Chord/Tab song: Never Is Enough

Tabbed by David Bdard-Barrette, McGill University, Canada, December 2002
davidbarrette@videotron.ca

Here is another great song by Barenaked Ladies. This one is on the Stunt album,
released in 1998. I'm pretty sure for this one. A lot of chords, but not that
tough. Don't forget the capo on the 4th fret, and please rate this tab. Thanks!

Song: Never Is Enough
Band: Barenaked Ladies
Album: Stunt
Composers: Ed Robertson/Steve Page
Version: Album version

CAPO 4th Fret

CHORDS


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[D] [D/C#] [D/B] [D/A] [G] [G/F#] [Em7] [A7][Bm][Bm/A][E9/G#][E][Bm11][A7sus][C9]


e----2----2-----2----2----3----3----3---0---2----2----0----0---0----0----0---
B----3----3-----3----3----3----3----3---2---3----3----0----0---3----3----3---
G----2----2-----0----2----0----0----0---0---4----4----4----1---2----0----0---
D----0----0-----0----0----0----0----0---2---4----4----4----2---0----2----2---
A----X----4-----2----0----2----0----2---0---2----0----2----2---2----0----3---
E----X----X-----0----X----3----2----0---0---X----x----4----0---X----X----X---


Intro
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(D, D/C#, D/B, D/A, G, G/F#, Em7, A7) x 2

1st Verse


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[D] What, am I to wake up suddenly and then

enroll at the local college and earn me a degree

And I could work weekends?
[Bm] If I [Bm/A]work real ha[E9/G#]rd[E]
[Bm] I could [Bm/A]mow your back ya[E9/G#]rd[E]

2nd verse


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[D] [D/C#] I can go to[D/B] Europe [D/A]travel with my frien[G]ds[G/F#][Em7][A7]
[D] [D/C#] I can blow a [D/B]thousand [D/A]Deutsche marks
To [G]get drunk in a [G/F#]pub with some Aust[Em7]ralia[A7]ns.
[Bm] Buy a [Bm/A]giant backpa[E9/G#]ck[E]
[Bm] Sew a fl[Bm/A]ag on the ba[E9/G#]ck[E]


Chorus


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[D] I think[D/C#] never is en[D/B]ough (Yeah n[D/A]ever is eno[G]ugh)
I [G/F#]never have to [Em7]do that s[A7]tuff
[D] I think[D/C#] never is en[D/B]ough (Yeah n[D/A]ever is eno[G]ugh)
Yo[G/F#]u never have t[Em7]o do that[A7] stuff

(D, D/C#, D/B, D/A, G, G/F#, Em7, A7) x 2

3rd verse


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[D] I never had to spend a summer planting trees

I never worked my way through a forest inch by inch

Doubled over on my hands and knees.
[D] I [D/C#]never spent a [D/B]single [D/A]day in ret[G]ail[G/F#][Em7][A7]
[D] [D/C#]Telling people [D/B]what they [D/A]want to hear
[G]Telling people [G/F#]anything to [Em7]make a s[A7]ale.
[Bm] Eating [Bm/A]in the food co[E9/G#]urt[E]
[Bm] with th[Bm/A]e old and the bo[E9/G#]red[E]

Chorus


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[D] I think[D/C#] never is en[D/B]ough (Yeah n[D/A]ever is eno[G]ugh)
I [G/F#]never have to [Em7]do that s[A7]tuff
[D] I think[D/C#] never is en[D/B]ough (Yeah n[D/A]ever is eno[G]ugh)
Yo[G/F#]u never have t[Em7]o do that[A7] stuff

Bridge & Solo


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The [G]world's your oyster s[A7]hell
So w[G]hat's that funny s[A7]mell
You [G]eat the bivalve [A7]anyway
And you're [G]sick with salmonella
You get your [A7]Ph.D.
How [G]happy you will [A7]be
When you [G]get a job at [A7]Wendy's
And are [G]honored with em[A7]ployee of the m[Bm11]onth[A7sus][G][D]

(Bm11, A7sus, G, D) x2

A7sus, Bm11, C9

(D, D/C#, D/B, D/A, G, G/F#, Em7, A7) x 2

Chorus


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[D] I think[D/C#] never is en[D/B]ough (Yeah n[D/A]ever is eno[G]ugh)
I [G/F#]never have to [Em7]do that s[A7]tuff
[D] I think[D/C#] never is en[D/B]ough (Yeah n[D/A]ever is eno[G]ugh)
Yo[G/F#]u never have t[Em7]o do that[A7] stuff
[D] I think[D/C#] never is en[D/B]ough (Yeah n[D/A]ever is eno[G]ugh)
I [G/F#]never have to [Em7]do that s[A7]tuff
[D] I think[D/C#] never is en[D/B]ough (Yeah n[D/A]ever is eno[G]ugh)
Yo[G/F#]u never have t[Em7]o do that[A7] stuff[D]



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