Odds Are - Barenaked Ladies
here are my chords for the song "odds are" , from bnl’s new album "grinning streak" .
- standard tuning -
- capo 3rd fret -
- chords : -
Cadd9 : x32033
G : 320033
Em7 : 022033
D : xx0232
[ intro ] ( x2 )
Cadd9 , G , Em7 , D
[ verse 1 ]
( D ) Cadd9
struck by lightning ,
G
sounds pretty frightening ,
Em7 D
but you know the chances are so small .
Cadd9
stuck by a bee sting ,
G
nothing but a bee thing ,
Em7 D
better chance you’re gonna buy it at the mall .
Cadd9
but it’s a twenty - three or four - to - one ,
G Em7 D
that you can fall in love by the end of this song .
Cadd9
so get up , get up ,
G
tell the bookie "put a bet on" ,
Em7 D
not a damn thing will go wrong .
[ chorus ]
Cadd9 G Em7
the odds are that we will probably be ,
D
alright ,
Cadd9 G
odds are we gonna be alright ,
Em7 D
odds are we gonna be alright tonight ,
Cadd9 G Em7
the odds are that we will probably be ,
D
alright ,
Cadd9 G
odds are we gonna be alright ,
Em7 D ( Cadd9 )
odds are we gonna be alright for another night .
[ verse 2 ]
hit by the A - train ,
crashed in an airplane ,
i wouldn’t recommend either one ,
killed by a great white ,
or a meteorite ,
i guess there ain’t no way to go that’s fun ,
but somewhere in the world ,
someone is gonna fall in love by the end of this song .
so get up , get up ,
no , it’s never gonna let up ,
so you might as well sing along .
[ chorus ]
[ bridge ]
Cadd9 G Em7
sure things go wrong ,
D Cadd9
but i’ll take my chances ,
G Em7
odds are long ,
D Cadd9 , G , Em7 , D
so why not plaaaaaaaaaaaay?
[ instrumental ]
Cadd9 , G , Em7 , D
[ verse 3 ]
struck by lightning ,
sounds pretty frightening ,
but you know the chances are so small ,
hit by the A - train ,
crashed in an airplane ,
better chance you’re gonna buy it at the mall ,
but it’s a twenty - three or four - to - one ,
that you can fall in love by the end of this song ,
so get up , get up ,
no , i’m never gonna let up ,
so you might as well sing along .
[ chorus ] ( x2 )
[ outro ]
Cadd9 , G , Em7 , D
- standard tuning -
- capo 3rd fret -
- chords : -
Cadd9 : x32033
G : 320033
Em7 : 022033
D : xx0232
[ intro ] ( x2 )
Cadd9 , G , Em7 , D
[ verse 1 ]
( D ) Cadd9
struck by lightning ,
G
sounds pretty frightening ,
Em7 D
but you know the chances are so small .
Cadd9
stuck by a bee sting ,
G
nothing but a bee thing ,
Em7 D
better chance you’re gonna buy it at the mall .
Cadd9
but it’s a twenty - three or four - to - one ,
G Em7 D
that you can fall in love by the end of this song .
Cadd9
so get up , get up ,
G
tell the bookie "put a bet on" ,
Em7 D
not a damn thing will go wrong .
[ chorus ]
Cadd9 G Em7
the odds are that we will probably be ,
D
alright ,
Cadd9 G
odds are we gonna be alright ,
Em7 D
odds are we gonna be alright tonight ,
Cadd9 G Em7
the odds are that we will probably be ,
D
alright ,
Cadd9 G
odds are we gonna be alright ,
Em7 D ( Cadd9 )
odds are we gonna be alright for another night .
[ verse 2 ]
hit by the A - train ,
crashed in an airplane ,
i wouldn’t recommend either one ,
killed by a great white ,
or a meteorite ,
i guess there ain’t no way to go that’s fun ,
but somewhere in the world ,
someone is gonna fall in love by the end of this song .
so get up , get up ,
no , it’s never gonna let up ,
so you might as well sing along .
[ chorus ]
[ bridge ]
Cadd9 G Em7
sure things go wrong ,
D Cadd9
but i’ll take my chances ,
G Em7
odds are long ,
D Cadd9 , G , Em7 , D
so why not plaaaaaaaaaaaay?
[ instrumental ]
Cadd9 , G , Em7 , D
[ verse 3 ]
struck by lightning ,
sounds pretty frightening ,
but you know the chances are so small ,
hit by the A - train ,
crashed in an airplane ,
better chance you’re gonna buy it at the mall ,
but it’s a twenty - three or four - to - one ,
that you can fall in love by the end of this song ,
so get up , get up ,
no , i’m never gonna let up ,
so you might as well sing along .
[ chorus ] ( x2 )
[ outro ]
Cadd9 , G , Em7 , D