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                       THESE APPLES - Barenaked Ladies
Standard Tuning
Intro:
G  A7  G  A7
G  A7  G  A7
Verse 1:
A Gfriend brought me A7flowers, she Gsaid they were A7lilacs,
I've Gnever been A7good with plantsG  A7  
Her Gnext presenA7tation, a Gnew dictioA7nary
She Gcircled the A7word "romance"A7sus4  
So GenthusiA7astic, a Glittle bit A7drastic,
I Gshaved her name A7in my head.G  A7  
GAs she beA7held it, she Gsaid I misA7spelled it;
GNeed A7more be said?
Chorus:
       Bm7              A7         G    G  G/F#  Em7  
    These apples are delicious!
                              A7N.C.
    "As a matter of fact they are," she said
    Bm7Can aA7ll this fruit be frCee? 
Interlude:
G  A7  G  A7
G  A7  G  A7
Verse 2:
She Gwrote me a A7letter as Gbig as a A7phone book
I've Gnever been A7big on mailG  A7  
I Gsent her a A7postcard from Gsomewhere near A7Lethbridge,
                  G                   A7  A7-3    A7sus4  A7  
And wondered if it still went by rail 
I've Gnever been A7frightened of Gbeing enA7lightened
But Gsome things A7can go too farG  A7  
Though Gsometimes I stA7ammer and Gmix up my A7grammar,
You Gget what my A7meanings are 
Chorus:
       Bm7              A7         G    G  G/F#  Em7  
    These apples are delicious!
                              A7N.C.
    "As a matter of fact they are," she said
    Bm7Can aA7ll this fruit be frCee? 
Interlude:
G  A7  G  A7
Bridge:
    D/F#I'm not trGying to sing a loA7ve song, I'm trying to Bm7sing in tune
    D/F#I know GI am sometimes headstrongA7  G  A7  
    D/F#Falling iGn love, catching A7fire, I want to Bm7be consumed
    D/F#Wondering Gwill I ever tire,      A7will GI ever A7tire?
       G        A7Will GI ever A7tire?
Instrumental Break:
  A7A7sus4add13  A7(3)   A7x4
Chorus:
       Bm7              A7         G    G  G/F#  Em7  
    These apples are delicious!
                              A7N.C.
    "As a matter of fact they are," she said
    Bm7Can aA7ll this fruit be frCee? 
Outro:
  A7    A7sus4  A7-3   A7(6x)
A7

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These Apples

by Barenaked Ladies

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Chords in this song · guitar

A7sus4

Bm7

Em7

D/F#

THESE APPLES - Barenaked Ladies

Standard Tuning

Intro:

G A7 G A7

Verse 1:

G A7 G A7

A friend brought me flowers, she said they were lilacs,

G A7 G A7

I've never been good with plants

G A7 G A7

Her next presentation, a new dictionary

G A7 A7sus4

She circled the word "romance"

G A7 G A7

So enthusiastic, a little bit drastic,

G A7 G A7

I shaved her name in my head.

G A7 G A7

As she beheld it, she said I misspelled it;

G A7

Need more be said?

Chorus:

Bm7 A7 G G G Em7

/F#

These apples are delicious!

A7 C

N..

"As a matter of fact they are," she said

Bm7 A7 C

Can all this fruit be free?

Interlude:

G A7 G A7

Verse 2:

G A7 G A7

She wrote me a letter as big as a phone book

G A7 G A7

I've never been big on mail

G A7 G A7

I sent her a postcard from somewhere near Lethbridge,

G A7 A7 A7sus4 A7

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And wondered if it still went by rail

G A7 G A7

I've never been frightened of being enlightened

G A7 G A7

But some things can go too far

G A7 G A7

Though sometimes I stammer and mix up my grammar,

G A7

You get what my meanings are

Chorus:

Bm7 A7 G G G Em7

/F#

These apples are delicious!

A7 C

N..

"As a matter of fact they are," she said

Bm7 A7 C

Can all this fruit be free?

Interlude:

G A7 G A7

Bridge:

D/F# G A7 Bm7

I'm not trying to sing a love song, I'm trying to sing in tune

D/F# G A7 G A7

I know I am sometimes headstrong

D/F# G A7 Bm7

Falling in love, catching fire, I want to be consumed

D/F# G A7 G A7

Wondering will I ever tire, will I ever tire?

G A7 G A7

Will I ever tire?

Instrumental Break:

A7 A7 A7

A7sus4add13 (3) x4

Chorus:

Bm7 A7 G G G Em7

/F#

These apples are delicious!

A7 C

N..

"As a matter of fact they are," she said

Bm7 A7 C

Can all this fruit be free?

Outro:

A7 A7sus4 A7 A7

-3 (6x)

About These Apples Chords by Barenaked Ladies

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