EFFINGTON BEN FOLDS Album: WAY TO NORMAL STANDARD TUNING - CAPO 5 (Scroll down for no capo version) NO CHORD: If there's a god, he's laughing at us And our football team. INTRO: C VERSE 1: C Effington could be a wonderful f'ing place I can see it from the highway And I'm wondering C Are they f'ing in their yards f'ing in their cars f'ing in the trailers and the backroads and the parking lots of Effington Making my way to Normal, Illinois. C VERSE 2: C Maybe I should ditch this little white rental on the interstate And start a new f'ing life...in effington C I could change my name, grow a beard, start a family Or I could just keep on moving on, moving on, moving on, moving on Not stop 'til I get to Normal. CHORUS 1: Am G F C G C I want to live in Effington Am G F C G C I want to die there too. Am G F C G C Please bury me in Effington G C In Effington G C In Effington Bb Oh C VERSE 2: C I've got this movie in my mind of Effington Bb C And the soundtrack to it sounds like this CHORUS 2: Am G F C G C I want to live in Effington Am G F C G C I want to die there too. Am G F C G C Please bury me in Effington G C In Effington G C In Effington Bb Oh BRIDGE: Am - F - G - Am Dm - C - G - E Am F If there's a god, G Am he's laughing at us Dm C G And our football team. VERSE 3: C And then the people who live in Normal Can buy the movies that I'll make in Effinghton That's what normal people do C Normal people do it too Normal people do it too Normal people do it People do it People do it People do it Em - F - G OUTRO CHORUS: Am G F C G C I want to live in Effington Am G F C G C I want to die there too. Am G F C G C Please bury me in Effington G C In Effington G C In Effington G C In Effington G C In Effington --------------------------------------------------------- STANDARD TUNING - NO CAPO NO CHORD: If there's a god, he's laughing at us And our football team. INTRO: F VERSE 1: F Effington could be a wonderful f'ing place I can see it from the highway And I'm wondering F Are they f'ing in their yards f'ing in their cars f'ing in the trailers and the backroads and the parking lots of Effington Making my way to Normal, Illinois. F VERSE 2: F Maybe I should ditch this little white rental on the interstate And start a new f'ing life...in effington F I could change my name, grow a beard, start a family Or I could just keep on moving on, moving on, moving on, moving on Not stop 'til I get to Normal. CHORUS 1: Dm C Bb F C F I want to live in Effington Dm C Bb F C F I want to die there too. Dm C Bb F C F Please bury me in Effington C F In Effington C F In Effington Eb Oh F VERSE 2: F I've got this movie in my mind of Effington Eb F And the soundtrack to it sounds like this CHORUS 2: Dm C Bb F C F I want to live in Effington Dm C Bb F C F I want to die there too. Dm C Bb F C F Please bury me in Effington C F In Effington C F In Effington Eb Oh BRIDGE: Dm - Bb - C - Dm Gm - F - C - A Dm Bb If there's a god, C Dm he's laughing at us Gm F C And our football team. VERSE 3: F And then the people who live in Normal Can buy the movies that I'll make in Effinghton That's what normal people do F Normal people do it too Normal people do it too Normal people do it People do it People do it People do it Am - Bb - C OUTRO CHORUS: Dm C Bb F C F I want to live in Effington Dm C Bb F C F I want to die there too. Dm C Bb F C F Please bury me in Effington C F In Effington C F In Effington C F In Effington C F In Effington
