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#----------------------------------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. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
Artist: Barenaked Ladies
Song: I Know
Composer: Ed Robertson
Album: Born on a Pirate Ship (1996)
AmMaj7: X02110
BmMaj7: X24332
GI know Fmaj7why I Glike you, 
Fmaj7It's cause of your Gclothing
Fmaj7And your Ghaircut
G (mute)
And 'cause you're racist
GI have Fmaj7a match, Gyour face
Fmaj7My asking you Gquestions
Fmaj7You can't Ganswer
CYou wanna box me?
AmOur world AMaj7works in a Am7weird way, Am6I've heard
AmThem say a AMaj7man with a Am7beard may Am6frighten
AmChildren or AmMaj7dogs, but a Am7mustache Am6scares me more
AI know Gmaj7why you Abite me
Gmaj7It's cause of your Ainstincts
Gmaj7And your Acanines
A (mute)
And 'cause I kicked you
AI have Ga bone Ato pick
GPlease go on the Apaper
GAnd fetch me my Aslippers
D5 (mute)
And stop meowing
BmMan's best BMaj7friend wags his Bm7tail and Bm6bares his 
BmTeeth at the BMaj7man with the Bm7mail and Bm6though he's
BmFrightened of BMaj7thunder, he Bm7never goes to Bm6war
B7Tell me what's the circumF#mstance of circumB7sision
E7And what happens in my daughter's A7pants, is whose deE7scision
B7I've seen the facts, of F#minter-race relations
B7Of see-through slacks, F#mand cyber-masturbation
E7If one hundred monkeys each could A7have their own show
E7Perhaps one day a chimp might say
N.C
"You have faith, you just need to use it sayeth the lord"
GI know Fmaj7why I Glike you, 
Fmaj7It's cause of your Gsandals
Fmaj7And your Gsupper
G (mute)
And 'cause you're JESUS
GI have Fmaj7a match; Gyour dad
Fmaj7My dad has your Gpicture
Fmaj7Right next to your Gmother's
CAnd one of Charo
AmThey hold AMaj7hands up in Am7heaven Am6and they
AmSay their AMaj7son's name is Am7Kevin Am6but I
AmRead in a AMaj7book somewhere Am7that his Am6name is
AJaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack x2

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Fmaj7

AMaj7

Am7

Am6

AmMaj7

Gmaj7

BMaj7

Bm7

Bm6

F#m

#----------------------------------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. #

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

Artist: Barenaked Ladies

Song: I Know

Composer: Ed Robertson

Album: Born on a Pirate Ship (1996)

AmMaj7: X02110

BmMaj7: X24332

G Fmaj7 G

I know why I like you,

Fmaj7 G

It's cause of your clothing

Fmaj7 G

And your haircut

G (mute)

And 'cause you're racist

G Fmaj7 G

I have a match, your face

Fmaj7 G

My asking you questions

Fmaj7 G

You can't answer

You wanna box me?

Am AMaj7 Am7 Am6

Our world works in a weird way, I've heard

Am AMaj7 Am7 Am6

Them say a man with a beard may frighten

Am AmMaj7 Am7 Am6

Children or dogs, but a mustache scares me more

A Gmaj7 A

I know why you bite me

Gmaj7 A

It's cause of your instincts

Gmaj7 A

And your canines

A (mute)

And 'cause I kicked you

A G A

I have a bone to pick

G A

Please go on the paper

G A

And fetch me my slippers

D5 (mute)

And stop meowing

Bm BMaj7 Bm7 Bm6

Man's best friend wags his tail and bares his

Bm BMaj7 Bm7 Bm6

Teeth at the man with the mail and though he's

Bm BMaj7 Bm7 Bm6

Frightened of thunder, he never goes to war

B7 F#m B7

Tell me what's the circumstance of circumsision

E7 A7 E7

And what happens in my daughter's pants, is whose descision

B7 F#m

I've seen the facts, of inter-race relations

B7 F#m

Of see-through slacks, and cyber-masturbation

E7 A7

If one hundred monkeys each could have their own show

Perhaps one day a chimp might say

N.C

"You have faith, you just need to use it sayeth the lord"

G Fmaj7 G

I know why I like you,

Fmaj7 G

It's cause of your sandals

Fmaj7 G

And your supper

G (mute)

And 'cause you're JESUS

G Fmaj7 G

I have a match; your dad

Fmaj7 G

My dad has your picture

Fmaj7 G

Right next to your mother's

And one of Charo

Am AMaj7 Am7 Am6

They hold hands up in heaven and they

Am AMaj7 Am7 Am6

Say their son's name is Kevin but I

Am AMaj7 Am7 Am6

Read in a book somewhere that his name is

A G

Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack x2

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