Second Best chords by Barenaked Ladies

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🎸 Intro:

G D G D
G D G D



🎸 Verse:

E               A
Everything's a lie
E                 A
We're all gonna die
E                             A     E A
Before we say goodbye, let's attack
E               A
I admit it's bleak
E                A
But I give it a week
E                     A              E  A
Until our friends the meek give it back

🎸 Chorus:

G
Is it true?
A          E             D
Well, it's true enough I guess
G               A     E       D
Join the chorus of the second best (second best)
G      D
Second best (second best)
G      D
Second best (second best)
G      D
Second best (second)


🎸 Verse 2:

E                            A
What's left of you that's real?
E             A
A mutated ideal
E                A          E A
With limited appeal, I suggest
E                  A
If winning is an art
E                      A
Then it's drawn us apart
E                       A                 E A
When you erased your heart and beat your chest


🎸 Chorus 2:

G
Is it you?
A          E            D
Well, it's you enough I guess
G               A   E            D
You're an angel in a see-through dress
G
Is it true? (Is it true?)
A          E             D
Yes, it's true enough I guess (second best)
G      D
Second best (second best)
G      D
Second best (second best)
G      D
Second best (second best)
G      D
Second best (second)


🎸 Interlude:

E A E A
E A E A


🎸 Verse 3:

E                        A
Perhaps it's just as well
E                         A
That I still look like hell
E                      A          E  A
At least the world can tell us apart


🎸 Chorus 3:

G
Uh-huh, is it true?
A          E            D
Yes, it's true enough I guess
G                    A    E          D
Come join the chorus of the unimpressed
G
Is it true? (Is it true?)
A          E             D
Yes, it's true enough I guess
G                     A    E       D
Sometimes it's better to be second best (second best)
G      D
Second best (second best)
G      D
Second best (second best)
G      D
Second best (second best)
G      D
Second best (second best)
G      D
Second best (second best)
G      D
Second best (second best)
G      D
Second best (second best)
G      D             A
Second best, uh-uh