From: bc80233@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu Subject: barenaked_ladies: life_in_a_nutshell.crd (alternate version) Recently, someone posted chords for this Barenaked Ladies song from "Maybe You Should Drive." It didn't sound quite right to me, and this is what I've come up with. I play it with a capo on the 5th fret, but only because it makes it easier to play the subtle adds that Ed throws in along the way. Any comments are welcome, especially from the person who made the original post. Ben McTernan bc80233@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu LIFE IN A NUTSHELL (Capo on 5th fret) Intro: C E F (4x) (that second chord isn't quite right--the guitar may just hold on the C major)

^CWhen she was ^Gthree^Am, her Barbies always ^Fdid it on the ^F/Efirst date ^CNow she's with ^Gme,^Am there's never any ^Fneed for them to^F/E demonstrate ^CShe's like a baby, ^GI'm like a cat ^AmWhen we are happy we ^Fboth get ^F/Efat And ^Cstill it's never ^Genough, it's never ^Amenough, it's never ^Eenough

^FI don't ^Gtend to worry '^Cbout the things that ^Eother people ^Fsay And I'm ^Glearning that I ^Cwouldn't want it ^Eany other ^Fway Call me ^Gcrazy but it ^Creally doesn't ^Ematter All that ^Fmatters to me is ^Amshe

^CHer ^Am7life ^F in a ^Gnutshell ^CNo ^Am7way ^F would she ^Gwant me to ^CChange ^Am7me ^F it's not that^G easy 'cause ^CMy ^Am7time is ^Foften de^Gcided for ^Amme ^G ^D ^F For ^Amme ^G ^D ^F

Same for second verse and chorus Bridge:

^Dm I fell ^Gdown ^Am with no one to ^Fcatch me from ^F/Efalling ^Dm She came '^Ground And ^Amonly her ^Gtenderness ^Fstopped me from ^F/Ebawling my ^Dmeyes out I'm ^Gokay

And that's why, etc. From: mrpeavey@aol.com (MRPeavey) Life In a Nutshell by Barenaked Ladies ( All chords in barre form unless otherwise stated ) Please email any corrections to MRPeavy@aol.com INTRO F F A A# (four times) F C(open) Am A# When she was three, her barbies always did it on the first date

^FNow she's ^Cwith^A me, There^A#'s never any need for them to demonstrate ^FCause sh^Ce's like a baby, I'm like a cat

^AWhen we^A# are happy we both get fat ^FAnd st^Cill, its n^Aever en^A#ough, its never enough, its never enough

F C(open) F Bb F I dont tend to worry about the things that other people say C(open) F Bb F And Im learning that i wouldnt want it any other way C(open) F Bb Call me crazy but it really doesn't matter

All^A# that ^Ammatters to me is she ^FHer ^Clife,^A# in ^Ca nutshell

^FNo w^Cay wo^A#uld ^Cshe want ^Fit t^Co cha^A#nge^C me

^FIts ^Cnot t^A#hat ^Ceasy cause ^Dmmy time^C is^Gm often de^A#cided^Dm for me

^Cfor ^A#me You can do the rest.

- M. B.

Barenaked Ladies - Life in a nutshell