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Alcohol
Barenaked Ladies
Standard Tuning, Capo 2
[Intro]
  B    D      Ax2
[Verse 1]
BAlcohol, my Dpermanent acceAssory
BAlcohol, a Dparty-time nAecessity
BAlcohol, alDternative to Afeeling like yoF#murself
Oh ADlcohol, I still Edrink to your health.A  E  A  E  
[Chorus]
AI Elove you F#mmore than I Bdid the week Dbefore
AI discovered EAlcohol
[Verse 2]
ForBget the cafe lDatte, screw the raAspberry iced tea
A BMalibu and DCoke for you, a AG&T for me
BAlcohol, your Dsongs resolve like Amy life never F#mwill
When Dsomeone else is Epicking up the bilAl. E. A.E  
[Chorus]
AI Elove you F#mmore than I Bdid the week Dbefore
AI discovered EAlcohol
Oh F#mAlcohol, Dwould you Eplease forF#mgive me
though I Dcannot Elove myF#mself DI'll use Esomething AelseE  
AI thought that A/G#alcohol was A/Gjust for those with Dnothing Eelse 
to Ado
AI thought that A/G#drinking just to A/Gget drunk was a Dwaste of 
Eprecious Abooze
ABut now I A/G#know that there's a A/Gtime and there's a Dplace 
where EI can Achoose
ATo walk the A/G#fine-line between A/Gself control and Dself abEuse.
[Solo]
  B    D      Ax3
(Third time hold on D to get back to the Chorus A)
[Chorus]
AI Elove you F#mmore than I Bdid the week Dbefore
AI discovered EAlcohol
AWouEld you please igF#mnore, that you Bfound me on the floDor
Atrying on your Ecamisole
Oh F#mAlcohol, Dwould you Eplease forF#mgive me
though I Dcannot Elove myF#mself DI'll use Esomething AelseE  
  A  EWould you please forAgive me
  A  EWould you please forAgive me

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Alcohol

by Barenaked Ladies

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Alcohol

Barenaked Ladies

Standard Tuning, Capo 2

[Intro]

B D A

[Verse 1]

B D A

Alcohol, my permanent accessory

B D A

Alcohol, a party-time necessity

B D A F#m

Alcohol, alternative to feeling like yourself

D E A E A E

Oh Alcohol, I still drink to your health.

[Chorus]

A E F#m B D

I love you more than I did the week before

A E

I discovered Alcohol

[Verse 2]

B D A

Forget the cafe latte, screw the raspberry iced tea

B D A

A Malibu and Coke for you, a G&T for me

B D A F#m

Alcohol, your songs resolve like my life never will

D E A E A E

When someone else is picking up the bill. . .

[Chorus]

A E F#m B D

I love you more than I did the week before

A E

I discovered Alcohol

F#m D E F#m

Oh Alcohol, would you please forgive me

D E F#m D E A E

though I cannot love myself I'll use something else

A A/G# A/G D E

I thought that alcohol was just for those with nothing else

to do

A A/G# A/G D

I thought that drinking just to get drunk was a waste of

E A

precious booze

A A/G# A/G D

But now I know that there's a time and there's a place

E A

where I can choose

A A/G# A/G D E

To walk the fine-line between self control and self abuse.

[Solo]

B D A

(Third time hold on D to get back to the Chorus A)

[Chorus]

A E F#m B D

I love you more than I did the week before

A E

I discovered Alcohol

A E F#m B D

Would you please ignore, that you found me on the floor

A E

trying on your camisole

F#m D E F#m

Oh Alcohol, would you please forgive me

D E F#m D E A E

though I cannot love myself I'll use something else

A E A

Would you please forgive me

A E A

Would you please forgive me

About Alcohol Chords by Barenaked Ladies

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