• Song:

    Best Imitation

  • Artist:

    Ben Folds Five

  • Album:

    Underground: Pre 1995 D...

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Transcribed by Paul Hyun 
 ***If you use this version, please e-mail me. It's nice to be
appreciated! :)

This song is originally for piano, bass, and drums but I
figured it out for guitar... It was actually really easy.
I'm not sure what the names for some of the chords are so
check the chord charts at the bottom for some of the weird
chord symbols that I used are (the ones with ^'s...). Any
corrections on lyrics or chords are welcome!!!

              C5                   C^
I feel like a quote out of context,
    A5                        F5               G5           A5 D^
Withholding the rest so I can be for you what you wanna see. =20
          C5                   C^      A5
I got the gestures,  sounds,  got the timing down
       F5                G5             A5       D^
It=92s uncanny yeah you=92d think it was me. Do you think I should
G5        G^     A5      G5        D5
Take a class to lose my southern accent?
    F5         G5              F5            G5
Did I make me up or make the face that is stuck
            F5       G5           C5
I=92ll do the best imitation of myself.

    C5                     C^    A5
The problem was your speech you gave me was fine
         F5         G5       A5          D^
Like the theories about my little stage.
      C5                 C^     A5
And I sorta was listening till I started drifting
           F5             G5         A5     D^
'Round the part about me acting my age.   Now if it=92s
G5       G^            A5        G5    D5
All the same...  I=92ve people to entertain.
     F5          G5                F5            G5
I=92ll juggle one-handed,  do some magic tricks and
       F5       G5         C5
Do the best imitation of myself.

G^                   A5
Maybe I=92m thinking myself in a hole...
G^   A5
Wondering...
      F5         A5
Who I am when I oughta know
           F5      A5         G^
Straighten up now time to go fool somebody else...
A5        G5   D5  G5  G^
Fool somebody else.    Last night I was
C5                 C^   A5
East wind of them... a voice within...
          F5               G5          A5   D^
Trying to be for you what you wanna see.
            C5                    C^    A5
But I can=92t help it if you,  you wanna pack on through
               F5                G5            A5 D^
Don=92t want you hanging out with no-one but me.   Now that it=92s=20
G5      G^                 A5           G5      D5
All... all the same... it comes from a sacred place.
           F5                G5
Yeah if my mind=92s somewhere else
                F5       G5
You=92ll won=92t be able to tell
         F5       G5           C=20
I do the best imitation of myself

           F5            G5
Yes it=92s uncanny you=92ll see -=20
             F5            G5
You=92d really think it was me.
         F5       G5         A5     D^
I do the best imitation of myself...
         F5       G5           D5
I do the best imitation of myself.

Chords:
   ____C____    ____C^___              ____Am___    ____F____=20
   | _ | _ | _ | _*_ |    | _ | _ | _ | _*_ |              | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |   *_-_-_-_*_*
   | _ | _*_ | _ | _ |    | _*_ | _ | _ | _ |              | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |    | _ | _ | _*_ | _ | 
   | _*_ | _ | _ | _ |    | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |   5th Fret> *_-_-_-_*_*   | _*_*_ | _ | _ | 
   | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |    | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |              | _ | _ | * | _ | _ |    | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 
   | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |    | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |              | _*_*_ | _ | _ |    | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 

   ____G____    ____D^___              ____G^___    ____D____
   | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |    | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |              | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |    | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 
   | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |    | _ | _ | _*_ | _ |   4th Fret> *_-_-_-_*_*  *_ | _ | _*_ | _*
  *_-_-_-_*_*   | _ | _ | _ | _*_ |              | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |    | _ | _ | _ | _*_ | 
   | _ | _ | _*_ | _ |    | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |              | _ | _*_ | _ | _ |    | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 
   | _*_*_ | _ | _ |    | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |              | _*_ | _*_ | _ |    | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 
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