Life, In a Nutshell
Barenaked LadiesVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
x4
When she was three
Her Barbies always did it on the first date
Now she's with me
There's never any need for them to demonstrate
She's like a baby, I'm like a cat
When we are happy, we both get fat and still
It's never enough, it's never enough, it's never enough.
So I don't tend to worry 'bout the things that other people say
And I'm learning that I wouldn't want it any other way
Call me crazy but it really doesn't matter
All that matters to me is she
Her life in a nutshell
No way would she want it to
Change me it's not that easy 'cause
My time is often decided for me-
For me
She memorized every pencil crayon color in the box
Her blue-green eyes complement the burnt sienna in her locks
She's at the movies, I'm on the phone;
When we're separated we're never alone, but still
It's never enough, it's never enough, no it's never enough.
So I don't tend to worry 'bout the things that other people say
And I'm learning that I wouldn't want it any other way
Call me crazy but it really doesn't matter
All that matters to me is she
Her life in a nutshell
No way would she want it to
Change me it's not that easy 'cause
My time is often decided for me-
For me
Well I fell down with no one there to catch me from falling
Then she came 'round
And only her tenderness
stopped me from bawling my eyes out, I'm okay
And that's why
Her life in a nutshell
No way would she want it to
Change me it's not that easy 'cause
My time is often decided for me-
And I don't tend to worry 'bout the things that other people say
And I'm learning that I wouldn't want it any other way
Call me crazy but it really doesn't matter
All that matters to me is she
x4
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Readable chord sheet for Life, In a Nutshell by Barenaked Ladies
[D] [G/f#] [G] x4
[D] When she was th[A]ree
[Bm] Her Barbies always [G]did it on the first date
[D] Now she's with [A]me
[Bm] There's never any n[G]eed for them to demonstrate
[D]She's like a baby, [A]I'm like a cat
[Bm]When we are happy, we [G7]both get fat and [D]still
It's never eno[A]ugh, it's never eno[Bm]ugh, it's never eno[F#]ugh.
[G] [A] [D] [G/f#] [G]
So I don't tend to worry 'bout the things that other people say
[A] [D] [G/f#] [G]
And I'm learning that I wouldn't want it any other way
[A] [D] [G/f#]
Call me crazy but it really doesn't matter
All that [G]matters to [A]me is [Bm]she [A6]
[D] [G/f#] [G] [A7]
Her life in a nutshell
[Bm] [G/f#] [G] [A7]
No way would she want it to
[D] [G/f#] [G] [A7]
Change me it's not that easy 'cause
[Bm] [G/f#] [G] [A7] [Bm] [A6] [Abm7] [G]
My time is often decided for me-
For [Bm]me [A6] [Abm7] [G]
[D] She memor[A]ized[Bm] every pencil [G]crayon color in the box
[D] Her blue-green [A]eyes[Bm] complement the [G]burnt sienna in her locks
[D]She's at the movies, [A]I'm on the phone;
[Bm]When we're separated we're [G7]never alone, but [D]still
It's never eno[A]ugh, it's never eno[Bm]ugh, no it's never en[F#]ough.
[G] [A] [D] [G/f#] [G]
So I don't tend to worry 'bout the things that other people say
[A] [D] [G/f#] [G]
And I'm learning that I wouldn't want it any other way
[A] [D] [G/f#]
Call me crazy but it really doesn't matter
All that [G]matters to [A]me is [Bm]she
[D] [G/f#] [G] [A7]
Her life in a nutshell
[Bm] [G/f#] [G] [A7]
No way would she want it to
[D] [G/f#] [G] [A7]
Change me it's not that easy 'cause
[Bm] [G/f#] [G] [A7] [Bm] [A6] [Abm7] [G]
My time is often decided for me-
For [Bm]me [A6] [Abm7] [G]
[A7sus4]
[Em] Well I fell [A7]down [Bm] with no one there to [G]catch me from [G]fal[G]li[F#]ng
[Em] Then she came '[A7]round
And [D]only her [D/C#]tenderness
[G/B]stopped me from [A7sus4]bawling my e[G]yes out, I'm ok[A]ay
[N.C.]And that's why
[D] [G/f#] [G] [A7]
Her life in a nutshell
[Bm] [G/f#] [G] [A7]
No way would she want it to
[D] [G/f#] [G] [A7]
Change me it's not that easy 'cause
[Bm] [G/f#] [G] [A7] [G]
My time is often decided for me-
[G] [A] [D] [G/f#] [G]
And I don't tend to worry 'bout the things that other people say
[A] [D] [G/f#] [G]
And I'm learning that I wouldn't want it any other way
[A] [D] [G/f#]
Call me crazy but it really doesn't matter
All that [G]matters to [A]me is she
[D] [G/f#] [G] x4