Running Out Of Ink (CHORDS) by Barenaked Ladies
[Intro]~
A D F A
[Verse 1]~
E A
I stopped into a club
D
I thought I'd see a show
G
Everyone was there
E
At least everyone I know
A
Their knickers in a knot
D
Their hands upon their heart
G
The best they'd ever seen
E
The greatest work of art
A
I wished that it was me!!!!
[Chorus]~
D
It's bleaker than you think
F A
I'm running out of ink
D
Give a guy a break
A E
This is what it takes
A
To drive a man to drink
E
[Verse 2]~
E A
A party at a friend's
D
Toronto's coolest scene
G
I thought I'd bring a tape
E
To show them where I'd been
A
They listened for a while
D
The lyrics made them smile
G
They said that it was fine
E
Although it's not the style
A
I said it wasn't me
E
[Verse 3]~
E A
Once upon a time
D
I couldn't get enough
G
Until I made it big
E
And that's when it got rough
A
Dissapointed now
D
Perhaps a bit surprised
G
To look them in the face
E
And see it in their eyes
A
They wish it wasn't me
[Chorus]~
D
It's bleaker than you think
F A
I'm running out of ink
D
Give a guy a break
A E
This is what it takes
A
To drive a man to drink
E
[Verse 4]~
E A
I used to hold you close
D
You used to tell me things
G
You never told a soul
E
Until you heard me sing
A
The details of your life
D
Condensed into a song
G
The neighbor and his wife
E
Work out and sing along
A
And you can't look at me
[Chorus]~
D
It's bleaker than you think
F A
I'm running out of ink
D
Give a guy a break
A E
This is what it takes
A
To drive a man to drink
E
[Bridge]~
Bm F#m
Could song be an alibi
Am G F# Bm
A lyric replacement for falling in love
F#m
But now that the well is dry
D G F# Bm
I can't understand what I've been singing of!!!
F#m Bm F#m Bm
Do you know what it is to love..?
Bm F#m
To really love..?
Bm F#m
To really love!!!!
Bm F#m C#
Really love
A
Do I..?
[Verse 5]~
E A
I cycled by your house
D
I saw you on the lawn
G
I see you all the time
E
Now that you are gone
A
I tried to call your name
D
But something made me stop
G
I call you once a day
E
Until you call the cops
A
And told them it was me
E
[Verse 6]~
E A
I filled a plastic bag
D
With everything I wrote
G
I threw it off a bridge
E
I thought that it would float!
A
The water made it sink
D
The bag was bleeding ink!
G
I wished that it could swim
E
I wished that I could drink
A
I wished that it was me!
[Chorus]~
D
It's bleaker than you think
F A
I'm running out of ink
D Dm
Give a guy a break
A
This is what it takes
D
To drive a man to drink
F A
I'm running out of ink
D
Give a guy a break
A E
This is what it takes
A E
To drive a man to drink
A
To drive a man to drink
A
To drive a man to drink
A D F A
[Verse 1]~
E A
I stopped into a club
D
I thought I'd see a show
G
Everyone was there
E
At least everyone I know
A
Their knickers in a knot
D
Their hands upon their heart
G
The best they'd ever seen
E
The greatest work of art
A
I wished that it was me!!!!
[Chorus]~
D
It's bleaker than you think
F A
I'm running out of ink
D
Give a guy a break
A E
This is what it takes
A
To drive a man to drink
E
[Verse 2]~
E A
A party at a friend's
D
Toronto's coolest scene
G
I thought I'd bring a tape
E
To show them where I'd been
A
They listened for a while
D
The lyrics made them smile
G
They said that it was fine
E
Although it's not the style
A
I said it wasn't me
E
[Verse 3]~
E A
Once upon a time
D
I couldn't get enough
G
Until I made it big
E
And that's when it got rough
A
Dissapointed now
D
Perhaps a bit surprised
G
To look them in the face
E
And see it in their eyes
A
They wish it wasn't me
[Chorus]~
D
It's bleaker than you think
F A
I'm running out of ink
D
Give a guy a break
A E
This is what it takes
A
To drive a man to drink
E
[Verse 4]~
E A
I used to hold you close
D
You used to tell me things
G
You never told a soul
E
Until you heard me sing
A
The details of your life
D
Condensed into a song
G
The neighbor and his wife
E
Work out and sing along
A
And you can't look at me
[Chorus]~
D
It's bleaker than you think
F A
I'm running out of ink
D
Give a guy a break
A E
This is what it takes
A
To drive a man to drink
E
[Bridge]~
Bm F#m
Could song be an alibi
Am G F# Bm
A lyric replacement for falling in love
F#m
But now that the well is dry
D G F# Bm
I can't understand what I've been singing of!!!
F#m Bm F#m Bm
Do you know what it is to love..?
Bm F#m
To really love..?
Bm F#m
To really love!!!!
Bm F#m C#
Really love
A
Do I..?
[Verse 5]~
E A
I cycled by your house
D
I saw you on the lawn
G
I see you all the time
E
Now that you are gone
A
I tried to call your name
D
But something made me stop
G
I call you once a day
E
Until you call the cops
A
And told them it was me
E
[Verse 6]~
E A
I filled a plastic bag
D
With everything I wrote
G
I threw it off a bridge
E
I thought that it would float!
A
The water made it sink
D
The bag was bleeding ink!
G
I wished that it could swim
E
I wished that I could drink
A
I wished that it was me!
[Chorus]~
D
It's bleaker than you think
F A
I'm running out of ink
D Dm
Give a guy a break
A
This is what it takes
D
To drive a man to drink
F A
I'm running out of ink
D
Give a guy a break
A E
This is what it takes
A E
To drive a man to drink
A
To drive a man to drink
A
To drive a man to drink
