• Song:

    Bryan Wilson

  • Artist:

    Barenaked Ladies

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Date: Sun, 07 Dec 1997 23:16:49 -0500
From: Burton Posey 
Subject: CRD: b/barenaked_ladies/brian_wilson.crd

Brian Wilson (CAPO ON 3RD FRET)
G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)             Am7 (x02010@1)                   GDrove (320003@1)downtown in the rain, 9:30 on a Tuesday night
        D (xx0232@1)                      Bm7 (x20202@1)  Am7Just (x02010@1)to check out the late night record shop
G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)                 Am7Call (x02010@1)it impulsive, call it compulsive, call it insane
G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)                  Bm7 (x20202@1)Am7But (x02010@1)when I'm surrounded I just can't stah-op

(This progression continues throughout the slow intro)

It's a matter of instinct, it's a matter of conditioning, a matter of fact
You can call me Pavlov's dog
Ring a bell and I'll salivate, well how'd you like that
Dr. Landy tell me you're not just a pedagogue, 'cause right now I'm

CHORUS:

G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)           Am7Lying (x02010@1)in bed just like Brian Wilson did
         G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)                 Em (022000@1)       Em/C (032000@1)   Em/C# (042000@1)  Em/CWell (032000@1)I'm, lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did

(Progression for the verse is the same as intro. Just listen to the song
to get the proper rythym and tempo)
Well I'm lying here, just staring at the ceiling tiles
And I'm thinking about, whoa what to think about
Just listening and relistening to smiley smile
And I'm wondering if this is some kind of creative doubt, because I'm

CHORUS

Am7 (x02010@1)            D (xx0232@1)             F (133211@1)          EmAnd (022000@1)if you wanna find me I'll be   out in the sandbox
Am7 (x02010@1)          D (xx0232@1)                    G (320003@1)      F (133211@1)    Am7Just (x02010@1)wondering where the hell all the love has gah-ah-ahn
              D (xx0232@1)              F (133211@1)            Em (022000@1)           Am7Playing (x02010@1)my guitar and building castles in the sun, whoa-whoa-oh-oh
    D (xx0232@1)               GAnd (320003@1)singing fun, fun, fun

CHORUS

Am (x02210@1)  E7 (020130@1)  Am (x02210@1)             E7 (020130@1)          Am (x02210@1)   I had a dream that I was three hundred pounds
    E7 (020130@1)              Am (x02210@1)    E7 (020130@1)                            AmAnd (x02210@1)though I was very heavy I floated 'til I couldn't see the ground

(Pick up the rythym at this point)
  E7 (020130@1)           Am (x02210@1)             E7I (020130@1)floated 'til I couldn't see the ground
Am (x02210@1)              E7Somebody (020130@1)help me (I couldn't see the ground)
Am (x02210@1)              E7Somebody (020130@1)help me (I couldn't see the ground)
Am (x02210@1)              E7Somebody (020130@1)help meeeeee, because I'm

CHORUS

(With lots of angst, repeat intro)
G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)                    Am7 (x02010@1)                  GDrove (320003@1)downtown in the ray-ee-ain, 9:30 on a Tuesday night
        D (xx0232@1)                      Bm7 (x20202@1)  Am7 (x02010@1)                   GJust (320003@1)to check out the late night record shop (late night record shop)
          D (xx0232@1)                 Am7Call (x02010@1)it impulsive, call it compulsive, or call it insane (whoa-oh)
G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)                  Bm7 (x20202@1)      Cmaj7'Cause (x32000@1)when I'm surrounded I just can't stah-ah-ah-p

The outro is a Secret Agent Man sort of thingy based in Em that goes as
follows:
Em  Em/C  Em/C#   Em/C

Do this a few times, then just go wild on the Em.
If you've got a bongo playing comrade, this can really sound great.


Reformatted by Burton Posey
(song retransposed for a non-zipped chord version(i.e. CrdZ files)
**this file was originally done by Liz Myers**

Show more