Ben Folds Five-Alice Childress
Solo piano version on the iTunes Original album
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Intro:
Bmaj7 B7 | Esusmaj9(omit 5) Emaj9 (x4)

Abm (133111@4)               Gb/Bb 
Some summers in the evening
      B  Gb/Db  B/D#  E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color) 
after six or so
Abm (133111@4)       Gb/Bb           
I walk on down the hill
Gb/Ab       Ab/Bb      
  and maybe buy a beer
E (022100@1)             Gb (244322@1)      
  I think about my friends
      B  Gb/Db  B/D#  E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color) 
sometimes I wish they lived out here
          Dbm7 (x4242x@1)   Gb (244322@1)    |  B(change (x2444x@1)between a (x02210@1)name="chord_x2444x@1">B and E/Boff (443121@4)and on)
but they wouldn't dig this town
        E (022100@1)      B/D# (x2544x@1) |    Gb/Ab  Ab/Bb
no they wouldn't dig this town

CHORUS
E (022100@1)           B/D# (x2544x@1)  Try not to think about it
Abm  Gb/Bb  B  B/D# 
Alice Childress
E (022100@1)           B/D# (x2544x@1) Try not to think about it
Gb/Ab  Ab/Bb
anymore
E (022100@1)           B/D# (x2544x@1)  Try not to think about it
Abm  Gb/Bb  B  B/D# 
Alice Childress
E (022100@1)           B/D#(No (x2544x@1)lyrics)
Gb/Ab   |    E/G# (143121@4)    | 
anymore, no not anymore  no

Intro again:
Bmaj7 B7 | Esus9(omit 5) Emaj9 (x2)


Abm (133111@4)              Gb/Bb 
  Alice the world is full of ugly things that 
      B  Gb/Db  B/D#  E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color)
you can't change
Abm (133111@4)          Gb/Bb    
  pretend it's not that way
Gb/Ab       Ab/Bb   
  that's my idea of faith
E (022100@1)                  F# (244322@1) you can blow it off and say there's 
B  Gb/Db  B/D#  E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color) 
good in nearly everyone
      Dbm7 (x4242x@1)   Gb (244322@1)    |  B(change (x2444x@1)between a (x02210@1)name="chord_x2444x@1">B and E/Boff (443121@4)and on)
just give them all a chance
E (022100@1)      B/D# (x2544x@1) |    Gb/Ab  Ab/Bb
give them all a chance

CHORUS
E (022100@1)           B/D# (x2544x@1)  Try not to think about it
Abm  Gb/Bb  B  B/D# 
Alice Childress
E (022100@1)           B/D# (x2544x@1) Try not to think about it
Gb/Ab  Ab/Bb
anymore
E (022100@1)           B/D# (x2544x@1)  Try not to think about it
Abm  Gb/Bb  B  B/D# 
Alice Childress
E (022100@1)           B/D#(No (x2544x@1)lyrics)
Gb/Ab   |    E/G# (143121@4)    
anymore, no not anymore  

Bridge: I'll try to write down the notes of the solo. 
Keep in mind I'm not writing repeated notes twice or more.
It's the same D/E chord throughout just keep comping it through out.

        1   2   3   4   |1   2   3   4   |1   2   3   4   |1   2   3   4   |
Chords: D/E (000232@1)           
Notes:   F#--E--B--A      G# (xx1114@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A B (x2444x@1)     G# (xx1114@1)F#--E--B--A      G# (xx1114@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A B (x2444x@1)     F# (244322@1)C/G (3x555x@1)                 | Gmaj7 (xx5432@1) No it didn't work out
C/D (x5555x@1)                 
  no it didn't work out 
           Gmaj7the (xx5432@1)way we thought it would
                  C/D (x5555x@1) 
no it didn't work out
            Gmaj7an (xx5432@1)arranged marriage
               E/F#is (222100@1)not so good

Interlude: Same chords as the verse
Abm (133111@4)               Gb/Bb 
B  Gb/Db  B/D#  E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color) 
Abm (133111@4)               Gb/Bb 
B  Gb/Db  B/D#  E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color)

Abm (133111@4)               Gb/Bb 
   Thank God it's you
              B  Gb/Db  B/D#  E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color)
you know your timing is impeccable
Abm (133111@4)        Gb/Bb
   I'm not fooling you
Gb/Ab          Ab/Bb       
  I don't know what to do
E (022100@1)               F#(Gb)
  some dude just knocked me cold
    B  Gb/Db  B/D#  E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color)
and left me on the sidewalk
     Dbm7 Gb    | B (change between a B and E/B off and on)
took everything I had
E    B/D#|    Gb/Ab  Ab/Bb
everything I       had

CHORUS
E (022100@1)           B/D# (x2544x@1)  Try not to think about it
Abm  Gb/Bb  B  B/D# 
Alice Childress
E (022100@1)           B/D# (x2544x@1) Try not to think about it
Gb/Ab  Ab/Bb
anymore
E (022100@1)           B/D# (x2544x@1)  Try not to think about it
Abm  Gb/Bb  B  B/D# 
Alice Childress
E (022100@1)           B/D#(No (x2544x@1)lyrics)
Gb/Ab   |    E/G# (143121@4)    | 
anymore, no not anymore  no
Gb/Ab   |    E/G# (143121@4)    |
anymore, no not anymore
Gb/Ab   |    E/G# (143121@4)    |
anymore, no not anymore

Outro: Same as intro
Bmaj7 B7 | Esusmaj9(omit 5) Emaj9 (x2)