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Upside Down by Barenaked Ladies
Upside Down
CHORDS AND RIFFS
Riff 01
e---------------0--
B---------------0--
G---------------2--
D---------------2--
A----------2----0--
E--0-0-4-0---0-----
CHORDS
C#m G# G#/A Asus2 Bsus4 E
e----4----4----4-----0------0----0----
B----5----4----4-----0------0----0----
G----6----5----x-----2------4----1----
D----6----6----6-----2------4----2----
A----4----6----6-----0------2----2----
E----x----4----5-----x------x----0----
1st Verse
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C#m
I'm not surprised it's come to this
G# G#/A
Sooner or later there must be another's kiss
G#
Behind that kiss a promise of a life of bliss, yeah great
G#/A C#m
I won't be takin' the bait
F#
I'd rather drown
Asus2 Bsus4 E
And I will not turn my whole life upside down
2nd Verse
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C#m
Imagine everything you've done
G# G#/A
Under a microscope on view for everyone
G#
And if the King of Circumspection's here he's come in vain
G#/A C#m
I won't be sharing the blame
F#
I wear the crown
Asus2 Bsus4 C#m
And I will not turn my whole life upside down
Chorus
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C#m G# C#m
Nothing's good enough for me
G# C#m
To shake me from complacency
G# F#
I make my mind up and I'll never be
3rd Verse
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C#m
The kind of man who'd make a choice
G# G#/A
For if I hold my tongue I'll never lose my voice
G#
If each attempted act of sabotage destroys all hope
G#/A C#m
I won't be needing a rope
F#
I'm gagged and bound
Asus2 Bsus4 E
And I will not turn my whole life upside down
Bridge
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Riff 01
Asus2 E Riff 01
And if the genie were set free
Asus2 E Riff 01
And by the laws of things like that, he's indebted to me
Asus2 G# C#m
I'd bury my three wishes deep down in the ground
Asus2 Bsus4 E
So I will not turn my whole life upside down
Solo
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C#m G# G#/A G# G#/A C#m
4th Verse
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C#m
Though I appreciate the aim
G# G#/A
Tell Andy Warhol's ghost that he can keep his fame
G#
I'd only use it to make everything the same again
G#/A C#m
So don't applaud till the end
F#
I'm not around
Asus2 Bsus4 C#m
Cause I will not turn my whole life upside down
Chorus
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C#m G# C#m
Nothing's good enough for me
G# C#m
To shake me from complacency
G# F#
I make my mind I won't make a sound
Asus2 Bsus4 E
So they will not turn my whole life upside down
Asus2 Bsus4 E
So they will not turn my whole life upside down
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version 2
Chords used in this song :
C#m
4 fr.
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A -x-|---|---|---|---|
E -o-|---|---|---|---| B
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B ---|---|---|-x-|---|
G ---|---|---|-x-|---|
D ---|---|---|-x-|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|-o-|---|---|---| A
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B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| G#
e ---|---|---|-x-|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G -x-|---|---|---|---|
D -x-|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
F#
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|---|-x-|---|---|
D ---|---|---|-x-|---|
A ---|---|---|-x-|---|
E ---|-x-|---|---|---| E
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G -x-|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
Tuning: Standard
Intro Chords: C#m, B, A, G#
C#m
I'm not surprised it's come to this, Sooner or later there must be another's
G# A G# A
kiss, Behind that kiss a promise of a life of bliss, Yeah, great I won't be
C#m F# A B
takin' the bait - I'd rather drown And I will not turn my whole life upside
E
down
C#m G# A
Imagine everything you've done, Under a microscope on view for everyone, and
G# A
if the King of Circumspection's here He's come in vain I won't be sharing
C#m F# A B C#m
the blame - I wear the crown and I will not turn my whole life upside down
G# C#m G# C#m G#
Nothing's good enough for me To shake me from complacency, I make my mind up
F# C#m
and I'll never be The kind of man who'd make a choice, For if I hold my
G# A G#
tongue I'll never lose my voice, If each attempted act of sabotage destroys
A C#m F# A
all hope I won't be needing a rope - I'm gagged and bound and I will not
B E
turn my whole life upside down
A E A E
And if the genie were set free, and by the laws of things like that he's
A G# C#m A
indebted to me. I'd bury my three wishes deep down in the ground, So I will
B E
not turn my whole life upside down.
SOLO: Bend the B string whenever it is on the 11th Fret. You will know what
i mean when you play along with the song
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11--10--9--8--7--6--5--4-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BEND THE B AND TOP E STRINGS WHEN PLAYING THIS LAST BIT
e|---------10--10--10--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11--12--12--13--13--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#m
Though I appreciate the aim, tell Andy Warhol's ghost that he can keep his
G# A G# A
fame, i'd only use it to make everything the same again so don't applaud
C#m F# A B C#m
till the end - I'm not around cause I will not turn my whole life upside down
G# C#m G# C#m
Nothing's good enough for me, to shake me from complacency, I've made my
G# F# A B E
mind up I won't make a sound, and I will not turn my whole life upside down
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