Shoe Box

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SHOE BOX
By Barenaked Ladies
From "Born On A Pirate Ship"
[VERSE 1]
D E G
A key in the door, a step on the floor
Gm A D
A note on the table and a meal in the micro
E G
Note says "I'm in bed, please make sure that you're fed
Gm A D
If you're taking a shower, you can borrow my bathrobe
E G
And when I'm asleep, I dream you move in next week"
Gm A
I crumple the note and save it to put inside my
[PRE-CHORUS]
D A
Shoe box (shoe box)
Bm A G
Shoe box of lies
[VERSE 2]
D E G
It's under my bed, it's never been read
Gm A D
It's in with my school stuff and my mom never cleans there
E G
>From my first little fib, when I still wore a bib
Gm A D
To my latest attempt at pretending I'm someone
E G
He's not seventeen, and doesn't know what you mean
Gm A
When talk turns to single malts or stilton or my
[CHORUS]
D A
Shoe box (shoe box)
Bm A G
Shoe box of lies
D A
Shoe box (shoe box)
Bm A G
Shoe box of lies
[BRIDGE]
G A G A G
Did somebody tell you this is how it's supposed to be?
A Bm G D A
Or are you just finding you don't want any more from me?
DABmG
("one-note solo" over chorus-like --- progression x2)
[VERSE 3]
D E G
Was it something I said or was it something you read
Gm A D
That's making me think that I should never have come here
E G
I can offer you lies, I can tell you goodbye
Gm A D
I can tell you I'm sorry, but I can't tell the truth, dear
E G
And what if I could-would it do any good?
Gm A
'Cause you'll never get to see the contents of my
[CHORUS]
D A
Shoe box (shoe box)
Bm A G
Shoe box of lies
D A
Shoe box (shoe box)
Bm A G
Shoe box of lies
[BRIDGE]
G A G A
You're so nineteen-ninety, and it's nineteen-ninety-four
G A Bm G D A
Leave this world behind me 'cause you don't want me anymore
[OUTRO]
D A Bm G Dsus4

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SHOE BOX
By Barenaked Ladies
From "Born On A Pirate Ship" 
[VERSE 1]
[PRE-CHORUS]
[VERSE 2]
[CHORUS]
[BRIDGE]
("one-note solo" over chorus-like D-A-Bm-G progression x2)
[VERSE 3]
[CHORUS]
[BRIDGE]
[OUTRO]
D A Bm G Dsus4

Shoe Box Chords by Barenaked Ladies

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