It's All Been Done
Recorded By Barenaked Ladies
From the album Stunt
Tabbed out by John Argentiero

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This isn't the album version.   It's done from a rather
scratchy live recording, but it's a BIG CHORD song, so
I think all of it sounds right.   To me anyway...   :)
Between chords leave a little window of silence.
Kinda like in Old Apartment, but shorter.
Finally, this is subject to change when I hear what
the studio version sounds like...

For the Em is this song, use this form
e--3--    and you'll get a fuller sound.
B--3--    
G--0--
D--2--
A--2--
E--0--

Also, for the verses, the A is usually followed by an Asus4 and a 
little lick, which tabbed out would look like so:

e--0-------------------|
B--2----3--2-----------|    Play around with that throughout 
G--2--2-------4--2-----|    the song.   Makes for nice embellishments.
D--2-------------------|
A--0-------------------|
E----------------------|


Let's start the song!

D    G     Em    A
D    G     Em    A

D       G    Em         A
  I met you  Before the fall of Rome
                          
    D        G   Em           A
And I begged you    To let me take you home
                          

e-----------2--------------2----------------2-------------2--|
B-----------3--------------3----------------3-------------3--|
G-----------2--------------3----------------4-------------5--|
D-----------0--------------0----------------0-------------0--|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
   You were wrong I was right  You said goodbye I said goodnight


        G                 Bm
Woo hoo hoo it's all been done

        G                 D
Woo hoo hoo it's all been done
                          
        G                 Bm     A
Woo hoo hoo it's all been done before

D        G     Em           A
  I knew you     Before the west was won

    D       G           Em                 A
And I heard you say The past was much more fun

e-------2----------------2-------------2-------------2--|
B-------3----------------3-------------3-------------3--|
G-------2----------------3-------------4-------------5--|
D-------0----------------0-------------0-------------0--|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
 You go your way I’ll go mine But I'll see you next time

        G                 Bm
Woo hoo hoo it's all been done

        G                 D
Woo hoo hoo it's all been done
                          
        G                 Bm     A
Woo hoo hoo it's all been done before

e------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--------2----|
B----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2----2--|
G--2-------2-------3-------3-------4-------4-------5-------5---------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  If I put my       fingers here And if I say I    love you dear


  G                 A                Bm                C
e----------3----------------5----------------7---------8--8--|
B------------3----------------5----------------7-------8--8--|
G------4---------4------6---------6------7-------7-----9--9--|
D--------5-----5----------7-----7----------9-------9--10-10--|
A----5----------------7----------------9--------------10-10--|
E--3----------------5----------------7-----------------8--8--|
And if I play the same three chords Will you just yawn and say

        G                 Bm
Woo hoo hoo it's all been done

        G                 D
Woo hoo hoo it's all been done
                          
        G                 Bm     A
Woo hoo hoo it's all been done before

[Solo in D on top of verse chords]

D           G     Em                       A
  Alone and bored   On a thirtieth century night.

D            G    Em                A    
  Will I see you    On the Price Is Right?

e-------2----------------2-------------2-------------2--|
B-------3----------------3-------------3-------------3--|
G-------2----------------3-------------4-------------5--|
D-------0----------------0-------------0-------------0--|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
Will I cry?   Will I smile?   As you run  Down the aisle.

        G                 Bm
Woo hoo hoo it's all been done

        G                 D
Woo hoo hoo it's all been done
                          
        G                 Bm     A
Woo hoo hoo it's all been done before

        G                 Bm
Woo hoo hoo it's all been done

        G                 D
Woo hoo hoo it's all been done
                          
        G                 A
Woo hoo hoo it's all been done

        G                 Bm
Woo hoo hoo it's all been done
                          
        G                 D
Woo hoo hoo it's all been done

        G                 A    D
Woo hoo hoo it's all been done before


That's it.   Nice clean simple rock song.   Quite rockin at that.
If anyone has any questions, comments, requests, bottle caps,
send em my way at jargent@wam.umd.edu.


-John