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Baby Seat

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From the album Maroon
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[Intro]
D  D7  G  D
[Verse]
DYou left Billy with the kid
And D7all the selfless things you did with GBillyC  
You Dleft your home town in the spring
And D7turned your back on everythingG  C  
You Gthought your life would just go by
                                 Em7Asus7  A7  
Without a pause to wonder, don't be silly
[Chorus]
But Dyou can't Clive your life Gin the baby Dseat
DYou've got to Cstand on your own, Gdon't admit deDfeat
[Verse]
He came down from his retreat
She saw him later on the street
He said "You are the only one
to recognize that I'm the son"
So she bent down and kissed his feet
And then that night, between the sheets she told him
[Chorus]
You can't live your life in the baby seat
You've got to stand on your own, don't admit defeat
You can't live your life in the baby seat
You've got to stand on your own, don't admit defeat
[Bridge]
A40 days at Emsea
DThen she Aturned and Gsaid to Dme
"AIf we make it Emback
BmI'll reAnounce GJack KerouAac
And Bmall of Athat roGmantic Acrap
          Bm        A            G       AN.C.
Like I'm an artist don't look back"
[Verse]
Now we're living somewhere else
We keep opinions to ourselves
But still we seek a sneaky peek at heaven
When the working week defeats us
If you think growing up is tough
Then you've just not grown enough, baby
[Chorus]
You can't live your life in the baby seat
You've got to stand on your own, don't admit defeat
You can't live your life in the baby seat
You've got to stand on your own, don't admit defeat

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Baby Seat

by Barenaked Ladies

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

From the album Maroon

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[Intro]

D D7 G D

[Verse]

You left Billy with the kid

D7 G C

And all the selfless things you did with Billy

You left your home town in the spring

D7 G C

And turned your back on everything

You thought your life would just go by

Em7 A7

Asus7

Without a pause to wonder, don't be silly

[Chorus]

D C G D

But you can't live your life in the baby seat

D C G D

You've got to stand on your own, don't admit defeat

[Verse]

He came down from his retreat

She saw him later on the street

He said "You are the only one

to recognize that I'm the son"

So she bent down and kissed his feet

And then that night, between the sheets she told him

[Chorus]

You can't live your life in the baby seat

You've got to stand on your own, don't admit defeat

You can't live your life in the baby seat

You've got to stand on your own, don't admit defeat

[Bridge]

A Em

40 days at sea

D A G D

Then she turned and said to me

A Em

"If we make it back

Bm A G A

I'll renounce Jack Kerouac

Bm A G A

And all of that romantic crap

Bm A G A C

N..

Like I'm an artist don't look back"

[Verse]

Now we're living somewhere else

We keep opinions to ourselves

But still we seek a sneaky peek at heaven

When the working week defeats us

If you think growing up is tough

Then you've just not grown enough, baby

[Chorus]

You can't live your life in the baby seat

You've got to stand on your own, don't admit defeat

You can't live your life in the baby seat

You've got to stand on your own, don't admit defeat

About Baby Seat Chords by Barenaked Ladies

Learn how to play Baby Seat by Barenaked Ladies with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Baby Seat chords”, “Baby Seat guitar chords”, or “Barenaked Ladies Baby Seat chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Baby Seat chords and for experienced players who want accurate Baby Seat lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, D7, G, C, Em7, A7.

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What key is "Baby Seat" in?

The chords for "Baby Seat" show the original chord names (including D, D7, G, C, Em7, A7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.