From [email protected] Sun May 4 10:45:04 1997
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 1997 21:59:59 -0700 (MST)
From: MURRAY INCORPORATED
To: [email protected]
Subject: TAB: ‘The Old Apartment’ by the Barenaked Ladies
«The Old Apartment»
Barenaked Ladies
From «Born on a Pirate Ship»
This is a pretty simple song.. but i may not have the transcription
Perfect.. i learned it by watching Steve and Ed play it from a distance
Of about 20 yards… caveat webtor..
Like a lot of BNL stuff, it’s three chords
Capoed up, so get out them capoes, folken…
Capo 3f
G D C G
Broke into the old apartment
D C
This is where we used to live..
And so on. there’s really not much more to it.
Here are the lyrics, too.
Broke into the old apartment
This is where we used to live
Broken glass, broke and hungry
Broken hearts and broken bones
This is where we used to live
Why did you paint the walls?
Why did you clean the floor?
Why did you plaster over
The hole i punched in the door?
This is where we used to live…
Why did you keep the mousetrap?
Why did you keep the dishrack?
These things used to be mine
I guess they still are, i want ’em back..
Broke into the old apartment
Forty-two stairs from the street
Crooked landing, crooked landlord
Narrow landway filled with crooks
This is where we used to live..
Why did they pave the lawn?
Why did they change the locks?
Why did i have to break it?
I only came here to talk..
This is where we used to live…
How is the neighbour downstairs?
How is her temper this year?
I turned up your tv
And stomped on the floor just for fun..
I know we don’t live here anymore
We bought an old house on the danforth
She loves me and her body keeps me warm
And i’m happy here
But this is where we used to live…
Broke into the old apartment
Tore the phone out of the wall
Only memories, fading memories
Blending into dull tableaux
I want them back…
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—chris murray
Old Apartment — Barenaked Ladies
G D C G
Broke into the old apartment
D C G
This is where we used to live
D C
Broken glass, broke and hungry
C C G
Broken hearts and broken bones
D C
This is where we used to live
Why did you paint the walls
Why did you clean the floor
Why did you plaster over
G
The hole i punched in the door
D C
This is where we used to live
Why did you keep the mousetrap
Why did you keep the dishrack
These things used to be mine
G
I guess they still are, i want ’em back
D C G
Broke into the old apartment
D C G
Forty-two stairs from the street
D C
Crooked landing, crooked landlord
C C G
Narrow landway filled with crooks
D C
This is where we used to live
Why did they pave the lawn
Why did they change the locks
Why did i have to break in
G
I only came here to talk
D C G
This is where we used to live
D C
How is the neighbor downstairs
C C G
How is her temper this year
D C
I turned up your TV and stomped on the floor just for fun
I know we don’t live here anymore
We bought an old house on the danforth
She loves me and her body keeps me warm
G
And i’m happy here
D C G
But this is where we used to live
D C G
Broke into the old apartment
D C G
Tore the phone out of the wall
D C
Only memories, fading memories
C C G
Blending into dull tableaux
D C
I want them back.
G- -3- D- -2- C- -3-
-3- -3- -3-
-0- -2- -0-
-0- -0- -2-
-2- -x- -3-
-3- -x- -x-
If anyone knows the bridge, has corrections or comments E-mail me at
[email protected]. Thanx.
Love
&
Paprika,
Mike Cunningham