the ceiling [G]tiles,
And I'm [D]thinking about, [Bm7]oh what to think a[Am7]bout.
[G]Just [D]listening and re[Am7]listening to Smiley [G]Smile
And I'm [D]wondering if this is [Bm7]some kind of cre[Am7]ative drought because
Chorus:
[G]I'm lyin' in bed [D]just like Bria[Am7]n Wilson did Well I'm[G]
D (start preverse)
I'm lyin' in bed just like Brian Wilson di-
First Bridge:
[Am7]And if you want to [D]find me I'll b[Fmaj7]e out in the [Em]sandbox
[Am7]Wondering w[D]here all the hell all the [G]love has [Fmaj7]gone
[Am7]Playing my [D]guitar and building [Fmaj7]castles in the [Em]sun,
[Am7]And [D]singing Fun Fun Fun
Chorus
Preverse
Second Bridge:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1---------------------1--------------0------------------------------|
G|-----0---0-------1---------0---0----------1-------1------------------------|
D|-0h2-----------0---0---0h2-------2------0------0---------------------------|
A|-----------0h2-------0--------------0h2------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I had a dream That I was Three Hundred Pounds
e|---------3p0-----------0---------------------------------------------------|
B|------1------1----------------------------------0--------------------------|
G|---------------0-----1---0-----0---0----------1---0---1--------------------|
D|-0h2---------------0-------0h2---2----2-----0-------0---0------------------|
A|-----------------2----------------------0h2--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And though I was very heavy I flotted til I couldnt see the ground
Alternate between Am7 and E7 until next chorus
Chorus
Preverse (only once, don't repeat the four chords)
Verse
At end of verse, instead of Am7 break into Preverse, picking it then strumming it.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
