Alternative Girlfriend chords by Barenaked Ladies

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

Very easy song. Never been one of my favorites, but it's fun to play every now and again.

Standard tuning

Capo on 2nd fret, with the low E MajorE string left open

The chords are played as follows:
D:   xx0232
Cadd9: x32033
A7sus4: 002030
A:   00222x
Em:  022000
Fmaj7: 033210
A7:  002020
G:   320033

[Intro]
D, Cadd9Cadd9 (x5)

[Verse 1]
D MajorD   Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD    Cadd9Cadd9
You're in an all-girl band
D MajorD   Cadd9Cadd9  D MajorD  Cadd9Cadd9
Your futon's second hand
D MajorD   Cadd9Cadd9  D MajorD  Cadd9Cadd9   D MajorD     Cadd9Cadd9   D MajorD Cadd9Cadd9 A7sus4A7sus4 D MajorD
Your parents understand, but you don't care
D MajorD Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD    Cadd9Cadd9
I have a job in a shop
D MajorD   Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD   Cadd9Cadd9
I'm an under cover cop
D MajorD   Cadd9Cadd9   D MajorD  Cadd9Cadd9    D MajorD  Cadd9Cadd9  D MajorD  Cadd9Cadd9
I make sure the customers aren't thieves

[Pre-Chorus]
A augmentedA       E minorEm
Old at being young
A augmentedA       E minorEm
Young at being old
A augmentedA        E minorEm
Everything's on hold within our evolution

[Chorus]
D MajorD   Fmaj7Fmaj7  E minorEm       A7sus4A7sus4  A7A7
You're my  alternative girlfriend
 D MajorD  Fmaj7Fmaj7    E minorEm     A7sus4A7sus4  A7A7
I love you and now you cannot pretend
B minorBm                     G+G
   There's nothing left that won't cross over

[Verse 2]
Last night we slept on the lawn
You woke up and I was gone
Back to the dream I dream to leave
My life with her is a bore
A augmentedA worn-out metaphor
No more surprises up its sleeve

[Pre-Chorus]
We're old at being young, young at being old
Everything's been sold to others' revolutions

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
  D MajorD             Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
You live above your dad's four-car garage
     D MajorD          Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
With your vinyl and imaginary entourage
   D MajorD          Cadd9Cadd9  G+G
If I pull up in a U-Haul, pack up quick
     D MajorD                Cadd9Cadd9  Fmaj7Fmaj7
So we can get out of this town, 'cause it makes me sick

[Chorus]

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