THESE APPLES - Barenaked Ladies Standard Tuning Intro: G A7 G A7 G A7 G A7 Verse 1: G A7 G A7 A friend brought me flowers, she said they were lilacs, G A7 G A7 I've never been good with plants G A7 G A7 Her next presentation, a new dictionary G A7 A7Sus4 She circled the word "romance" G A7 G A7 So enthusiastic, a little bit drastic, G A7 G A7 I shaved her name in my head. G A7 G A7 As she beheld it, she said I misspelled it; G A7 Need more be said? Chorus: Bm7 A7 G G G/F# Em7 These apples are delicious! A7 N.C. "As a matter of fact they are," she said Bm7 A7 C Can all this fruit be free? Interlude: G A7 G A7 G A7 G A7 Verse 2: G A7 G A7 She wrote me a letter as big as a phone book G A7 G A7 I've never been big on mail G A7 G A7 I sent her a postcard from somewhere near Lethbridge, G A7 A7-3 A7Sus4 A7 And wondered if it still went by rail G A7 G A7 I've never been frightened of being enlightened G A7 G A7 But some things can go too far G A7 G A7 Though sometimes I stammer and mix up my grammar, G A7 You get what my meanings are Chorus: Bm7 A7 G G G/F# Em7 These apples are delicious! A7 N.C. "As a matter of fact they are," she said Bm7 A7 C Can all this fruit be free? Interlude: G A7 G A7 Bridge: D/F# G A7 Bm7 I'm not trying to sing a love song, I'm trying to sing in tune D/F# G A7 G A7 I know I am sometimes headstrong D/F# G A7 Bm7 Falling in love, catching fire, I want to be consumed D/F# G A7 G A7 Wondering will I ever tire, will I ever tire? G A7 G A7 Will I ever tire? Instrumental Break: A7 A7sus4add13 A7(3) A7 x4 Chorus: Bm7 A7 G G G/F# Em7 These apples are delicious! A7 N.C. "As a matter of fact they are," she said Bm7 A7 C Can all this fruit be free? Outro: A7 A7Sus4 A7-3 A7 (6x) A7
