Testing 1, 2, 3
by Barenaked Ladies
Lyrics & Music by:
Steven Page and Ed Robertson
Tabbed by: Tom Dusome
This was done totally by ear so some might not be totally right. but still sounds
pretty alright.
Chords Used:
E B F# or A
7 2 9
7 2 9
9 3 11
9 9 4 11 7
7 9 4 9 7
7 7 2 9 5
I used the variation on the F# for the Bridge.
Intro
E B F# A
Verse 1
Maybe it would be fun, To get a new opinion, Get a little work done And forget
Verse 2
Maybe it would be cool If I rocked it old school Try to break a gold rule And a sweat
verse 3
Riff # 1
|7—7—-|—2—2—||
|7—7—-|—2—2—||
|9—9—-|—3—3—||
|9—9-9—|—4—4-7||
|7—7-9—|—4—4-7||
|7—7-7—|—2—2-5||
Better than the first time
Better than the worst time
Riff # 2
Let Ring
|7—7—-|-2-2-2-2-2-|——————||
|7—7—-|-2-2-2-2-2-|——————||
|9—9—-|-3-3-3-3-3-|——————||
|9—9-9—|-4-4-4-4-4-|—harm 0n 5——||
|7—7-9—|-4-4-4-4-4-|——————||
|7—7-7—|-2-2-2-2-2-|——————||
If I could just reverse time
I’d be set
Chorus
E B F# A
Testing 1,2,3 Can anybody hear me?
E B F# A
If I shed the irony Would anybody cheer me?
E B F# A
If I acted less like me Would I be in the clear?
verse 4 (just like verse 1)
She got a new apartment It’s out on the escarpment
And in her glove compartment Are my songs
verse 5 (just like verse 2)
She hasn’t even heard them Since she found out what the words meant
She decided she preferred them All wrong
verse 6 (just like Verse 3)
Riff #1
Kind of like the last time
With a bunch of really fast times
Riff #2
If we’re living in the past time
Soon gone
Chorus
E B F# A
Testing 1,2,3 Can anybody hear me?
E B F# A
If I shed the irony Would anybody cheer me?
E B F# A
If I acted less like me Would I be in the clear?
Bridge
F# B A
We recognize the present
F# B A
Is half as pleasant
F# B A
As our nostalgia for
E B
The past’ll be presented
E
Recast and reinvented
B
Until it’s how we meant it
Chorus
let Ring
on first E
E B F# A
Testing 1,2,3 Can anybody hear me?
E B F# A
If I shed the irony Would anybody cheer me?
E B F# A
If I acted less like me Would I be in the clear?
He’s everything that you need
You wiped out on your ten speed
And either he will succeed
end of Riff #2
Or just suck
Chorus
E F# A
Testing 1,2,3 Can anybody hear me?
E B F# A
If I shed the irony Would anybody cheer me?
E B F# A
If I acted less like me Would I be in the clear?
Begin the…
E B F# A
Testing 1,2,3 Can anybody hear me?
E B F# A
If I shed the irony Would anybody cheer me?
E B F# A
If I acted less like me Would I be in the clear Gee?
Outro
E B F# A
Testing 1,2,3
E B F# A
Testing 1,2,3
Outro is the same as Chorus and Intro Chords. Repeat forever really. If you want
too. its really fun to Play.
But End On E anyway,
They Called me Eddie…