What A Good Boy Tab par Barenaked Ladies

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When I was born, they looked at me and said
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what a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy.
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And when you were born, they looked at you and said,
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what a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl.
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We've got these chains that hang around our necks,
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people want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath.
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Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same,
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when temptation calls, we just look away.


[Chorus]
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This name is the hairshirt I wear,
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and this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair.
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This song is the cross that I bear,
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bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me,
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be with me tonight,
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I know that it isn't right, 

but be with me tonight.


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I go to school, I write exams,
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if I pass, if I fail, if I drop out, does anyone give a damn?
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And if they do, they'll soon forget 
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'cause it won't take much for me to show my life ain't over yet.
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I wake up scared, I wake up strange.

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I wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever going to change.
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I wake up scared, I wake up strange
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and everything around me stays the same.


[Chorus]
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...its the hairshirt I wear,
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and this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair.
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This song is the cross that I bear,
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bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me,
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be with me tonight,
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I know that it isn't right, 

but be with me tonight.


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I couldn't tell you that I was wrong,
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chickened out, grabbed a pen and paper, sat down and I wrote this song.
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I couldn't tell you that you were right,
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so instead I looked in the mirror, watched TV, laid awake all night.

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We've got these chains, hang 'round our necks,
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people want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath.
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Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same 
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when temptation calls ...


[Chorus]
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This name is the hairshirt I wear,
                    C                                         D
and this hairshirt is woven from -  is woven from - is woven from hair
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This song is the cross that I bear,
             C
bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me,
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be with me tonight,

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When I was born, they looked at me and said;
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What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy.
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And when you were born, they looked at you and said;
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what a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl, hey