Barenaked Ladies - What a good boy

^GWhen I was born th^Dey looked at me and said ^Cwhat a good boy what a smart boy what a strong boy ^GAnd when you were born they loo^Dked at you and said ^Cwhat a good girl what a smart girl what a pretty girl ^GWe've got these chains t^Dhat hang around our necks ^Cpeople want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath ^GAfraid of chan^Dge afraid of staying the same ^Cwhen temptation calls we just look away

^GThis name is the hairshirt I wea^Dr and this hairshirt i^Cs woven from your br^Down hair ^GThis song is the cross th^Dat I bear bear it with ^Cme bear with me bear with me ^Dbe with me tonight ^{G G/F# Em C} I know that it isn't right ^{G G/F# Em C}

^GI go to school I wr^Dite exams ^Cif I pass if I fail if I drop out does anyone give a damn ^GAnd if they do they'll^D soon forget ^Ccause it won't take much for me to show my life ain't over yet ^GI wake up scared I wake up^D strange

^CI wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever going to change ^GI wake up scared I wake up^D strange ^Em and eve^Crything around me stays the same ^G

its the hairshirt I wear ^D and this hairshirt i^Cs woven from your br^Down hair ^GThis song is the cross th^Dat I bear bear it with ^Cme bear with me bear with me ^Dbe with me tonight ^{G G/F# Em C} I know that it isn't right ^{G G/F# Em C G G/F# Em C}

^GI couldn't tell you that ^DI was wrong ^Cchickened out grabbed a pen and paper sat down and I wrote this song ^GI couldn't tell you that ^Dyou were right ^Cso instead I looked in the mirror watched TV laid awake all night

^GWe've got these chains hang 'round ou^Dr necks ^Cpeople want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath ^GAfraid of change afraid of ^Dstaying the same ^Cwhen temptation calls

^GThis name is the hairshirt I wea^Dr and this hairshirt i^Cs woven from - is woven from - is woven fr^Dom hair ^GThis song is the cross th^Dat I bear bear it with ^Cme bear with me bear with me ^Dbe with me tonight

^GWhen I was born they looked^D at me and said ^CWhat a good boy what a smart boy what a strong boy ^GAnd when you were born they looked at yo^Du and said ^Emwhat a good girl what a smart girl what^C a pretty girl hey ^G