• Song:

    The Ninjas

  • Artist:

    Barenaked Ladies

  • Album:

    Snacktime

Barenaked Ladies - "Ninjas"
From the album "Snacktime"

(transcribed by Josh Alder)

I couldn't find this anywhere online. I looked at several BNL performances on 
YouTube, and Steven Page always played this with a capo on 5.

STANDARD TUNING
CAPO 5

F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)           CI (x32010@1)woke up this morning and everything was different
F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)    CSomething (x32010@1)was strange in the air
  F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)           CI (x32010@1)woke up this morning and everything was different
  F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)             EI (022100@1)knew that the Ninjas had been there.

Am (x02210@1)                     FI (133211@1)looked all around my bedroom, underneath the dresser
   Am (x02210@1)                            GBehind (320003@1)the bed, but nothing could be found
	  Am (x02210@1)                               FThere (133211@1)was nothing left behind them, nowhere that I could find them
Am (x02210@1)                             GNo (320003@1)fingerprints or crumbs on the ground.

F (133211@1)        G (320003@1)        CThe (x32010@1)Ninjas are deadly and silent
        F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)      CThey're (x32010@1)also unspeakably violent
     F (133211@1)       Fm (133111@1)           C (x32010@1)          AmThey (x02210@1)speak Japanese, they do whatever they please
        F (133211@1)          G (320003@1)       CAnd (x32010@1)sometimes they vacation in Ireland.

F (133211@1)        G (320003@1)        CThe (x32010@1)Ninjas are deadly and silent
        F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)      CThey're (x32010@1)also unspeakably violent
     F (133211@1)       Fm (133111@1)           C (x32010@1)          AmThey (x02210@1)speak Japanese, they do whatever they please
           F (133211@1)            G (320003@1)              C (x32010@1)      Cm(end (x3101x@1)chord!)
And if you tear off their masks they'll be smiling.

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