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Old Apartment Tab

Like many Barenaked Ladies songs this song is played with a capo.  To my knowledge the capo should be placed on the third fret.  This is a simple song with only four chords and two strumming patterns.  It's not as easy as "Drifting" but it comes pretty close.  **(All chords relative to the capo - pretend that the capo is the nut on the guitar)**  

   

 

  G      C      D      Em

--3--  --3--  --3--  --0--

--3--  --3--  --3--  --0--

--0--  --0--  --2--  --0--

--0--  --2--  --0--  --2--

--2--  --3--  --0--  --2--

--3--  --0--  --0--  --0--                                    

 

"A" Melody

G         D              C                        
   Broke into the old apartment

 

G          D                    C        

   This is where we used to live

 

G         D                C            

   Broken glass, broke and hungary, broken hearts, and broken bones

 

G          D                    C

   This is where we used to live

 

"B" Melody

Em     D                 C         

   Why did you paint the walls

 

Em     D                  C             

   Why did you clean the floor

 

Em     D               C       

   Why did you plaster over the hole I punched in the door

 

"A" Melody

G          D                    C

   This is where we used to live

 

G      D                C          

   Why did you keep the mousetrap, Why did you keep the

      

G                       D                  C

Dish rack, these things used to me mine, I guess they still are I want 'em back

 

G         D               C                

   Broke into the old apartment

 

G        D                  C

   Forty two steps from the street

 

G             D                C

   Crooked landing, crooked landlord, narrow laneway filled with 

 

G               D                      C

crooks, This is where we used to live

 

"B" Melody

Em     D                 C          

   Why did they pave the lawn

      

Em     D                   C        

   Why did they change the locks

 

Em     D            C              

   Why did I had to break in, I only came here to talk

 

"A" Melody              

G          D                     C

   This is where we used to live

 

G      D               C      

   How is the neighbor downstairs

 

G      D             C      

   How is her temper this year

 

G          D              C    

   I tuned up your TV and stomped on the floor just for fun

 

"B" Melody

Em   D             C   

   I know we don't live here anymore

 

Em    D             C

   We bought an old house on the Danforth

 

Em     D                C

   She loves me and her body keeps me warm

 

Em     D     C

   I'm happy here

"A" Melody

G              D                     C

   But this is where we used to live

 

G        D              C

   Broke into the old apartment

 

G           D                 C

   Tore the phone out of the wall

 

G       D                C                             

   Only memories, fading memories, blending into dull 

 

G           D         C

tableaux, I want them back

 

I know that this is not exactly like the song the Barenaked ladies plays but I will never be able to mimic them perfectly - this is my own interpretation.  This is how I play the song and this is how it sounds good to me.  If you think you can play it better, then do it.  If you figure something out then constructive criticism would be appreciated.

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