Chording for "This Is Where It Ends" by Steven Page and Ed
Robertson, performed by the Barenaked Ladies on "Born on a Pirate Ship"
Interpretation by Michael Falk, mjf27@iastate.edu
Intro: G G/E G/D G/C (2x)
Verse 1:
G Bm Am D G
I don't buy everything I read, I haven't even read everything I've bought.
Bm Am D
I don't cry every time I bleed, my eyes are dry, but they're bloodshot.
G D C D G D C D
I have faith in medication, I believe in the Prozac Nation,
G D C D
You play doctor, but I've lost patience.
Chorus:
C D
But this is where it ends, this is where it ends,
G D/F# Em D
Call the police and call the press but please, dear God, don't tell my friends,
C D G
This is where it ends, this is where it ends.
Interlude: G G/E G/D G/C (2x)
Verse 2:
G Bm Am D G
Where's my pride? Where's my self esteem? Does it show in the drinks I've bought?
Bm Bm Bb Am D
I don't hide every time I'm seen, but I try not to get caught.
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G D C D G D C D
Make excuses for behavior, can my illness be my savior?
G D C D
Hid my heart while you still gave yours,
CHORUS:
C D
But this is where it ends, this is where it ends,
G D/F# Em D
Call the police and call the press but please, dear God, don't tell my friends,
C D G
This is where it ends, this is where it ends.
Bridge:
Em D C G (Am D)
She says she wants to live in a movie,
Em D C Bm Am G
I say I want someone else to stand behind me and write it all down,
C Bm Am G
'cause I can't be bothered doing it myself,
C Bm D/F#
And I don't want the responsibility of proving its importance.
Verse 3:
G D C D G D C D
I have loved and I have waited, been picked up and been sedated,
G D C D
Mental health is overrated.
Chorus:
C D
But this is where it ends, this is where it ends,
G D/F# Em D
Call the police and call the press but please, dear God, don't tell my friends,
C D G
This is where it ends, this is where it ends.
Outro: G G/E G/D G/C (4x)
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