Barenaked Ladies - The flag

The ^Dmphone rings, it's early, it's ^Gseven o'clock, He says, ^F"Sorry I woke you, b^Cut I just had to talk. You know ^Dmlast night, remember, when ^GI tried to choke you' I didn't ^Fmean it, I was drunk, it was ^Conly a joke."

You should ^Dmknow ^Dm/Cthat by ^Gnow, When the ^Fchequered ^Cflag comes ^Dmdown, ^A#No one, no one, ^Ano one has won the race.

The ^Dmnext night he's over and ^Gover and under And ^Fafter he's finished she ^Clies there and wonders Just ^Dmwhy does she need him, and ^Gwhy does she stay here, And ^Fthen in the darkness, she'll ^Cquietly say, "Dear,

You've ^Dmnever ^Dm/Creally ^Gknown. That ^Fwhen the wh^Cite flag is f^Dmlown, ^A#No one, no one, ^Ano one has won the wa^Dmr."

They're ^Dmcomplicated people leading ^Gcomplicated lives, And he ^Fcomplicates their problems by telling ^Ccomplicated lies. He ^Dmtells her he's sorry. She ^Gtells him, "It's over." He ^Ftells her he's sorry. She ^Csays, over and over,

"Yo^Dmu've n^Dm/Cever re^Gally known, That ^Fwhen the wh^Cite flag is f^Dmlown, ^A#No one, no one, ^Ano one has won the w^Dmar."

^Emaj7There goes a forest and th^Aadd9ere goes a bluebird ^Emaj7There goes a partridge and th^Aadd9ere goes a Go Train ^Emaj7There goes an angel and th^Aadd9ere goes a steeple ^Emaj7There goes a cop car and th^Aadd9ere goes an eagle ^Emaj7There goes a raven and th^Aadd9ere go the ribbons ^Emaj7There goes a raven and th^Aadd9ere go the ribbons ^Emaj7There goes a raven and th^Aadd9ere go Amaj7/C# The ribbons, the ribbons, the ribbons, the ribbons of the fl^Emaj7ag. ^Aadd9