THESE APPLES - Barenaked Ladies
Standard Tuning
Intro:
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Verse 1:
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A friend brought me flowers, she said they were lilacs,
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I've never been good with plants
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Her next presentation, a new dictionary
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She circled the word "romance"
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So enthusiastic, a little bit drastic,
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I shaved her name in my head.
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As she beheld it, she said I misspelled it;
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Need more be said?
Chorus:
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These apples are delicious!
A7 N.C.
"As a matter of fact they are," she said
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Can all this fruit be free?
Interlude:
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Verse 2:
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She wrote me a letter as big as a phone book
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I've never been big on mail
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I sent her a postcard from somewhere near Lethbridge,
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And wondered if it still went by rail
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I've never been frightened of being enlightened
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But some things can go too far
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Though sometimes I stammer and mix up my grammar,
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You get what my meanings are
Chorus:
Bm7A7GEm7#
These apples are delicious!
A7 N.C.
"As a matter of fact they are," she said
Bm7A7C
Can all this fruit be free?
Interlude:
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Bridge:
D/F#GA7Bm7
I'm not trying to sing a love song, I'm trying to sing in tune
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I know I am sometimes headstrong
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Falling in love, catching fire, I want to be consumed
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Wondering will I ever tire, will I ever tire?
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Will I ever tire?
Instrumental Break:
A7 A7sus4add13 A7(3) A7 x4
Chorus:
Bm7A7GEm7#
These apples are delicious!
A7 N.C.
"As a matter of fact they are," she said
Bm7A7C
Can all this fruit be free?
Outro:
A7 A7sus4 A7-3 A7 (6x)
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