• Song:

    Humour Of The Situation

  • Artist:

    Barenaked Ladies

  • Album:

    Play Everywhere for Eve...

Pretty easy song off BNL's 2000 album "Maroon". In the U.S. it's spelled "Humor", 
in Canada it's spelled "Humour". I figured I'd go with "Humour" since that's what 
it says on the back of my "Maroon" CD. Anyways:

-Standard Tuning-

-Capo on the 2nd fret-

-Tempo-
Fast ♩ = 152

The chords are played as follows:
-(All chords are relative to the capo)
Gmaj7: 3x0002
Em7:   022033
G:     320033
Cadd9: x32033
D:     xx0232
Em9:   022032
Eb+:   x6544x
Em:    022000
G/F:   1x0003
C:     x32010
D7sus4: xx0213
Cm:    x35543
Am:    x02210
G/B:   x2x033
Bb:    x13331
F/A:   x03211
Fm:    133111
F:     133211

[Intro]
Gmaj7, Em7 (x4)

[Verse 1]
G (320003@1)                Em7                 Cadd9 (x32030@1)  When you walked in, I said with a grin
                    D (xx0232@1)              GThat (320003@1)we were just talking about you
              Em9 (022032@1)                  Cadd9We (x32030@1)all had to lie because you would cry
                      DIf (xx0232@1)you knew we were laughing at you

[Pre-Chorus 1]
       G (320003@1)       Eb+             Em (022000@1)            G/FIn (120003@1)the momentary lull before the band begins to play
            C (x32010@1)         D7sus4 (xx0213@1)      G (320003@1)D7sus4There's (xx0213@1)an overwhelming stench of alibi

[Chorus]
G (320003@1)            Em7
  Come on now, now
              CmCome (x3101x@1)on now, now
           Am (x02210@1)         D (xx0232@1)      GEnjoy (320003@1)the humour of the situation
              Em7
Come on now, now
              CmCome (x3101x@1)on now, now
           Am (x02210@1)         DEnjoy (xx0232@1)the humour of the situation

[Instrumental]
Gmaj7, Em7 (x2)

[Verse 2]
I said on the phone "Don't wait 'till I'm home"
But I'm sure I could hear you crying
I said where I was, but you doubt it because
It's the caller I.D. you're buying

[Pre-Chorus 2]
In the hour that it took for me to drive up to the door
You'd arranged all my belongings on the lawn

[Chorus] (x2)
Come on now, now
Come on now, now
Enjoy the humour of the situation

[Bridge]
C (x32010@1)          G/B (143121@7)     Bb (x1333x@1)        F/A (x03211@1)  Have you heard the one about the boy
            Fm (133111@1)    C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)   CWho (x32010@1)moved into the henhouse to sleep?
         G/B (143121@7)    Bb (x1333x@1)         FHe (133211@1)woke up with egg on his face
             Fm (133111@1)          C (x32010@1)                    DWhen (xx0232@1)he found out all the hens had crossed the street

[Chorus] (x2)
Come on now, now
Come on now, now
Enjoy the humour of the situation

[Verse 3]
As I walked out, I thought about all I had left behind me
I felt a chill because I was still
Wearing the emperor's new clothes

[Pre-Chorus 3]
My mind was racing with each chance that I had missed
While your next door neighbour soaked be with the house

[Pre-Chorus 4]
I've never felt so small, I've never been so dissed
As I shiver, dripping, while the chorus goes:

[Chorus] (x3)
Come on now, now
Come on now, now
Enjoy the humour of the situation

[Coda]
G, Em7, Cm, Am, D, Am, D, G

[End on G]
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