Chord Ballad Of Gordon by Barenaked Ladies

really not that many chords for this song out there . figured i’d share these . hope you enjoy! standard tuning capo on the 2nd fret verse 1 G Bm C there was darkness , there was light D G there was day and there was night Bm C D there was wrong and there was right chorus D G and then there was me Bm C D you didn’t even know me but you treated me like dirt G and then there was me Bm C D you didn’t even know me but you called me a jerk G Bm C D and then there was meeeeeee verse 2 i’m from a planet near a star you wouldn’t know , it’s very far they’re calling me the man from mars chorus but i think they’re insulting me they tried to take my special suit insulting me they say my head looks like fruit what is fruit? insulting me put your hands up or i’ll shoot! bridge Em i don’t have hands D C across the galaxy , i flew G Bm Em heard a peaceful message sent by you D C now i find you’re judged by color and size D i can’t believe what you called my . . . verse 3 i’m the guy who sailed the sky , but i think i’d like to live here like to share your mountains , share your trees and share your rivers i’ve never seen so many beings of so many colours i’d like one day for you to say that i could call you brothers chorus and then there was we i’d like to learn about your pizza and your weather and then there was we then we could learn about how beings live together and then there was we coda Am so if you’re thinking about being a spaceman C G it won’t matter if you’re black or white Bm C D G or purple or green or blue or red Bm C D G or yellow with polka dots on your head Bm C D G or made of snow , or made of wheat Bm C D G or looking like something that’s kind of a treat Bm C i like your hat . . . it fades out here , but you can just play the Bm , C , D , G progression a couple times until the end .