Silver Street by Ben Folds Live version from the album "Ben Folds Live" (2002) Intro A: Dbmaj13 Db Ebmaj7 Ebsus4 Gb6maj9 Gbmaj9 Intro B: F Dm7 Am7 Dm7 Dm/C F/C G/B Gdim/Bb C/A G Gm7 Am7 Ebdim/D Cdim/D Gm7 Eb F Bb/C Intro Solo (individual notes for piano players): G C D C D Eb A Eb D C Bb Eb F G C G Ab-C Bb G Ab-C Bb-D F-C Bb F# G Eb Eb(octave down) F Bb Ab A C A-D F-chord F-bass Bb/C VERSE 1: F Dm Am7 Now the houses are ghosts over Silver Street Dm Dm/C G/B Gm/Bb Am7 G You've got them dressed up like clowns Gm7 Married couples slamming doors Am7 Ebdim/D Cdim/D Bums praising the lord Gm7 Eb F You're playing tapes for the town PRECHORUS: Am7 Now the neighborhood's mixed A7-aug And your college friends Dm F/C G/B Are getting younger every year REFRAIN: Bbmaj7 Am7(no E) The wind don't blow Ab(no E) Gm7(no D) And the grass don't grow Edim/F#(no B) Dmaj13 Db Ebmaj7 Ebsus4 Gb6maj9 Gbmaj9 F You're never leaving Silver Street VERSE 2: F Dm Am7 You bought some brown wire frames at a junk shop Dm Dm/C G/B Gm/Bb Am7 G That was your trademark at school Gm7 Now they're barely hanging on Am7 Ebdim/D Cdim/D And the styles are moving on Gm7 Eb F Hard for a man to stay cool PRECHORUS: Am7 Now the seasons change A7-aug And the storefronts change Dm F/C G/B Everything else stays the same REFRAIN: Bbmaj7 Am7(no E) The wind don't blow Ab(no E) Gm7(no D) And the grass don't grow Edim/F#(no B) F Bb/F C/F You're never leaving Silver Street Bridge: B But now don't get me wrong Bbm 'Cause, oh I Am7 Like this neighborhood Dm D Oh, and seeing you was good Dm Dm/C# F/C G/B But now we spent the day so completely uninspired Gm Gm/A Gm/Bb Gm/B C Caug-roll Asking why, oh why, should I be tired? VERSE 3: F Dm Am7 They're filling the potholes in on Silver Street Dm Dm/C G/B Gm/Bb Am7 G Waking the neighbors up at noon Gm7 Now your friends are out on break Am7 Ebdim/D Cdim/D And you're out on your brown lawn Gm7 Eb F Raking the dirt with a broom PRECHORUS: Am7 Now the seasons change A7-aug And the storefronts change Dm F/C G/B Everything else stays the same REFRAIN: Bbmaj7 Am7(no E) The wind don't blow Ab(no E) Gm7(no D) And the grass don't grow Edim/F#(no B) Dmaj13 Db Ebmaj7 Ebsus4-maj7 Gb6maj9 Gbmaj9 F You're never leaving Silver Street Ending: Dbmaj13 Db Ebmaj7 Ebsus4 Never leaving, never leaving Dbmaj13 Db Ebmaj7 Ebsus4 Never leaving, never leaving Dbmaj13 Db Ebmaj7 Ebsus4 F Oh, oh, oh