Fox On The Run - Barenaked Ladies
this is a medley bnl have been playing live for years . it used to be played
acoustically around one microphone , and was led in by the song "crazy" . recently ,
bnl have been playing it full - band and removed "crazy" to make it a song on its
own . they also addEd the chorus of "pumped up kicks" in there .
standard tuning
no capo
it starts with "fox on the run" by tom t . hall :
[ intro ]
G , D , Am , C , Am , D , C , G [ x2 ]
[ chorus ]
( G ) D Am C
she walks through the corn leadin’ down to the river
Am D C G
her hair shone like gold in the hot mornin’ sun
( G ) D Am C
she took all the love that a poor boy could give her
Am D C G
and left me to die like a fox on the run
C ( mute ) G
like a fox , like a fox , like a fox on the run
[ verse 1 ]
C G D G
now everybody knows the reason for my fall
C G A7 D
a woman tempted me down in paradise hall
C G D G
this woman tempted me and she took me for a ride
C G D G
like a lonely fox , boys , i need a place to hide
[ chorus ]
she walks through the corn leadin’ down to the river
her hair shone like gold in the hot mornin’ sun
she took all the love that a poor boy could give her
and left me to die like a fox on the run
like a fox , like a fox , like a fox on the run
[ instrumental ]
G , D , Am , C , Am , D , C , G
[ verse 2 ]
oh , we’ll drink a glass of wine , boys , to purify our soul
we’ll talk about the world and the friends we used to know
i see a string of girls who have put me on before
the game is nearly over and the hounds are at the door
[ chorus ]
she walks through the corn leadin’ down to the river
her hair shone like gold in the hot mornin’ sun
she took all the love that a poor boy could give her
and left me to die like a fox on the run
like a fox , like a fox , like a fox on the run
then it leads in to "bird on a wire" by leonard cohen :
[ chorus ]
G D
like a bird on a wire
G C
like a drunk in a midnight choir
G D
i have tried in my ways
G C G D G
to be freeeeeeeee
then it leads in to "pumped up kicks" by foster the people :
[ chorus ]
G D Am C
all the other kids with the pumped up kicks
Am D C G
better run , better run , outrun my gun
G D Am C
all the other kids with the pumped up kicks
Am D C G
better run , better run , faster than my bullet
then leads in to "it takes two" by rob base and dj E - z rock :
hit it!
[ verse ]
G D
i wanna rock right now
Am C
i’m rob base and i came to get down
Am D
i’m not internationally known
C G
but i’m known to rock the microphone
( G ) D
because i get stoopid , i mean outrageous
Am C
stay away from me if you’re contagious
Am D
’cause i’m the winner , no , i’m not the loser
C G
to be an m . C . is what i choose ’a
( G ) D
ladies love me , girls adore me
Am C
i mean even the ones who never saw me
Am D
like the way that i rhyme at a show
C G
the reason why , man , i don’t know
[ chorus ]
( G ) C ( mute ) G
it takes two to make a thing go right
( G ) C ( mute ) G D G
it takes two to make it outta sight
acoustically around one microphone , and was led in by the song "crazy" . recently ,
bnl have been playing it full - band and removed "crazy" to make it a song on its
own . they also addEd the chorus of "pumped up kicks" in there .
standard tuning
no capo
it starts with "fox on the run" by tom t . hall :
[ intro ]
G , D , Am , C , Am , D , C , G [ x2 ]
[ chorus ]
( G ) D Am C
she walks through the corn leadin’ down to the river
Am D C G
her hair shone like gold in the hot mornin’ sun
( G ) D Am C
she took all the love that a poor boy could give her
Am D C G
and left me to die like a fox on the run
C ( mute ) G
like a fox , like a fox , like a fox on the run
[ verse 1 ]
C G D G
now everybody knows the reason for my fall
C G A7 D
a woman tempted me down in paradise hall
C G D G
this woman tempted me and she took me for a ride
C G D G
like a lonely fox , boys , i need a place to hide
[ chorus ]
she walks through the corn leadin’ down to the river
her hair shone like gold in the hot mornin’ sun
she took all the love that a poor boy could give her
and left me to die like a fox on the run
like a fox , like a fox , like a fox on the run
[ instrumental ]
G , D , Am , C , Am , D , C , G
[ verse 2 ]
oh , we’ll drink a glass of wine , boys , to purify our soul
we’ll talk about the world and the friends we used to know
i see a string of girls who have put me on before
the game is nearly over and the hounds are at the door
[ chorus ]
she walks through the corn leadin’ down to the river
her hair shone like gold in the hot mornin’ sun
she took all the love that a poor boy could give her
and left me to die like a fox on the run
like a fox , like a fox , like a fox on the run
then it leads in to "bird on a wire" by leonard cohen :
[ chorus ]
G D
like a bird on a wire
G C
like a drunk in a midnight choir
G D
i have tried in my ways
G C G D G
to be freeeeeeeee
then it leads in to "pumped up kicks" by foster the people :
[ chorus ]
G D Am C
all the other kids with the pumped up kicks
Am D C G
better run , better run , outrun my gun
G D Am C
all the other kids with the pumped up kicks
Am D C G
better run , better run , faster than my bullet
then leads in to "it takes two" by rob base and dj E - z rock :
hit it!
[ verse ]
G D
i wanna rock right now
Am C
i’m rob base and i came to get down
Am D
i’m not internationally known
C G
but i’m known to rock the microphone
( G ) D
because i get stoopid , i mean outrageous
Am C
stay away from me if you’re contagious
Am D
’cause i’m the winner , no , i’m not the loser
C G
to be an m . C . is what i choose ’a
( G ) D
ladies love me , girls adore me
Am C
i mean even the ones who never saw me
Am D
like the way that i rhyme at a show
C G
the reason why , man , i don’t know
[ chorus ]
( G ) C ( mute ) G
it takes two to make a thing go right
( G ) C ( mute ) G D G
it takes two to make it outta sight