Chord Baby Seat by Barenaked Ladies

here’s a song from bnl’s 2000 album "maroon" . the chords previously posted here sound good , but these are far more accurate . not to sound conceited . - standard tuning - - no capo - - tempo - moderately ♩ = 104 the chords are played as follows : D 1 : x57775 C/D : x5555 xg/D : xx0433 D 2 : xx0232 Dadd9 : x57770 D9 : x57570 G6 : 3x0430 Em7 : 022030 C : x32010 G/B : x2x033 A7sus : x02030 A7 : x02020 A2 : x02200 Esus : 022200 Bm : x24432 A : x02220 G : 320033 Em : 022000 intro D 1 , C/D , G/D , D 2 x2 verse 1 Dadd9 you left billy with the kid D9 G6 Em7 and all the selfless things you did with billy Dadd9 you left your home town in the spring D9 G6 Em7 and turned your back on everything pre - chorus 1 C you thought your life would just go by G/B A7sus A7 without a pause to wonder , don’t be silly chorus D 1 C/D G/D D 2 you can’t live your life in the baby seat D 1 C/D you’ve got to stand on your own G/D D 2 don’t admit defeat verse 2 he came down from his retreat she saw him later on the street he said "you are the only one to recognize that i’m the son" pre - chorus 2 so she bent down and kissed his feet and then that night , between the sheets she told him chorus you can’t live your life in the baby seat you’ve got to stand on your own don’t admit defeat D 1 C/D G/D D 2 you can’t live your life in the baby seat D 1 C/D G/D D aaahhhhhhh , aaahhhhhhh bridge A2 Esus 40 days at sea Bm A G D 2 then she turned and said to me A2 Em "if we make it back Bm A G A i’ll renounce jack kerouac Bm A G A and all of that romantic crap Bm A G A A2 like i’m an artist don’t look back" verse 3 now we’re living somewhere else we keep opinions to ourselves but still we seek a sneaky peek at heaven when the working week defeats us pre - chorus 3 if you think growing up is tough then you’ve just not grown enough , baby chorus x2 you can’t live your life in the baby seat you’ve got to stand on your own don’t admit defeat you can’t live your life in the baby seat aaahhhhhhh , aaahhhhhhh you can’t live your life in the baby seat aaahhhhhhh , aaahhhhhhh coda G/D , D 2 end on D 2