------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIAN WILSON - Barenaked Ladies ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Barry Miles Email: shoebox_of_lies@hotmail.com Tuning: Capo on 3rd fret One of their greatest songs of all. Send any corrections my way. Intro (x4): e|-----3------------0---0h2------------0--------3----------------------------| B|-----3-3---3----3---3-----3------0h1---1--------1----0h1-------------------| G|---------0----2------------------0-------0--------0------0-----------------| D|--------------0----------------2-----------2------2--------2---------------| A|-0h2-------------------------0---------------------------------------------| E|-0h3-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Drove downtown in the rain Nine thirty on a tuesday e|-----3-------------0---0h2-------------------------------------------------| B|-----3-3-----3-------3-----3-------------2h3-----0h1-------1---------------| G|----------0------2-----------2---------2-----2-------0---------------------| D|-----------------0------------------4----------0-------0h2---0h2-0---------| A|-0h2-----------------------------2-----------------------------------------| E|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------| night Just to check out the late night Record shop Chorus: e|-----3---0h3-----------0---0h2-------------------------3-------------------| B|-------3-----3-----------3-----3-----------0---0h1-------1----0h1----------| G|----------------0----2-----------2-----------0-----0-------0------0--------| D|-------------------0---------------------2-----------2-----2--------2------| A|---2-----------------------------------0-----------------------------------| E|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did Well I'm e|-----3---0h3-----------0---0h2-----0h2-------------------------------------| B|-------3-----3-----------3-----3-------x-x---------------------------------| G|----------------0---2------------2-----x-x---------------------------------| D|------------------0--------------------x-x---------------------------------| A|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Lying in bed just like Brian Wilson di- Preverse Chords (x2): EEEEmb6 Verse Chords: G D Am7 G So I'm lying here just staring at the ceiling tiles, D Bm7 Am7 And I'm thinking about, oh what to think about. G D Am7 G Just listening and relistening to Smiley Smile D Bm7 Am7 And I'm wondering if this is some kind of creative drought because Chorus: G D Am7 G I'm lyin' in bed just like Brian Wilson did Well I'm D (start preverse) I'm lyin' in bed just like Brian Wilson di- First Bridge: Am7 D Fmaj7 Em And if you want to find me I'll be out in the sandbox Am7 D G Fmaj7 Wondering where all the hell all the love has gone Am7 D Fmaj7 Em Playing my guitar and building castles in the sun, Am7 D And singing Fun Fun Fun Chorus Preverse Second Bridge: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------1---------------------1--------------0------------------------------| G|-----0---0-------1---------0---0----------1-------1------------------------| D|-0h2-----------0---0---0h2-------2------0------0---------------------------| A|-----------0h2-------0--------------0h2------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I had a dream That I was Three Hundred Pounds e|---------3p0-----------0---------------------------------------------------| B|------1------1----------------------------------0--------------------------| G|---------------0-----1---0-----0---0----------1---0---1--------------------| D|-0h2---------------0-------0h2---2----2-----0-------0---0------------------| A|-----------------2----------------------0h2--------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| And though I was very heavy I flotted til I couldnt see the ground Alternate between Am7 and E7 until next chorus Chorus Preverse (only once, don't repeat the four chords) Verse At end of verse, instead of Am7 break into Preverse, picking it then strumming it. | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================