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So I've been trying to find chords for this song for about 3 years now. I 
Standard tuning EADGBE  
NO Capo
All the chords in this song are played as follows:
G: 320033
Cadd9: x32033
D: xx0232
 D(3rd fret): xxx343
 D(5th fret): xxx565
G/B: x20033
Em7: x22033
D7: xx0212
Cadd9 (4th fret)/C9(4 Fr): x54055
G/F#: 200033
[Intro]
G, Cadd9, D,  D(3rd fret),  D(5th fret) [x2]
[Verse 1]
GWe sent in the arCadd9my
They sounded alDarms we
       D (3rd fret)  D (5th fret)
Saw it coming from a mile away.
GWe kept it off radCadd9ar
Cause we had to say Dour
D (3rd fret)       D (5th fret) Cadd9
Intentions were to save the   day.
[Pre-Refrain]
Why G/Bdid you fEm7ail to sD7ee?
[Refrain] 
It was a gGag
It was all for a laG/Bugh
And they were Cadd9shocked and they were awed
               Cadd9(4th fret)   D  
and they were blown in         half
Fun and Ggames
We're just pulling lG/Begs
We knew this Cadd9barrel of fun
           Cadd9(4th fret)  D  
Would be a powder          keg
[Verse 2]
We kept it all long-range
and made a regime change
You'd have thought it would have been a gas
But when it got ugly
We sat around smugly
Because you bought our little joke en masse
[Pre-Refrain]
Don't look at me that way
[Refrain]
It was a gag
It was all for a laugh
We knew your sons and daughters
Would be blown in half
Fun and games
We're just pulling legs
We knew this barrel of fun
Would be a powder keg
[Bridge]
Cadd9Put a sG/Bmile on
GWe're the oG/F#nes that G/Byou selDected
Cadd9Leave that dG/Bial son
GBecause we jG/F#ust got G/Bre-elDected
Cadd9In a  G/Bwhile our
GBill of G/F#rights will G/Bbe rejDected
Gand all the G/F#blame will G/Bbe defDlected
Gthe forests G/F#will be G/BunprotDected
Gthe nation's G/F#poor will G/Bbe neglDected
Gcreation G/F#myth is G/BresurrDected
Ga new saG/F#lute is G/BgenuflDected
Ga gallup G/F#poll will G/Bbe respDected
Ggallows G/F#pole will G/Bbe ereDcted
G        G/F#    G/B Cadd9 D (Strum very fast, then mute the note at the end)
all this will go undetecteeeeeeeeeeeed
[Verse 3]
While you all slumbered
We sat and crunched numbers
Of all the causalities we could afford
There's no need to draft them
You could hear us laugh then
The poor and black all need the room and board
[Pre-Refrain]
Did I say that out loud?
[Refrain]
It was a gag
It was all for a laugh
And now our very nation has been blown in half
Fun and games
We're just pulling legs
We knew this barrel of fun
Would be a powder keg
[Coda]
Oh yGeah, oh yeah, oh yEm7eah, oh yeah
                                 Cadd9   Cadd9(4th fret)  D  
We knew this barrel of fun would be a powder           keg
Oh yGeah, oh yeah, oh yEm7eah, oh yeah, oh Cadd9yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
        Cadd9(4th fret)  D  
It's a powder           keg
                     G                 Em7              Cadd9  C9(4 Fr)  D  
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah [x2]
[End on G]

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Fun And Games

by Barenaked Ladies

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

G/B

Em7

G/F#

So I've been trying to find chords for this song for about 3 years now. I

EADGBE

Standard tuning

NO Capo

All the chords in this song are played as follows:

: 320033

Cadd9

: x32033

: xx0232

(3rd fret): xxx343

(5th fret): xxx565

G/B

: x20033

Em7

: x22033

: xx0212

Cadd9 (4th fret)/C9(4 Fr): x54055

G/F#

: 200033

[Intro]

G Cadd9 D D D

, , , (3rd fret), (5th fret) [x2]

[Verse 1]

G Cadd9

We sent in the army

They sounded alarms we

D (3rd fret) D (5th fret)

Saw it coming from a mile away.

G Cadd9

We kept it off radar

Cause we had to say our

D (3rd fret) D (5th fret) Cadd9

Intentions were to save the day.

[Pre-Refrain]

G/B Em7 D7

Why did you fail to see?

[Refrain]

It was a gag

G/B

It was all for a laugh

Cadd9

And they were shocked and they were awed

Cadd9 D

(4th fret)

and they were blown in half

Fun and games

G/B

We're just pulling legs

Cadd9

We knew this barrel of fun

Cadd9 D

(4th fret)

Would be a powder keg

[Verse 2]

We kept it all long-range

and made a regime change

You'd have thought it would have been a gas

But when it got ugly

We sat around smugly

Because you bought our little joke en masse

[Pre-Refrain]

Don't look at me that way

[Refrain]

It was a gag

It was all for a laugh

We knew your sons and daughters

Would be blown in half

Fun and games

We're just pulling legs

We knew this barrel of fun

Would be a powder keg

[Bridge]

Cadd9 G/B

Put a smile on

G G/F# G/B D

We're the ones that you selected

Cadd9 G/B

Leave that dial son

G G/F# G/B D

Because we just got re-elected

Cadd9 G/B

In a while our

G G/F# G/B D

Bill of rights will be rejected

G G/F# G/B D

and all the blame will be deflected

G G/F# G/B D

the forests will be unprotected

G G/F# G/B D

the nation's poor will be neglected

G G/F# G/B D

creation myth is resurrected

G G/F# G/B D

a new salute is genuflected

G G/F# G/B D

a gallup poll will be respected

G G/F# G/B D

gallows pole will be erected

G G/F# G/B Cadd9 D (Strum very fast, then mute the note at the end)

all this will go undetecteeeeeeeeeeeed

[Verse 3]

While you all slumbered

We sat and crunched numbers

Of all the causalities we could afford

There's no need to draft them

You could hear us laugh then

The poor and black all need the room and board

[Pre-Refrain]

Did I say that out loud?

[Refrain]

It was a gag

It was all for a laugh

And now our very nation has been blown in half

Fun and games

We're just pulling legs

We knew this barrel of fun

Would be a powder keg

[Coda]

G Em7

Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

Cadd9 Cadd9 D

(4th fret)

We knew this barrel of fun would be a powder keg

G Em7 Cadd9

Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

Cadd9 D

(4th fret)

It's a powder keg

G Em7 Cadd9 C9 D

(4 Fr)

Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah [x2]

[End on G]

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