...SONGS OF LOVE...by Ben Folds Five
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*from 'Sunny 16 E.P' (2003)*

(Originally by Neil Hannon)

Intro:

C (x32010@1)             F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)Fe|---------------|-----------| (133211@1)B|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
G|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|
D|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|
A|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|
E|---------------|-----------| (x4)

Verse 1:

C (x32010@1)              F (133211@1)Pale, pubescent beasts,
                 G (320003@1)                AmRoam (x02210@1)through the streets and coffee-shops.
      Dm7            FTheir (133211@1)prey gather in herds,
                     Eb (x43121@3)                   C#Of (x43121@1)stiff knee-length skirts and white ankle-socks.
    C (x32010@1)                     AmBut (x02210@1)while they search for a mate,
              G (320003@1)                 AmMy (x02210@1)type hiber-nate, in bedrooms a-bove,
    D7 (xx0212@1)         F (133211@1)   G (320003@1)CCom-posing (x32010@1)their songs of love.

Verse 2:

C (x32010@1)             F (133211@1)Young, uniform minds,
           G (320003@1)               AmIn (x02210@1)uniform lines and uniform ties.
    Dm7                     FRun (133211@1)round, with trousers on fire,
                Eb (x43121@3)                 C#And (x43121@1)signs of de-sire they cannot dis-guise,
      C (x32010@1)            FWhile (133211@1)I, try to find words,
                G (320003@1)                  AmAs (x02210@1)light as the birds, that circle a-bove,
   D7 (xx0212@1)      F (133211@1)   G (320003@1)CTo (x32010@1)put in my songs of love.

Bridge 1:

Ab (xx1114@1)          Bb (x1333x@1)      C (x32010@1)             Am (x02210@1)Fate doesn't hang on a wrong, or right choice.
Ab (xx1114@1)        Bb (x1333x@1)         C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)Fortune de-pends on the tone, of your voice.

Verse 3:

C (x32010@1)                  FSo (133211@1)sing while, you have time,
            G (320003@1)                AmLet (x02210@1)the sun shine, down from a-bove;
    D7 (xx0212@1)          F (133211@1)   G (320003@1)CAnd (x32010@1)fill you with songs of love.

Solo:

C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)G (320003@1)Am, Dm7  F (133211@1)Eb (x43121@3)C# (x43121@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C  F (133211@1)G (320003@1)Am, D7 (xx0212@1)F (133211@1)G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)Bridge 2:

Ab (xx1114@1)          Bb (x1333x@1)      C (x32010@1)             Am (x02210@1)Fate doesn't hang on a wrong, or right choice.
Ab (xx1114@1)        Bb (x1333x@1)         C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)Fortune de-pends on the tone, of your voice.

Verse 3:

C (x32010@1)                  FSo (133211@1)let's sing, while we still can,
              G (320003@1)              AmWhile (x02210@1)the sun hangs, high up a-bove.
D (xx0232@1)        F (133211@1)      Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)Wonderful songs of lo...ove,
D7 (xx0212@1)       F (133211@1)   G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)Beautiful songs of love.

Outro:

C (x32010@1)             F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)Fe|---------------|-----------| (133211@1)B|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
G|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|
D|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|
A|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|
E|---------------|-----------| (x4)

(x2)

(End on C)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C (x32010@1)     F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)     Am (x02210@1)    Dm7

EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x32010  x03210  320003  x02210  xx0211

Eb (x43121@3)    C# (x43121@1)    D7 (xx0212@1)    Ab (xx1114@1)    Bb (x1333x@1)EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 665x4x  443x2x  xx0212  466544  688766

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)