Chording for "This Is Where It Ends" by Steven Page and Ed
Robertson, performed by the Barenaked Ladies on "Born on a Pirate Ship"

Interpretation by Michael Falk, mjf27@iastate.edu

Intro:  G  G/E  G/D  G/C (2x)

Verse 1:
G (320003@1)     Bm (x24432@1)             Am (x02210@1)                 D (xx0232@1)                  GI (320003@1)don't buy everything I read, I haven't even read everything I've bought.

        Bm (x24432@1)             Am (x02210@1)               D (xx0232@1)                 
I don't cry every time I bleed, my eyes are dry, but they're bloodshot.

G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1)      C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)          C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)         
I have faith in medication, I believe in the Prozac Nation,

G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)         C (x32010@1)       DYou (xx0232@1)play doctor, but I've lost patience.



Chorus:

C (x32010@1)                        DBut (xx0232@1)this is where it ends, this is where it ends,

G (320003@1)                 D/F# (200232@1)             Em (022000@1)                    D (xx0232@1)      
Call the police and call the press but please, dear God, don't tell my friends,

C (x32010@1)                    D (xx0232@1)              GThis (320003@1)is where it ends, this is where it ends.



Interlude:  G  G/E  G/D  G/C (2x)




Verse 2:

G (320003@1)        Bm (x24432@1)                    Am (x02210@1)             D (xx0232@1)                     GWhere's (320003@1)my pride?  Where's my self esteem?  Does it show in the drinks I've bought?

        Bm (x24432@1)       Bm (x24432@1) Bb (x1333x@1)Am (x02210@1)        DI (xx0232@1)don't hide every time I'm seen, but I try not to get caught.

G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1)     C (x32010@1)   DMake (xx0232@1)excuses for behavior, can my illness be my savior?

G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1)         C (x32010@1)       DHid (xx0232@1)my heart while you still gave yours,



CHORUS:

C (x32010@1)                        DBut (xx0232@1)this is where it ends, this is where it ends,

G (320003@1)                 D/F# (200232@1)             Em (022000@1)                    D (xx0232@1)      
Call the police and call the press but please, dear God, don't tell my friends,

C (x32010@1)                    D (xx0232@1)              GThis (320003@1)is where it ends, this is where it ends.

Bridge:
Em (022000@1)         D (xx0232@1)                CG    (Am D)
She says she wants to live in a movie,

Em (022000@1)    D (xx0232@1)                  C (x32010@1)   Bm (x24432@1)          Am (x02210@1)         GI (320003@1)say I want someone else to stand behind me and write it all down,

         C (x32010@1)      Bm (x24432@1)     Am (x02210@1)     G'cause (320003@1)I can't be bothered doing it myself,

      C (x32010@1)                    Bm (x24432@1)                    D/F#And (200232@1)I don't want the responsibility of proving its importance.



Verse 3:
G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1)       C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)    C (x32010@1)    DI (xx0232@1)have loved and I have waited, been picked up and been sedated,

G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1)    C (x32010@1)DMental (xx0232@1)health is overrated.


Chorus:
C (x32010@1)                        DBut (xx0232@1)this is where it ends, this is where it ends,

G (320003@1)                 D/F# (200232@1)             Em (022000@1)                    D (xx0232@1)      
Call the police and call the press but please, dear God, don't tell my friends,

C (x32010@1)                    D (xx0232@1)              GThis (320003@1)is where it ends, this is where it ends.



Outro:  G  G/E  G/D  G/C (4x)

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