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Upside Down

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 29Position: 11

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tabbed by: Henry Willard
e-mail: [email protected]
URL: www.henrywillard.com
Tuning: Standard
Intro Chords: C#m, B, A, G#  
I'm not surprised it's come to C#mthis, Sooner or later there must be another's 
G#kiss, ABehind that kiss a promise of a life of G#bliss, Yeah, great I Awon't be 
takin' the C#mbait - I'd rather F#drown And I Awill not turn my wBhole life upside 
Edown
Imagine everything you've C#mdone, Under a microscope on view for everyG#one, Aand 
if the King of Circumspection's here He's G#come in vain I wAon't be sharing 
the C#mblame - I wear the F#crown and I Awill not turn my wBhole life upside C#mdown
Nothing's G#good enough for C#mme To shake me G#from complacenC#mcy, I make my mG#ind up 
and I'll F#never be The kind of man who'd make a C#mchoice, For if I hold my 
tongue I'll never lose my G#voice, AIf each attempted act of sabotage desG#troys 
all hope I Awon't be needing a rC#mope - I'm gagged and F#bound and I Awill not 
turn my Bwhole life upside Edown
AAnd if the genie were set Efree, Aand by the laws of things like tEhat he's 
indebted to me. AI'd bury my three wishes G#deep down in the C#mground, So I Awill 
not turn my wBhole life upside Edown.
SOLO: Bend the B string whenever it is on the 11th Fret. You will know what
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11--10--9--8--7--6--5--4-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BEND THE B AND TOP E STRINGS WHEN PLAYING THIS LAST BIT
e|---------10--10--10--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11--12--12--13--13--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Though I appreciate the C#maim, tell Andy Warhol's ghost that he can keep his 
G#fame, Ai'd only use it to make everything the G#same again so Adon't applaud 
till the end C#m- I'm not aF#round cause I wAill not turn my wBhole life upside C#mdown
Nothing's G#good enough for C#mme, to shake me G#from complaceC#mncy, I've made my 
G#mind up I won't F#make a sound, and I wAill not turn my wBhole life upside Edown
enough perfect as I can get it. I'm 100% certain the chords are right and I just hope
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Upside Down

by Barenaked Ladies

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C#m

Tabbed by: Henry Willard

e-mail: [email protected]

URL: www.henrywillard.com

Tuning: Standard

C#m B A G#

Intro Chords: , , ,

C#m

I'm not surprised it's come to this, Sooner or later there must be another's

G# A G# A

kiss, Behind that kiss a promise of a life of bliss, Yeah, great I won't be

C#m F# A B

takin' the bait - I'd rather drown And I will not turn my whole life upside

down

C#m G# A

Imagine everything you've done, Under a microscope on view for everyone, and

G# A

if the King of Circumspection's here He's come in vain I won't be sharing

C#m F# A B C#m

the blame - I wear the crown and I will not turn my whole life upside down

G# C#m G# C#m G#

Nothing's good enough for me To shake me from complacency, I make my mind up

F# C#m

and I'll never be The kind of man who'd make a choice, For if I hold my

G# A G#

tongue I'll never lose my voice, If each attempted act of sabotage destroys

A C#m F# A

all hope I won't be needing a rope - I'm gagged and bound and I will not

B E

turn my whole life upside down

A E A E

And if the genie were set free, and by the laws of things like that he's

A G# C#m A

indebted to me. I'd bury my three wishes deep down in the ground, So I will

B E

not turn my whole life upside down.

SOLO: Bend the B string whenever it is on the 11th Fret. You will know what

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11--10--9--8--7--6--5--4-|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

BEND THE B AND TOP E STRINGS WHEN PLAYING THIS LAST BIT

e|---------10--10--10--------------------------------------------------------|

B|-11--12--12--13--13--------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C#m

Though I appreciate the aim, tell Andy Warhol's ghost that he can keep his

G# A G# A

fame, i'd only use it to make everything the same again so don't applaud

C#m F# A B C#m

till the end - I'm not around cause I will not turn my whole life upside down

G# C#m G# C#m

Nothing's good enough for me, to shake me from complacency, I've made my

G# F# A B E

mind up I won't make a sound, and I will not turn my whole life upside down

enough perfect as I can get it. I'm 100% certain the chords are right and I just hope

[email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected]

About Upside Down Chords by Barenaked Ladies

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