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Upside Down

Barenaked Ladies
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 I'm not surprised it's come to this,  Sooner or later there must be another's
kiss,  Behind that kiss a promise of a life of bliss,  Yeah, great I won't  be
 takin' the bait  - I'd rather drown  And I will  not turn my whole  life upside
down
 Imagine everything you've done,  Under a microscope on view for everyone,  and
 if the King of Circumspection's here He's come  in vain I won't  be sharing
 the blame  - I wear the crown  and I will  not turn my whole  life upside down
 Nothing's good  enough for me  To shake me from  complacency,  I make my mind  up
 and I'll never  be The kind of man who'd make a choice,  For if I hold my
 tongue I'll never lose my voice,  If each attempted act of sabotage destroys
 all hope I won't  be needing a rope  - I'm gagged and bound  and I will  not
 turn my whole  life upside down
And  if the genie were set free,  and by the laws of things like that  he's
 indebted to me.  I'd bury my three wishes deep  down in the ground,  So I will
 not turn my whole  life upside down.
 Bend the B string whenever it is on the 11th Fret. You will know what
 i mean when you play along with the song
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11--10--9--8--7--6--5--4-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BEND THE B AND TOP E STRINGS WHEN PLAYING THIS LAST BIT
e|---------10--10--10--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11--12--12--13--13--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Though I appreciate the aim,  tell Andy Warhol's ghost that he can keep his
fame,  i'd only use it to make everything the same  again so don't  applaud
 till the end  - I'm not around  cause I will  not turn my whole  life upside down
 Nothing's good  enough for me,  to shake me from  complacency,  I've made my
mind  up I won't make  a sound, and I will  not turn my whole  life upside down
 A bit of a weird solo and really hard to put down on tab, but its there and is as near
 enough perfect as I can get it. I'm 100% certain the chords are right and I just hope
 that you can follow it ok. Any queeries, suggestions etc, e-mail me at any of the addresses below,

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Readable chord sheet for Upside Down by Barenaked Ladies

[C#m]  [B]  [A]  [Ab]

I'm not surprised it's come to [C#m]this, Sooner or later there must be another's

[Ab]kiss,[A] Behind that kiss a promise of a life of [Ab]bliss, Yeah, great I [A]won't be

takin' the [C#m]bait - I'd rather [F#]drown And I [A]will not turn my w[B]hole life upside

[E]down

Imagine everything you've [C#m]done, Under a microscope on view for every[Ab]one,[A] and

if the King of Circumspection's here He's [Ab]come in vain I w[A]on't be sharing

the [C#m]blame - I wear the [F#]crown and I [A]will not turn my w[B]hole life upside [C#m]down

Nothing's [Ab]good enough for [C#m]me To shake me [Ab]from complacen[C#m]cy, I make my m[Ab]ind up

and I'll [F#]never be The kind of man who'd make a [C#m]choice, For if I hold my

tongue I'll never lose my [Ab]voice,[A] If each attempted act of sabotage des[Ab]troys

all hope I [A]won't be needing a r[C#m]ope - I'm gagged and [F#]bound and I [A]will not

turn my [B]whole life upside [E]down

[A]And if the genie were set [E]free,[A] and by the laws of things like t[E]hat he's

indebted to me.[A] I'd bury my three wishes [Ab]deep down in the [C#m]ground, So I [A]will

not turn my w[B]hole life upside [E]down.

Bend the B string whenever it is on the 11th Fret. You will know what
i mean when you play along with the song

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11--10--9--8--7--6--5--4-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

BEND THE B AND TOP E STRINGS WHEN PLAYING THIS LAST BIT
e|---------10--10--10--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11--12--12--13--13--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Though I appreciate the [C#m]aim, tell Andy Warhol's ghost that he can keep his

[Ab]fame,[A] i'd only use it to make everything the [Ab]same again so [A]don't applaud

till the end[C#m] - I'm not a[F#]round cause I w[A]ill not turn my w[B]hole life upside [C#m]down

Nothing's [Ab]good enough for [C#m]me, to shake me [Ab]from complace[C#m]ncy, I've made my

[Ab]mind up I won't [F#]make a sound, and I w[A]ill not turn my w[B]hole life upside [E]down

A bit of a weird solo and really hard to put down on tab, but its there and is as near
enough perfect as I can get it. I'm 100% certain the chords are right and I just hope
that you can follow it ok. Any queeries, suggestions etc, e-mail me at any of the addresses below,

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