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War On Drugs

Barenaked Ladies
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
 x3
She  likes to sleep with the radio  on
So  she can dream of her favorite  song
The  one that no one has ever  sung since she  was small
 She'll never know that she made it up
 She had a soul and we ate it up
 Thrown away like a paper cup
 The music falls
 The only flaw in her detailed plan
 Is where she wins back the love of her man
 Everyone knows that he's never coming back
 He took her heart and she took his name
 He couldn't stand taking all the blame
 He left her only with guilt and shame and then she cracked
Won't  it be dull  when we rid  ourselves
 Of all  these demons haunting  us
 To keep  us company?
 In the dream I refuse to have
 She falls asleep in a lukewarm bath
 We're left to deal with the aftermath again
 On behalf of humanity
 I will fight for your sanity
 How profound such profanity can be
Won't  it be dull  when we rid  ourselves
 Of all  these demons haunting  us
 To keep  us company?
Won't  it be odd  to be happy  like we
Always  thought we're supposed  to feel
 But never  seem to be?
 (For the third verse, you can either play as the first two verses or do the following)
Near  where I live there's a viaduct
Where  people jump when they're out of luck
Raining  down on the cars and trucks below
 They've put a net there to catch their fall
 Like it'll stop anyone at all
 What they don't know is when nature calls, you go
 They say that Jesus and mental health
 Are just for those who can help themselves
 But what good is that when you live in hell on earth?
 From the very fear that makes you want to die
 Is just the same as what keeps you alive
 It's way more trouble than some suicide is worth
 Won't it be dull when we rid ourselves
 Of all these demons haunting us
 To keep us company
 Won't it be odd to be happy like we
 Always thought we're supposed to feel
 But never seem to be
 Hard to admit I fought the war on drugs
 My hands were tied and the phone was bugged
 Another died and the world just shrugged it off
 - Thanks very much, feel free to send along any comments, corrections!

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Readable chord sheet for War On Drugs by Barenaked Ladies

[G]    [C]  x3
[G]    [C]   [D]

[G]She likes to sleep with the [C]radio on
[D]So she can dream of her [G]favorite song
[Em]The one that no one has [C]ever sung since [D]she was small

She'll never know that she made it up
She had a soul and we ate it up
Thrown away like a paper cup
The music falls

The only flaw in her detailed plan
Is where she wins back the love of her man
Everyone knows that he's never coming back

He took her heart and she took his name
He couldn't stand taking all the blame
He left her only with guilt and shame and then she cracked

[Em]Won't it be [C]dull when we [D]rid ourselves
Of [G]all these demons [Em]haunting us
To [C]keep us company[D]?

In the dream I refuse to have
She falls asleep in a lukewarm bath
We're left to deal with the aftermath again

On behalf of humanity
I will fight for your sanity
How profound such profanity can be

[Em]Won't it be [C]dull when we [D]rid ourselves
Of [G]all these demons [Em]haunting us
To [C]keep us company[D]?
[Em]Won't it be [C]odd to be [D]happy like we
[G]Always thought we're [Em]supposed to feel
But [C]never seem to be[D]?

(For the third verse, you can either play as the first two verses or do the following)
[G]Near where I live there's a viaduct
[F/G]Where people jump when they're out of luck
[Em]Raining down on the cars and trucks below[D]

They've put a net there to catch their fall
Like it'll stop anyone at all
What they don't know is when nature calls, you go

They say that Jesus and mental health
Are just for those who can help themselves
But what good is that when you live in hell on earth?

From the very fear that makes you want to die
Is just the same as what keeps you alive
It's way more trouble than some suicide is worth

Won't it be dull when we rid ourselves
Of all these demons haunting us
To keep us company

Won't it be odd to be happy like we
Always thought we're supposed to feel
But never seem to be

Hard to admit I fought the war on drugs
My hands were tied and the phone was bugged
Another died and the world just shrugged it off

- Thanks very much, feel free to send along any comments, corrections!

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