# From: Inflate123@aol.com Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1996 20:13:43 -0500 Subject: CRD: Shoe Box by Barenaked Ladies Found this floating around on the newsgroups a few weeks ago, so I'll submit on this fellow's behalf in case it didn't get through. SHOE BOX By Barenaked Ladies >From "Born On A Pirate Ship" (US: Reprise 2/4-46128 - buy it, it's good!) Just got the Shoe Box EP and I'm pleased to pass on the important rhythmic bits of BNL's new single as I hear them. I would normally do this in full tab but there's no tricky solo or anything, and I think just a listen or three to the song and the chords will probably get most fans through okay. All the chords sound right to my ears, but if you've got better suggestions, fire away. ** VERSE 1

^DA key in the ^Edoor, a step on the ^Gfloor A note on the ^Gmtable and a ^Ameal in the ^Dmicro

Note says "I'^Em in bed, please make sure that yo^Gu're fed If you're taking a ^Gmshower, you can ^Aborrow my ^Dbathrobe

And when I'm ^Easleep, I dream you move in next ^Gweek" I crumple the ^Gmnote and save it to^A put inside my

** PRE-CHORUS

^DShoe box (shoe ^Abox) Shoe box of ^Bmlies ^A ^G

** VERSE 2

^DIt's under my ^Ebed, it's never been ^Gread It's in with my ^Gmschool stuff and my ^Amom never ^Dcleans there

>From my first lit^Etle fib, when I still wor^Ge a bib To my latest att^Gmempt at pre^Atending I'm ^Dsomeone

He's not seven^Eteen, and doesn't know what you ^Gmean When talk turns to ^Gmsingle malts or ^Astilton or my

**CHORUS

^DShoe box (shoe ^Abox) Shoe box of ^Bmlies ^A ^G

**BRIDGE

^G Did some^Abody tell you ^G this is ^Ahow it's supposed to ^Gbe' Or are ^Ayou just finding ^Bmyou don't ^Gwant any ^Dmore from ^Ame'

("one-note solo" over chorus-like D-A-Bm-G progression x2) ** VERSE 3

^DWas it something I ^Esaid or was it something you ^Gread That's making me ^Gmthink that I should ^Anever have ^Dcome here

I can offer you ^Elies, I can tell you ^Ggoodbye I can tell you I'm ^Gmsorry, but I ^Acan't tell the ^Dtruth, dear

And what if I ^Ecould-would it do any ^Ggood' 'Cause you'll never ^Gmget to see the ^Acontents of my

** CHORUS

^DShoe box (shoe ^Abox) Shoe box of ^Bmlies ^A ^G

** BRIDGE

^G You're so ^Anineteen-ninety, ^G and it's nineteen-ninety-^Afour ^G Leave this ^Aworld behind me 'cause ^Bmyou don't ^Gwant me ^Dany^Amore

(vamp D-A-Bm-G progression with "Lie-ee-yie" all the way home and end on a Dsus4) <><><> There are two versions of "Shoe Box" being shipped to radio stations, so the version you hear first may start with the chorus riffs twice (the single remix) or it may begin just with Steven Page's vocals (that's the album version). I haven't figured out whether the song should be played with open or barre chords, so right now I'm using a mix of both, depending on the part of the song, until I see what feels comfy. The bulk of the song is played in straight 4/4 downstrokes, though during the third verse and part of the outro, they're off-beat upstrokes, which sounds kinda cool. My chord choices: D: 000232 or X5777X E: 022100 G: 355433 or 320003 Gm: 355333 A: X02220 or 577655 Bm: X24432 Dsus4: 000233 Asus4: X0223X (The guys do sound like they're sneakin' in a fast Dsus4 and an Asus4 during the chorus, so those of you who wanna put 'em in there for the full effect, go to town...) Let me know what you think and feel free to send corrections... Dan Amrich (not the King of Bedside Manor) DanAmrich@aol.com

Barenaked Ladies - Shoe box