From: "Elizabeth B. Myers" <ebmyers@mailbox.syr.edu> Subject: chords:New Kid On the Block by Barenaked Ladies This is a funny and fun song by what is becoming my favorite band the more I listen to them. The basic structure of the song is verses alternating between Em and C major, and the chorus following A G-Am-F progression. I'm probably way off on some of the lyrics, but hopefully you get the idea.

^EmI didn't ^Cask to be famous ^EmBut I'm not ^Csore ^EmYou can ^Csee my face in the ^Emwindow of every ^Cstore ^EmYou can ^Cbuy my lunch box ^EmYou can ^Cwear my clothes ^EmYou can ^Csee my name its as ^Emplain as the face un^Cder your nose

CHORUS:

I'm a ^Gnew ^Amkid on the ^Fblock ^GWell I may not be Jo^Amhann Sebastian ^FBach And we ^Gmay not ^Amwrite the songs we ^Fsing But look at ^GElvis he sold his ^Amsoul and you crowned him ^Fking

^EmI DIDNT ^CASK TO BE FAMOUS ^EmBUT IM NOT ^CSAD ^EmYA SEE IVE GOT EVERYTHING THAT I ALWAYS WISHED I HAD

IN FACT ME MIND IS TIRED IM TIRED OF SCREAMING GIRLS I THANK MY HAIRDRESSER FOR GIVING ME SUCH BEAUTIFUL CURLS NOW IM A NEW KID ON THE BLOCK WELL IM 23 AND THEY WONT LET ME GROW UP I WENT DOWN TO REGISTER FOR THE DRAFT WELL I GOT UP TO THE COUNTER AND THE LADY THERE JUST LAUGHED CHORUS: SHE SAID YOUR A NEW KID ON THE BLOCK YOUNG GIRLS AND OLD BOYS MOCK WELL YOU BROKE MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTERS HEART WELL I KNEW YOU KIDS WERE TROUBLE FROM THE START I DIDN'T ASK TO BE FAMOUS,BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT WERE AS APPLE PIE AS YOU ALWAYS THOUGHT WE WERE I CAN STAY UP ALL NIGHT,I CAN HAVE A BLAST I CAN BREAKDANCE,I CAN FIGHT,I CAN KICK YOUR SORRY ASS I'M A NEW KID ON THE BLOCK AND THOUGH I MAY NOT BE JOHANN SEBASTION BACH THERES NO NEED TO BE AFRAID OF US THOUGH IT JUST MIGHT BE YOUR DAUGHTER ON OUR BUS

Barenaked Ladies - New kids on the block