Barenaked Ladies (o BNL abreviado) es un grupo Canadiense de rock alternativo formado por Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, Steven Page, Tyler Stewart, y Jim Creeggan. La banda se formó en 1988 en Scarborough, Ontario, un suburbio de Toronto. BNL tiene una gran reputación como banda en directo y son especialmente conocidos por improvisar canciones cómicas durante sus actuaciones
La primera grabación del grupo, Buck Naked, publicada en 1989, se grabó en sótanos y habitaciones, y en ella solo participaron Steve y Ed.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
Chords are played as follows: Em7add11: 022233 D: xx0232 G/B: x20033 Cadd9: x32033 B7/D#: xx1202 B7: x21201 Em: 022000 G: 320033 Am7: x02013 Gsus/B: x20010 Dsus/F#: 2x0033 D11/F#: 2x0233
[Verse 1] Em7add11 What does it mean to wake out of a dream and be DG/BCadd9 Wearing some else's shorts? DB7/D#B7 I've been around the block, at least on my bike EmGG/BCadd9 I was prepared for the news but not for full scale war. Am7G I found me an answer, in a grocery store Am7Gsus/B I found me an answer in the form of an old man with CDEm7 a cardigan on, this guy's got thirty years on me but Dsus/F#GCadd9 he stops and smiles just to say "Hello, Am7 didn't I see you on TV?"
[Chorus] GG/BCadd9D Must've been the same thing Em7G/BCadd9D11/F# Must've been the same thing GG/BCadd9D Must've been the same thing Am7 Charlie Brown went through
[Verse 2] I'm in a comic store Lookin' for some mistakenly priced comic I could make A fortune on and in walks the Fantastic Four I say "Don't go; That last issue was cool!"
[Chorus] Must've been the same thing Must've been the same thing Must've been the same thing Must've been the same thing
[Bridge] Em7DAm7 These things all end Em7DAm7 Who asked you anyway? Em7DAm7 You'll have to bend Em7DAm7 Who asked you anyway?
[Verse 3] I'm in a thunderstorm Staying out from under trees never holding Golf clubs, but still seem to be getting Struck by lightning... must be Something in my veins My weathered veins
[Chorus] Must've been the same thing Must've been the same thing Must've been the same thing Must've been the same thing Must've been the same thing Must've been the same thing Must've been the same thing Must've been the...