LIFE, IN A NUTSHELL - Barenaked Ladies
Standard Tuning, Capo on 3rd Fret
Intro:
D G/F# G x4
Verse 1:
D A
When she was three
Bm G
Her Barbies always did it on the first date
D A
Now she's with me
Bm G
There's never any need for them to demonstrate
D A
She's like a baby, I'm like a cat
Bm G7 D
When we are happy, we both get fat and still
A Bm F#
It's never enough, it's never enough, it's never enough.
Prechorus:
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
G A Bm A6
All that matters to me is she
Chorus:
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 E7/G# G6
My time is often decided for me-
Bm A6 E7/G# G
For me
Verse 2:
D A Bm G
She memorized every pencil crayon color in the box
D A Bm G
Her blue-green eyes complement the burnt sienna in her locks
D A
She's at the movies, I'm on the phone;
Bm G7 D
When we're separated we're never alone, but still
A Bm F#
It's never enough, it's never enough, no it's never enough.
Prechorus:
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
G A Bm
All that matters to me is she
Chorus:
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 E7/G# G6
My time is often decided for me-
Bm A6 E7/G# G
For me
Bridge:
A7sus
Em A7 Bm G G G/F#
Well I fell down with no one there to catch me from falling
Em A7
Then she came 'round
D D/C#
And only her tenderness
G/B A7sus G A
stopped me from bawling my eyes out, I'm okay
N.C.
And that's why
Chorus:
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-
Prechorus:
(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
G A
All that matters to me is she
Outro:
D G/F# G x4