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Everything Old Is New Again
Barenaked Ladies
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EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN - Barenaked Ladies
Standard Tuning, Capo on 4rth fret
Intro:
D A G x2
Verse 1:
D A G D A G
Learn to lose, it's easier that way
D A G D A G G/F#
We've paid our dues, but we can't make life pay
Prechorus 1:
Em7 A D A G G/F#
All across the world, people going mad
Em7 A D A G
In their mother's cars, the kids are feeling sad
A7 D D7
That's how it is, and I'll see you later
Chorus 1:
G D Em7 Cadd9 G D
Everything old is new again, everything under the sun
G D B7 Em7(2)
Now that I'm back with you again
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
We hug and we kiss, we sit and make lists
Cadd9 D G
We drink and I bandage your wrists
Verse 2:
D A G D A G
Wasted youth - there wasn't much to waste
D A G D A G G/F#
Down to the bone, and still losing weight
Prechorus 2:
Em7 A D A G G/F#
With all the wishing in the world glistening in her eyes
Em7 A D A G
But when I say I love her, she thinks I'm telling lies
A7 D D7
Is it all lost? No, we never had it
Chorus 2:
G D Em7 Cadd9 G D
Everything old is new again, everything under the sun
G D B7 Em7(2)
All of our fears come true again
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Recycle reuse resent and refuse
Cadd9 D
Our parents' ideals and views
Bridge:
Em7 A#dim Bm G G/F#
She thinks the afterlife might just be where the action is
Em7 A#dim Bm G A
With high schools built like prisons, she can't find a way to live
Verse 3:
D A G D A G
Moved back home to fill the empty nest
D A G D A G G/F#
Afraid to roam, in love with second best
Prechorus 3:
Em7 A D A G G/F#
While somewhere in the world, she's hosting her own show
Em7 A D A G
And everyone she questions never seems to know
A7 D D7
Just who they are and where they are going
Chorus 3:
G D Em7 Cadd9 G D
Everything old is new again, everything under the sun
G D B7 Em7(2)
Now that I'm without you again
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
I wake up and eat, I go back to sleep
Cadd9 D G
And let all my nightmares repeat
Outro:
Em7 A D A G
All across the world, people going mad