The Old Apartment Barenaked Ladies
Capo 3rd fret
This song incorporates a chord that Barenaked Ladies use quite a lot, the Cadd9 chord
(X32033), which many people mistakenly refer to as a C9 chord (X3233X). It works just fine
to play a regular C chord in its place, but personally, I prefer the sound of the add9
chord, and I find it easier to play the add9 chord instead of the regular C, especially if
you play a G chord with the 3rd fret on the B instead of an open B (320033 as opposed to 320003).
This tab is based entirely on the album version. Over the years, Ed Robertson and Steven
Page (and, more recently, Kevin Hearn) have added various embellishments and whatnot
during live performances, but they will not be included in this tab.
[G] Broke in[D]to the old a[Cadd9]partment[Cadd9]
[G] This is [D]where we used to li[Cadd9]ve[Cadd9]
[G] Broken [D]glass, broke and [Cadd9]hungry, broken h[Cadd9]earts and broken bones
[G] This is [D]where we used to li[Cadd9]ve[Cadd9]
[Em7] [D] [Cadd9]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------3-------------------------------3-------------------| G|-------0-----2-------------------------0-----0-------------------| D|-----0-------0-------------------0h2-2-------2-------------------| A|-0h2-----------------------------3-------------------------------| E|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
Why did you paint the walls?
[Em7] [D] [Cadd9]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------3-------------------------------3-------------------| G|-------0-----2-------------------------0-----0-------------------| D|-----0-------0-------------------0h2-2-------2-------------------| A|-0h2-----------------------------3-------------------------------| E|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
Why did you clean the floor?
[Em7] [D]
e|-----------------------------| B|-------------3---------------| G|-------0-----2---------------| D|-----0-------0---------------| A|-0h2-------------------------| E|-0---------------------------| Cadd9 D
Why did you plaster over the hole I punched in the door?
[G] This is [D]where we used to li[Cadd9]ve[Cadd9]
[G] Why [D]did you keep the [Cadd9]mouse trap? Why [D]did you keep the dishrack?
[G] These things [D]used to be mine, I [Cadd9]guess they still are
I want 'em [D]back
Repeat everything you've learned so far, with different lyrics.
[Em7] [D] [G]
e|-------------------------2---3----------------------------------| B|-------------------------3---3-------3-------3-------3-------3--| G|---------0-----------2---------------0-------0-------0-------0--| D|-------------0---0----------------------------------------------| A|-----2-----------------------------------2-------3-------2------| E|-0-------------------------------3------------------------------|
I know we don't live here anymore
[Am7] [D] [G]
e|-------------------------2---3----------------------------------| B|---------3---------------3---3-------3-------3-------3-------3--| G|---------0-----------2---------------0-------0-------0-------0--| D|-----2-------2---0----------------------------------------------| A|-0---------------------------------------2-------3-------2------| E|---------------------------------3------------------------------|
We bought and old house on the Danforth
[Em7] [D] [G]
e|-------------------------2---3----------------------------------| B|-------------------------3---3-------3-------3-------3-------3--| G|---------0-----------2---------------0-------0-------0-------0--| D|-------------0---0----------------------------------------------| A|-----2-----------------------------------2-------3-------2------| E|-0-------------------------------3------------------------------|
She loves me and her body keeps me warm
[Am7] And I'm [D]happy there
[G] But this is [D]where we used to l[Cadd9]ive[Cadd9]
[G] Broke in[D]to the old ap[Cadd9]artment[Cadd9]
[G] I tore the [D]phone out of the w[Cadd9]all[Cadd9]
And just continue the G D Cadd9 progression until the very last line, where you end on a
Cmaj7 (X32000) like so:
[G] I [D]want them [Cmaj7]back
Also, one riff comes up a couple times, over the lines "I tore the phone out of the
wall" and the very first "I want them back". This riff doesn't exactly fit in for solo
performance; for solo play I suggest you just play the chords so as to avoid disrupting
your flow. Since Steven Page's departure from the band, this riff seems to have just
found its
way out of the song, as neither Ed Robertson nor Kevin Hearn cover it. But it goes:
e|----------------------| B|-----3-1-0------------| G|-----------2-0--------| D|---------------0h2-0--| A|----------------------| E|----------------------|
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