Here's a song from BNL's 2000 album "Maroon". The chords previously posted here
sound good, but these are far more accurate. (Not to sound conceited).
-Standard Tuning-
-No Capo-
-Tempo-
Moderately ♩= 104
The chords are played as follows:
D(1): x57775
C/D: x5555x
G/D: xx0433
D(2): xx0232
Dadd9: x57770
D9: x57570
G6: 3x0430
Em7: 022030
C: x32010
G/B: x2x033
A7sus: x02030
A7: x02020
A2: x02200
Esus: 022200
Bm: x24432
A: x02220
G: 320033
Em: 022000
[Intro]
D(1), C/D, G/D, D(2) (x2)
[Verse 1]
Dadd9
You left Billy with the kid
D9 G6 Em7
And all the selfless things you did with Billy
Dadd9
You left your home town in the spring
D9 G6 Em7
And turned your back on everything
[Pre-Chorus 1]
C
You thought your life would just go by
G/B A7sus A7
Without a pause to wonder, don't be silly
[Chorus]
D(1) C/D G/D D(2)
You can't live your life in the baby seat
D(1) C/D
You've got to stand on your own
G/D D(2)
Don't admit defeat
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/barenaked_ladies/baby_seat_crd_ver_2.html ]
[Verse 2]
He came down from his retreat
She saw him later on the street
He said "You are the only one
to recognize that I'm the son"
[Pre-Chorus 2]
So she bent down and kissed his feet
And then that night, between the sheets she told him
[Chorus]
You can't live your life in the baby seat
You've got to stand on your own
Don't admit defeat
D(1) C/D G/D D(2)
You can't live your life in the baby seat
D(1) C/D G/D D
Aaahhhhhhh, aaahhhhhhh
[Bridge]
A2 Esus
40 days at sea
Bm A G D(2)
Then she turned and said to me
A2 Em
"If we make it back
Bm A G A
I'll renounce Jack Kerouac
Bm A G A
And all of that romantic crap
Bm A G A A2
Like I'm an artist don't look back"
[Verse 3]
Now we're living somewhere else
We keep opinions to ourselves
But still we seek a sneaky peek at heaven
When the working week defeats us
[Pre-Chorus 3]
If you think growing up is tough
Then you've just not grown enough, baby
[Chorus] (x2)
You can't live your life in the baby seat
You've got to stand on your own
Don't admit defeat
You can't live your life in the baby seat
Aaahhhhhhh, aaahhhhhhh
You can't live your life in the baby seat
Aaahhhhhhh, aaahhhhhhh
[Coda]
G/D, D(2)
[End on D(2)]
