THESE APPLES - Barenaked Ladies Standard Tuning Intro: G A7 G A7 G A7 G A7 Verse 1:

A ^Gfriend brought me ^A7flowers, she ^Gsaid they were ^A7lilacs, I've ^Gnever been ^A7good with plants ^G ^A7 Her ^Gnext presen^A7tation, a ^Gnew dictio^A7nary She ^Gcircled the ^A7word "roman^A7sus4ce" So ^Genthusi^A7astic, a ^Glittle bit ^A7drastic, I ^Gshaved her name ^A7in my head. ^G ^A7 ^GAs she be^A7held it, she ^Gsaid I mis^A7spelled it; ^GNeed ^A7more be said'

Chorus: Bm7 A7 G G G/F# Em7 These apples are delicious! A7 N.C. "As a matter of fact they are," she said

^Bm7 Can a^A7ll this fruit be fr^Cee' Interlude: G A7 G A7 G A7 G A7

Verse 2:

She ^Gwrote me a ^A7letter as ^Gbig as a ^A7phone book I've ^Gnever been ^A7big on mail ^G ^A7 I ^Gsent her a ^A7postcard from ^Gsomewhere near ^A7Lethbridge, G A7 A7-3 A7sus4 A7 And wondered if it still went by rail I've ^Gnever been ^A7frightened of ^Gbeing en^A7lightened But ^Gsome things ^A7can go too far ^G ^A7 Though ^Gsometimes I st^A7ammer and ^Gmix up my ^A7grammar, You ^Gget what my ^A7meanings are

Chorus: Bm7 A7 G G G/F# Em7 These apples are delicious! A7 N.C. "As a matter of fact they are," she said

^Bm7 Can a^A7ll this fruit be fr^Cee' Interlude: G A7 G A7

Bridge:

^D/F# I'm not tr^Gying to sing a lo^A7ve song, I'm trying to ^Bm7sing in tune ^D/F# I know ^GI am sometimes headstrong^A7 ^G ^A7 ^D/F# Falling i^Gn love, catching ^A7fire, I want to ^Bm7be consumed ^D/F# Wondering ^Gwill I ever tire, ^A7 will ^GI ever ^A7tire' ^G ^A7 Will ^GI ever ^A7tire'

Instrumental Break: A7 A7sus4add13 A7(3) A7 x4 Chorus: Bm7 A7 G G G/F# Em7 These apples are delicious! A7 N.C. "As a matter of fact they are," she said

^Bm7 Can a^A7ll this fruit be fr^Cee' Outro: A7 A7sus4 A7-3 A7 (6x)

Barenaked Ladies - These apples