CONVENTIONEERS
Band: Barenaked Ladies
Album: Maroon

One of the coolest songs to play on guitar. My guitar teacher 
Ritchie figured out the bulk of the chords, I just made it easier to
read. 

E:  0 2 2 1 0 0
E6: 0 7 6 6 5 0
E7: 0 2 0 1 0 0
C#m: x 4 6 6 5 4
Aa7: 5 x 6 6 5 x
A7: 5  x 5 6 5 X
B: x 2 4 4 4 2
C#m/C (C#2): x 3 6 6 5 x

Intro: E6   E   E6   E


		  E6	              E 
You walked into the room and the whole place stopped to notice

           E6                    E
Standing next to you, I feel hopeless and you know this

C#m                Aa7
I’ve never been ashamed of my attraction 

C#m                  Aa7               B
I’d be happy if you gave me just a fraction

E             E7          Aa7
As we danced, I could see in your eyes

A7                             E
You and me as senior citizens in love



E6                     E
Followed your perfume out away from all the rabble

             E6              E
Right up to your room for a drink and travel scrabble

C#m              Aa7
You, stationed in the warm glow of the T.V.

C#m                  Aa7           B  
Too patient as I’m playing L O V E

E              E7             Aa7
And we laugh … and we laugh … and we laugh 

A7                                      E
And we have to or we’ll end up in the bath


                   E6          E
Now we’re in the bath, I’m already thinking marriage

                    E6            E                    
I know that in the past it was something I’d disparage

C#m                       Aa7
You turned down all the lights, I lit the candles

C#m                  Aa7                 B
We rolled around in robes and hotel sandals

E	         E7            Aa7
Then you slept, and I dressed, and I left

A7					E
And I guess I’ll see you Monday like before



C#m             Aa7            E
Before all the fireworks exploded

C#m	    Aa7	           E  
Our conversations were so loaded, innuendo flying

C#m          C#2 Aa7   E            E6
Now what can we say?   Have a nice day

E                       E6
Looks like rain today…

E                         E6          E
What you say doesn’t matter anyway



               E6            E
Now I’m in the cab, heading back to my apartment

               E6          E
Everything is drab, and I wish it never started 

C#m                       Aa7
Now I’ve landed in this awkward situation

C#m             Aa7                  B
How can I just avoid this conversation?

E	   E7		 Aa7
So I wait, come in late. It’d be great

A7                            E    
If you transferred out of state


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